Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-03

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.41/cwt on 229 head.

Average price

$130.41

229 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$29.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.86

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	132.46	761	213
Medium and Large 2	460	103.22	475	16thin

One grade step is worth $29.23/cwt here — about $286 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 sale229 hd

130.41

—

PA average5 barns · 420 hd

125.55

+4.86

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

73 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	—	290	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	992	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,131	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	112.47/cwt	105.00–115.00	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	133.98/cwt	96.00–145.00	758	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	139.78/cwt	122.50–143.00	732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	131.73/cwt	130.00–132.50	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,207	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	230	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	87	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	129.86/cwt	125.00–140.00	421	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	108.54/cwt	65.00–120.00	495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	98.51/cwt	72.50–125.00	408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	104.10/cwt	80.00–116.00	399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	532	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	936	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	665	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	403	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	246	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	832	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	607	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	612	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	373	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	307	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	190	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	290	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	177	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	70.27/cwt	66.00–74.00	474	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	184	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	44	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	458	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	252	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	374	45.55/cwt	41.00–75.00	170	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	714	63.15/cwt	50.00–71.00	451	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	602	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	106.73/cwt	13.00–125.00	564	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	144.54/cwt	142.50–145.00	701	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	512	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	783	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	117.27/cwt	115.00–118.00	863	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	106.95/cwt	105.00–109.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	133.42/cwt	112.50–150.00	551	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	127.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	866	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	131.85/cwt	117.50–140.00	609	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	127.50/cwt	120.00–133.00	784	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	106.39/cwt	99.00–118.00	660	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	109.79/cwt	107.00–112.00	790	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	111.55/cwt	110.00–113.00	625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	109.00/cwt	98.00–115.00	568	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	104.98/cwt	102.50–110.00	303	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	102.65/cwt	85.00–111.00	326	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	401	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	114.39/cwt	114.00–115.00	762	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	94.95/cwt	77.50–101.00	316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	91.56/cwt	70.00–95.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	108.11/cwt	95.00–116.00	405	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	113.25/cwt	107.50–116.00	521	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	108.92/cwt	97.00–120.00	461	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	122.18/cwt	107.50–130.00	401	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	114.15/cwt	111.00–115.50	761	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	119.61/cwt	105.00–122.00	675	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	130.24/cwt	115.00–140.00	567	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	125.53/cwt	119.00–130.00	589	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	106.00/cwt	100.00–120.00	295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	98.49/cwt	80.00–117.50	350	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	286	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	336	4

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

Fri Jan 3, 2020

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 — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	122.50	122.50
6	—	992	114.00	114.00
4	—	871	105.00–115.00	112.47
61	—	566	96.00–145.00	133.98
1	—	1,260	108.00	108.00
7	—	524	122.50–143.00	139.78
3	—	828	120.00	120.00
3	—	378	130.00–132.50	131.73
2	—	1,195	101.00	101.00
7	—	324	125.00–140.00	129.86
8	—	736	115.00–118.00	117.27
11	—	413	112.50–150.00	133.42
12	—	679	120.00–130.00	127.60
22	—	462	117.50–140.00	131.85
32	—	615	120.00–133.00	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	85.00	85.00
1	—	700	107.50	107.50
5	—	456	65.00–120.00	108.54
4	—	414	72.50–125.00	98.51
3	—	383	80.00–116.00	104.10
2	—	507	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	485	142.50–145.00	144.54
17	—	512	153.00	153.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	38.00	38.00
3	—	936	71.00	71.00
3	—	403	61.00	61.00
2	—	832	73.00	73.00
2	—	612	61.00	61.00
2	—	307	62.00	62.00
6	—	290	61.00	61.00
12	—	675	66.00–74.00	70.27
9	—	184	24.00	24.00
8	—	458	55.00	55.00
7	—	374	41.00–75.00	45.55
6	—	714	50.00–71.00	63.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	100.00	100.00
2	—	602	112.00	112.00
1	—	845	79.00	79.00
4	—	378	120.00	120.00
14	—	528	13.00–125.00	106.73
6	—	328	107.50–130.00	122.18
8	—	667	111.00–115.50	114.15
9	—	564	105.00–122.00	119.61
12	—	435	115.00–140.00	130.24
18	—	469	119.00–130.00	125.53
4	—	286	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	115.00	115.00
1	—	550	95.00	95.00
1	—	860	74.00	74.00
2	—	525	113.00	113.00
3	—	278	100.00–120.00	106.00
4	—	355	80.00–117.50	98.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	780	109.00	109.00
4	—	824	105.00–109.00	106.95
13	—	620	99.00–118.00	106.39
14	—	720	107.00–112.00	109.79
1	—	870	100.00	100.00
7	—	560	110.00–113.00	111.55
23	—	521	98.00–115.00	109.00
1	—	915	90.00	90.00
7	—	289	102.50–110.00	104.98
7	—	318	85.00–111.00	102.65
8	—	666	114.00–115.00	114.39
17	—	375	95.00–116.00	108.11
17	—	460	107.50–116.00	113.25
37	—	423	97.00–120.00	108.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	90.00	90.00
1	—	560	77.50	77.50
4	—	401	82.50	82.50
2	—	655	71.00	71.00
5	—	333	77.50–101.00	94.95
7	—	623	70.00–95.00	91.56
1	—	740	67.50	67.50

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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