Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next feeder cattle sale is Friday June 05, 2020 at 7:00 PM.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.90/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$112.90

170 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$9.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	113.22	668	164
Medium and Large 2	399	104.18	416	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.04/cwt here — about $253 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 sale170 hd

112.90

—

PA average4 barns · 209 hd

111.16

+1.74

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

56 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	—	972	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,147	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,133	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	126.26/cwt	125.00–130.00	705	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	143.96/cwt	116.00–156.00	674	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	135.38/cwt	125.00–145.00	359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	118.74/cwt	117.00–120.00	676	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	830	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	664	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	265	80.38/cwt	50.00–107.50	213	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	357	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	286	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	730	86.25/cwt	77.50–95.00	630	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	945	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	662	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,087	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	772	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	981	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	697	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	632	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	461	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	464	87.97/cwt	86.00–90.00	408	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	262	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.31/cwt	119.00–124.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	711	111.66/cwt	110.00–115.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	159.75/cwt	159.00–160.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	123.48/cwt	117.50–130.00	569	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	140.48/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,031	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	125.50/cwt	124.00–130.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	100.85/cwt	85.00–110.00	318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	117.00/cwt	100.00–120.00	629	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	117.76/cwt	85.00–127.50	565	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	109.82/cwt	107.50–112.50	630	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	126.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	418	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	115.10/cwt	105.00–125.00	485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	150.00/cwt	120.00–165.00	495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	155.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	566	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	142.30/cwt	141.00–144.00	758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	144.74/cwt	137.50–152.50	608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	163.11/cwt	150.00–170.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	108.03/cwt	100.00–112.50	674	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	124.68/cwt	110.00–128.00	544	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	952	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	719	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	734	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	96.52/cwt	89.00–104.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	744	1

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 May 2, 2020

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The next feeder cattle sale is Friday June 05, 2020 at 7:00 PM.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	972	118.00	118.00
7	—	910	124.50	124.50
12	—	558	125.00–130.00	126.26
14	—	468	116.00–156.00	143.96
6	—	734	139.00–142.00	140.48
4	—	682	124.00–130.00	125.50
9	—	363	150.00–160.00	155.91
7	—	533	141.00–144.00	142.30
5	—	420	137.50–152.50	144.74
3	—	305	150.00–170.00	163.11
2	—	772	131.00	131.00
2	—	620	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,150	103.00	103.00
1	—	845	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	105.00	105.00
2	—	265	125.00–145.00	135.38
7	—	569	117.00–120.00	118.74
1	—	440	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	80.00	80.00
2	—	265	50.00–107.50	80.38
2	—	357	80.00	80.00
2	—	730	77.50–95.00	86.25
2	—	945	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,087	71.00	71.00
3	—	981	71.00	71.00
4	—	632	73.00	73.00
12	—	464	86.00–90.00	87.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,015	102.00	102.00
2	—	262	175.00	175.00
2	—	500	127.50	127.50
3	—	625	119.00–124.00	122.31
3	—	711	110.00–115.00	111.66
4	—	385	159.00–160.00	159.75
7	—	461	117.50–130.00	123.48
4	—	570	120.00–130.00	127.52
4	—	421	105.00–125.00	115.10
3	—	330	120.00–165.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	117.50	117.50
5	—	326	128.00	128.00
2	—	375	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	137.50	137.50
1	—	715	102.50	102.50
25	—	538	100.00–120.00	117.00
15	—	480	85.00–127.50	117.76
12	—	574	107.50–112.50	109.82
10	—	330	125.00–130.00	126.55
27	—	624	100.00–112.50	108.03
27	—	436	110.00–128.00	124.68
17	—	873	109.00	109.00
14	—	765	94.00	94.00
12	—	667	110.00	110.00
2	—	928	89.00–104.00	96.52
1	—	845	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	107.50	107.50
3	—	315	85.00–110.00	100.85

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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