Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next feeder cattle sale is Friday October 16, 2020 at 7:00PM.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.48/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$145.48

216 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$19.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.94

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	146.66	808	203
Medium and Large 2	423	127.09	538	13thin

One grade step is worth $19.56/cwt here — about $270 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 sale216 hd

145.48

—

PA average8 barns · 687 hd

130.54

+14.94

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

63 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	—	1,001	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,151	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	115.05/cwt	112.00–121.00	889	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,305	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	100.68/cwt	87.00–105.00	440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	145.93/cwt	141.00–153.00	911	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	155.82/cwt	142.50–161.00	581	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	111.94/cwt	109.00–115.00	983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	116.72/cwt	107.00–124.00	663	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,235	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	120.85/cwt	105.00–132.50	451	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	113.19/cwt	107.00–117.00	765	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	309	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	133.54/cwt	127.50–135.00	441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	153.72/cwt	152.00–155.00	879	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	130.59/cwt	125.00–132.50	424	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,125	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	878	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	407	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	940	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	771	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	350	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	308	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,182	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	733	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	855	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	117.98/cwt	107.00–121.00	615	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	148.30/cwt	134.00–155.00	682	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	377	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	594	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	497	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	133.96/cwt	130.00–137.50	514	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	149.86/cwt	146.00–152.50	772	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	125.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,030	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	453	80.86/cwt	80.00–82.00	366	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	221	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	197	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	510	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	132.48/cwt	120.00–142.50	621	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	123.58/cwt	119.00–132.00	714	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	128.21/cwt	122.00–133.00	805	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	609	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	968	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	512	163.48/cwt	163.00–164.00	837	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	117.68/cwt	116.00–120.00	732	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	146.20/cwt	140.00–155.00	494	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	920	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	144.22/cwt	132.50–152.50	474	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	152.07/cwt	125.00–165.00	636	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	125.20/cwt	123.00–127.50	356	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	134.34/cwt	122.50–143.00	560	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	232	140.82/cwt	132.50–150.00	327	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	114.31/cwt	102.50–125.00	484	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	122.15/cwt	114.00–126.00	580	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	969	12

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 3, 2020

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The next feeder cattle sale is Friday October 16, 2020 at 7:00PM.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,001	115.00	115.00
14	—	624	141.00–153.00	145.93
11	—	373	142.50–161.00	155.82
4	—	878	109.00–115.00	111.94
2	—	282	137.50	137.50
5	—	980	126.00	126.00
7	—	572	152.00–155.00	153.72
1	—	1,055	105.00	105.00
27	—	460	134.00–155.00	148.30
18	—	515	146.00–152.50	149.86
13	—	821	120.00–130.00	125.45
7	—	329	132.50–152.50	144.22
32	—	418	125.00–165.00	152.07
5	—	660	139.00	139.00
12	—	751	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	233	132.50	132.50
5	—	330	127.50–135.00	133.54
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
4	—	645	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	377	157.50	157.50
2	—	497	162.50	162.50
2	—	417	167.50	167.50
7	—	609	159.00	159.00
19	—	512	163.00–164.00	163.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	773	112.00–121.00	115.05
3	—	1,115	117.00	117.00
24	—	568	107.00–124.00	116.72
32	—	373	105.00–132.50	120.85
15	—	676	107.00–117.00	113.19
10	—	325	125.00–132.50	130.59
3	—	933	136.00	136.00
32	—	521	107.00–121.00	117.98
7	—	622	116.00–120.00	117.68
4	—	284	123.00–127.50	125.20
2	—	742	108.00	108.00
28	—	423	102.50–125.00	114.31
27	—	475	114.00–126.00	122.15
3	—	861	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	437	87.00–105.00	100.68
3	—	696	89.00	89.00
2	—	597	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	117.50	117.50
8	—	384	130.00–137.50	133.96
33	—	469	120.00–142.50	132.48
14	—	578	119.00–132.00	123.58
9	—	628	122.00–133.00	128.21
1	—	805	122.00	122.00
6	—	338	140.00–155.00	146.20
1	—	920	107.50	107.50
15	—	417	122.50–143.00	134.34
6	—	232	132.50–150.00	140.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	461	115.00	115.00
3	—	441	117.50	117.50
4	—	361	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	78.00	78.00
2	—	515	79.00	79.00
3	—	940	82.00	82.00
3	—	350	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,182	62.00	62.00
5	—	855	83.50	83.50
7	—	453	80.00–82.00	80.86
11	—	221	89.00	89.00
6	—	600	85.00	85.00

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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