Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.49/cwt on 361 head.

Average price

$105.49

361 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$31.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.44

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	109.19	612	319
Medium and Large 2	416	77.41	322	42

One grade step is worth $31.78/cwt here — about $289 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 sale361 hd

105.49

—

PA average8 barns · 638 hd

94.05

+11.44

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

85 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	Medium and Large 1	—	908	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	77.57/cwt	75.00–80.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	126.29/cwt	105.00–132.50	649	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	132.32/cwt	115.00–148.00	830	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	141.42/cwt	122.50–152.50	604	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	95.24/cwt	80.00–99.00	467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	99.22/cwt	90.00–105.00	513	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	93.27/cwt	60.00–130.00	412	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	140.84/cwt	105.00–155.00	668	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	81.26/cwt	80.00–82.50	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	113.31/cwt	97.50–116.00	485	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	110.66/cwt	95.00–117.00	681	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	123.17/cwt	110.00–127.00	753	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	126.85/cwt	115.00–129.00	714	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	286	86.27/cwt	85.00–90.00	247	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	105.01/cwt	100.00–107.50	505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	100.94/cwt	97.50–107.50	426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	207	70.16/cwt	67.50–75.00	145	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	118.72/cwt	95.00–127.00	614	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	127.31/cwt	105.00–140.00	609	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	102.36/cwt	90.00–110.00	789	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	144.61/cwt	122.50–150.00	622	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	121.31/cwt	110.00–150.00	452	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	776	107.88/cwt	102.50–109.00	837	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	73.82/cwt	45.00–87.50	317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	99.78/cwt	90.00–110.00	334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	111.92/cwt	97.50–117.50	534	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	108.50/cwt	92.50–115.00	563	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	109.67/cwt	91.00–114.00	627	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	75.86/cwt	65.00–89.00	352	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	86.33/cwt	85.00–87.50	281	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	206	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	165	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	107.62/cwt	102.00–110.00	892	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	108.01/cwt	90.00–119.00	404	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	106.52/cwt	104.00–112.00	722	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	71.40/cwt	67.50–75.00	261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	84.91/cwt	62.50–92.00	325	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	81.14/cwt	75.00–92.50	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	114.83/cwt	90.00–122.50	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	967	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	832	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	500	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	380	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	889	62.29/cwt	51.00–65.00	554	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	682	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	464	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	732	70.89/cwt	69.50–71.50	519	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	365	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	245	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	753	58.51/cwt	46.00–71.00	441	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	562	69.42/cwt	61.00–75.00	390	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	346	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	173	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	861	75.76/cwt	70.00–87.50	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	113.34/cwt	110.00–120.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	85.10/cwt	80.00–90.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	165	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	424	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	512	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	788	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	373	152.45/cwt	152.00–153.00	569	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	471	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	315	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	118.06/cwt	100.00–124.00	862	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	124.25/cwt	124.00–125.00	947	8
Steers	Large 3	—	290	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	167	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	137.29/cwt	113.00–152.50	529	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	118.90/cwt	100.00–127.00	976	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	963	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	127.42/cwt	105.00–145.00	717	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	123.49/cwt	112.00–128.00	843	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	129.64/cwt	110.00–139.00	408	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 Dec 7, 2019

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	908	115.00	115.00
13	—	514	105.00–132.50	126.29
15	—	627	115.00–148.00	132.32
16	—	427	122.50–152.50	141.42
66	—	474	105.00–155.00	140.84
8	—	730	100.00–124.00	118.06
8	—	762	124.00–125.00	124.25
17	—	385	113.00–152.50	137.29
6	—	821	100.00–127.00	118.90
19	—	563	105.00–145.00	127.42
28	—	683	112.00–128.00	123.49
3	—	281	115.00	115.00
3	—	315	110.00–139.00	129.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	195	80.00	80.00
2	—	650	80.00	80.00
2	—	823	75.00–80.00	77.57
5	—	490	80.00–99.00	95.24
8	—	517	90.00–105.00	99.22
10	—	442	60.00–130.00	93.27
1	—	265	75.00	75.00
1	—	315	75.00	75.00
2	—	568	80.00–82.50	81.26
7	—	383	62.50–92.00	84.91
6	—	722	75.00–92.50	81.14
4	—	636	90.00–122.50	114.83
2	—	967	86.00	86.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	154.00	154.00
11	—	512	154.00	154.00
9	—	373	152.00–153.00	152.45
3	—	471	140.00	140.00
2	—	315	143.00	143.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	57.50	57.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	428	97.50–116.00	113.31
32	—	615	95.00–117.00	110.66
26	—	771	90.00–110.00	102.36
1	—	885	91.00	91.00
6	—	703	114.00	114.00
4	—	335	90.00–110.00	99.78
1	—	215	85.00	85.00
66	—	477	97.50–117.50	111.92
62	—	519	92.50–115.00	108.50
40	—	572	91.00–114.00	109.67
22	—	829	102.00–110.00	107.62
18	—	374	90.00–119.00	108.01
13	—	678	104.00–112.00	106.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	80.00	80.00
3	—	430	45.00–87.50	73.82
2	—	277	80.00	80.00
11	—	464	65.00–89.00	75.86
11	—	326	85.00–87.50	86.33
3	—	820	46.00	46.00
5	—	206	80.00	80.00
2	—	502	82.50	82.50
2	—	365	67.50–75.00	71.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	611	110.00–127.00	123.17
15	—	563	115.00–129.00	126.85
16	—	517	95.00–127.00	118.72
45	—	478	105.00–140.00	127.31
12	—	430	122.50–150.00	144.61
10	—	373	110.00–150.00	121.31
7	—	776	102.50–109.00	107.88
4	—	725	109.00	109.00
3	—	861	70.00–87.50	75.76
3	—	678	110.00–120.00	113.34
2	—	1,020	80.00–90.00	85.10
1	—	335	149.00	149.00
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
1	—	165	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	286	85.00–90.00	86.27
3	—	481	100.00–107.50	105.01
3	—	422	97.50–107.50	100.94
3	—	207	67.50–75.00	70.16
2	—	555	92.50	92.50
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
1	—	390	87.50	87.50
1	—	330	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	500	76.00	76.00
5	—	889	51.00–65.00	62.29
5	—	682	68.00	68.00
22	—	732	69.50–71.50	70.89
3	—	365	67.00	67.00
16	—	753	46.00–71.00	58.51
10	—	562	61.00–75.00	69.42
9	—	346	50.00	50.00
3	—	963	65.00	65.00

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