Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-05

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.09/cwt on 280 head.

Average price

$129.09

280 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$62.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.79

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	132.83	719	240
Medium and Large 2	468	110.74	519	36
Large 1	558	70.00	391	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.83/cwt here — about $329 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale280 hd

129.09

—

PA average10 barns · 899 hd

122.30

+6.79

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

65 lots · USDA AMS · Greencastle Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - Greencastle, PA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Large 1	—	558	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	85.69/cwt	77.50–92.50	362	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	78.53/cwt	62.50–90.00	224	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	119.13/cwt	100.00–124.00	502	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	113.62/cwt	99.00–119.00	535	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	112.18/cwt	100.00–128.00	422	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	117.68/cwt	108.00–122.00	664	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	106.48/cwt	100.00–111.00	651	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	122.35/cwt	121.00–123.00	389	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	117.61/cwt	110.00–122.00	610	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	117.62/cwt	114.00–119.00	854	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	260	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	82.94/cwt	80.00–85.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	87.91/cwt	75.00–94.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	78.11/cwt	74.00–82.00	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	195	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	121.21/cwt	99.00–135.00	453	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	105.03/cwt	95.00–113.00	540	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	123.05/cwt	105.00–130.00	513	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	106.75/cwt	90.00–130.00	520	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	124.81/cwt	112.50–140.00	404	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	706	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	102.30/cwt	101.00–105.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	129.74/cwt	117.50–135.00	560	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	134.37/cwt	117.00–145.00	443	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	143.12/cwt	135.00–145.00	876	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	126.96/cwt	125.00–133.00	480	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	141.06/cwt	139.00–144.00	600	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	353	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	505	12
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	769	71.68/cwt	67.00–74.00	551	9
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	684	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	472	7
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	905	68.54/cwt	66.00–76.00	620	4
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	500	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	330	4
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	840	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	470	1
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	615	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	99.87/cwt	90.00–117.50	408	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	132.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	292	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	121.61/cwt	119.00–126.00	770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	901	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	91.06/cwt	82.50–95.00	337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	137.35/cwt	131.00–145.00	651	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	135.77/cwt	125.00–140.00	722	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	115.73/cwt	112.50–118.00	968	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	133.22/cwt	127.50–140.00	893	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	132.75/cwt	131.00–135.00	969	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.40/cwt	95.00–145.00	767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,116	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,116	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	130.83/cwt	130.00–132.50	374	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	107.90/cwt	107.50–108.00	982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	511	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	743	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,040	3

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Pennsylvania auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Greencastle Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - Greencastle, PA

Sat Oct 5, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	432	117.50–135.00	129.74
20	—	330	117.00–145.00	134.37
11	—	612	135.00–145.00	143.12
8	—	378	125.00–133.00	126.96
52	—	474	131.00–145.00	137.35
17	—	532	125.00–140.00	135.77
15	—	836	112.50–118.00	115.73
11	—	670	127.50–140.00	133.22
9	—	730	131.00–135.00	132.75
8	—	775	124.00	124.00
7	—	575	95.00–145.00	133.40
6	—	1,116	100.00	100.00
6	—	286	130.00–132.50	130.83
5	—	910	107.50–108.00	107.90
4	—	880	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	425	139.00–144.00	141.06
12	—	353	143.00	143.00
6	—	511	150.00	150.00
3	—	743	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	409	90.00–117.50	99.87
7	—	220	130.00–135.00	132.73
6	—	633	119.00–126.00	121.61
3	—	901	87.00	87.00
3	—	470	115.00	115.00
3	—	370	82.50–95.00	91.06
2	—	560	110.00	110.00
2	—	545	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	422	77.50–92.50	85.69
12	—	285	62.50–90.00	78.53
3	—	345	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	421	100.00–124.00	119.13
34	—	471	99.00–119.00	113.62
26	—	376	100.00–128.00	112.18
16	—	564	108.00–122.00	117.68
13	—	611	100.00–111.00	106.48
10	—	318	121.00–123.00	122.35
9	—	519	110.00–122.00	117.61
7	—	726	114.00–119.00	117.62
6	—	215	121.00	121.00
4	—	669	105.00	105.00
3	—	270	110.00	110.00
2	—	812	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	715	80.00–85.00	82.94
3	—	530	75.00–94.00	87.91
2	—	565	74.00–82.00	78.11
1	—	475	90.00	90.00
1	—	440	80.00	80.00
1	—	370	92.50	92.50
1	—	195	72.50	72.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	374	99.00–135.00	121.21
14	—	514	95.00–113.00	105.03
11	—	417	105.00–130.00	123.05
6	—	487	90.00–130.00	106.75
6	—	324	112.50–140.00	124.81
4	—	706	84.00	84.00
3	—	640	101.00–105.00	102.30
2	—	582	110.00	110.00
2	—	250	137.00	137.00
Dairy Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	769	67.00–74.00	71.68
7	—	684	69.00	69.00
4	—	905	66.00–76.00	68.54
4	—	500	66.00	66.00
1	—	840	56.00	56.00
1	—	615	67.00	67.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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