Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-02

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.16/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$105.16

243 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$41.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.57

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	109.09	555	220
Medium and Large 2	334	67.60	226	23

One grade step is worth $41.49/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 sale243 hd

105.16

—

PA average10 barns · 642 hd

87.59

+17.57

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

80 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	95.98/cwt	65.00–110.00	216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	118.15/cwt	95.00–132.00	559	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	127.32/cwt	115.00–137.50	485	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	114.42/cwt	111.00–125.00	706	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	94.92/cwt	91.00–97.00	674	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	119.39/cwt	105.00–121.00	641	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	306	139.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	427	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	105.65/cwt	92.00–109.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	125.86/cwt	97.50–131.00	342	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	117.94/cwt	115.00–121.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	76.91/cwt	67.50–80.00	338	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	78.52/cwt	70.00–87.50	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	741	63.00/cwt	61.00–65.00	467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	109.02/cwt	92.00–115.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	99.87/cwt	85.00–105.00	290	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	105.59/cwt	100.00–110.00	547	17
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	623	65.22/cwt	61.00–70.00	406	13
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	717	64.33/cwt	63.00–65.00	461	9
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	580	77.25/cwt	77.25–77.25	448	7
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	516	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	421	7
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	462	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	337	7
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	693	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	395	5
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	1,000	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	680	4
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	756	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	454	3
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	970	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	694	2
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	840	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	580	1
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	415	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	332	1
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	365	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	98.77/cwt	72.50–117.50	379	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	94.73/cwt	82.00–108.00	494	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	90.89/cwt	70.00–102.50	558	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	104.13/cwt	85.00–108.00	609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	881	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	123.82/cwt	115.00–145.00	513	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	123.30/cwt	110.00–130.00	778	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	127.49/cwt	119.00–130.00	760	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	118.16/cwt	107.50–122.00	609	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	122.14/cwt	95.00–135.00	442	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	104.50/cwt	80.00–119.00	341	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	107.26/cwt	82.00–124.00	411	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	102.71/cwt	93.00–108.00	847	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	120.54/cwt	120.00–122.00	738	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	115.94/cwt	104.00–120.00	665	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	111.23/cwt	81.00–122.00	471	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	106.22/cwt	85.00–113.00	508	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	61.67/cwt	52.50–80.00	308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	50.43/cwt	42.50–77.50	142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	79.89/cwt	75.00–85.00	312	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	66.26/cwt	45.00–80.00	144	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	936	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,067	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	626	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	770	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	947	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	421	139.56/cwt	139.00–140.00	588	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	144.02/cwt	142.50–145.00	662	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	115.91/cwt	112.50–117.50	394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	901	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	104.94/cwt	101.00–107.00	861	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	125.31/cwt	122.00–131.00	593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	118.70/cwt	117.00–121.00	869	7

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 Nov 2, 2019

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

Receipts 956Last week 956Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	72.50	72.50
3	—	225	65.00–110.00	95.98
2	—	505	70.00	70.00
2	—	467	70.00	70.00
2	—	360	80.00	80.00
2	—	295	102.50	102.50
4	—	440	67.50–80.00	76.91
4	—	668	70.00–87.50	78.52
4	—	741	61.00–65.00	63.00
5	—	613	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	473	95.00–132.00	118.15
23	—	381	115.00–137.50	127.32
15	—	617	111.00–125.00	114.42
14	—	710	91.00–97.00	94.92
10	—	537	105.00–121.00	119.39
9	—	306	135.00–140.00	139.46
6	—	660	92.00–109.00	105.65
6	—	272	97.50–131.00	125.86
4	—	576	115.00–121.00	117.94
3	—	768	91.00	91.00
2	—	445	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	505	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	102.00	102.00
2	—	760	109.00	109.00
4	—	716	92.00–115.00	109.02
11	—	290	85.00–105.00	99.87
17	—	518	100.00–110.00	105.59
19	—	326	80.00–119.00	104.50
19	—	383	82.00–124.00	107.26
20	—	825	93.00–108.00	102.71
22	—	612	120.00–122.00	120.54
31	—	574	104.00–120.00	115.94
34	—	423	81.00–122.00	111.23
39	—	478	85.00–113.00	106.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	80.00	80.00
1	—	415	80.00	80.00
1	—	450	65.00	65.00
3	—	500	52.50–80.00	61.67
4	—	281	42.50–77.50	50.43
6	—	390	75.00–85.00	79.89
7	—	218	45.00–80.00	66.26
Dairy Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	623	61.00–70.00	65.22
9	—	717	63.00–65.00	64.33
7	—	580	77.25	77.25
7	—	516	81.50	81.50
7	—	462	73.00	73.00
5	—	693	57.00	57.00
4	—	1,000	68.00	68.00
3	—	756	60.00	60.00
2	—	970	71.50	71.50
1	—	840	69.00	69.00
1	—	415	80.00	80.00
1	—	365	89.00	89.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	384	72.50–117.50	98.77
13	—	521	82.00–108.00	94.73
11	—	614	70.00–102.50	90.89
6	—	585	85.00–108.00	104.13
4	—	727	60.00	60.00
3	—	881	80.00	80.00
1	—	690	97.00	97.00
1	—	320	75.00	75.00
1	—	230	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	414	115.00–145.00	123.82
13	—	631	110.00–130.00	123.30
13	—	596	119.00–130.00	127.49
13	—	515	107.50–122.00	118.16
9	—	362	95.00–135.00	122.14
1	—	1,080	110.00	110.00
2	—	980	97.00	97.00
3	—	340	112.50–117.50	115.91
3	—	918	115.00	115.00
5	—	751	120.00	120.00
6	—	820	101.00–107.00	104.94
7	—	473	122.00–131.00	125.31
7	—	732	117.00–121.00	118.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	936	114.00	114.00
8	—	626	132.00	132.00
11	—	770	123.00	123.00
14	—	421	139.00–140.00	139.56
22	—	460	142.50–145.00	144.02

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