Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-05

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.26/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$141.26

214 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$11.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.86

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	621	142.24	883	196
Medium and Large 2	557	130.58	728	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.66/cwt here — about $156 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 sale214 hd

141.26

—

PA average4 barns · 353 hd

129.40

+11.86

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

51 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	165	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	144	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,155	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	901	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	336	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	932	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	755	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	801	73.01/cwt	64.00–82.00	585	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	310	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	137.13/cwt	134.00–143.00	930	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	152.35/cwt	132.50–165.00	797	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	116.48/cwt	113.00–121.00	720	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	115.63/cwt	105.00–121.00	554	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	103.44/cwt	101.00–111.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	113.29/cwt	110.00–123.00	807	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	941	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	136.30/cwt	129.00–140.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	109.23/cwt	103.00–115.00	578	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	113.01/cwt	111.00–115.00	758	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	975	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	112.84/cwt	112.50–113.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	123.06/cwt	102.50–138.00	457	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	143.85/cwt	131.00–147.00	839	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	143.02/cwt	120.00–151.00	1,023	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	102.52/cwt	91.00–107.00	860	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	151.76/cwt	130.00–157.50	637	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	134.91/cwt	132.00–137.00	711	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	128.73/cwt	126.00–134.00	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	123.49/cwt	120.00–124.00	773	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	784	106.58/cwt	101.00–112.00	836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	125.40/cwt	120.00–131.00	715	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	715	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	297	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	122.06/cwt	120.50–124.00	1,047	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	115.39/cwt	113.00–116.00	834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	138.84/cwt	123.00–150.00	857	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	129.06/cwt	118.00–138.00	1,000	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	164.58/cwt	142.50–175.00	543	6

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 Feb 5, 2021

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

Receipts 685Last week 940Year ago 711

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	165	87.50	87.50
6	—	1,155	78.00	78.00
2	—	420	80.00	80.00
2	—	932	81.00	81.00
4	—	801	64.00–82.00	73.01
1	—	310	117.50	117.50
1	—	715	68.00	68.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	678	134.00–143.00	137.13
29	—	523	132.50–165.00	152.35
1	—	240	135.00	135.00
37	—	583	131.00–147.00	143.85
38	—	715	120.00–151.00	143.02
12	—	420	130.00–157.50	151.76
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
5	—	484	140.00	140.00
9	—	858	120.50–124.00	122.06
20	—	617	123.00–150.00	138.84
20	—	775	118.00–138.00	129.06
6	—	330	142.50–175.00	164.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	98.00	98.00
3	—	558	129.00	129.00
4	—	400	147.50	147.50
3	—	388	135.00	135.00
6	—	607	126.00–134.00	128.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	618	113.00–121.00	116.48
22	—	479	105.00–121.00	115.63
12	—	712	110.00–123.00	113.29
6	—	941	100.00	100.00
12	—	529	103.00–115.00	109.23
12	—	671	111.00–115.00	113.01
3	—	433	112.50–113.00	112.84
3	—	870	101.00	101.00
5	—	371	102.50–138.00	123.06
2	—	332	145.00	145.00
7	—	839	91.00–107.00	102.52
9	—	555	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	92.50	92.50
3	—	466	93.00	93.00
3	—	521	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	820	101.00–111.00	103.44
6	—	490	129.00–140.00	136.30
14	—	527	132.00–137.00	134.91
8	—	626	120.00–124.00	123.49
4	—	784	101.00–112.00	106.58
16	—	570	120.00–131.00	125.40
1	—	1,330	98.00	98.00
2	—	297	150.00	150.00
2	—	392	154.00	154.00
5	—	723	113.00–116.00	115.39
6	—	413	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	96.00	96.00

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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