Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-06

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.52/cwt on 275 head.

Average price

$137.52

275 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$2.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.76

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	665	137.78	917	249
Medium and Large 2	504	135.05	681	26

One grade step is worth $2.73/cwt here — about $236 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 sale275 hd

137.52

—

PA average6 barns · 643 hd

121.76

+15.76

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

59 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	—	510	160.34/cwt	155.00–168.00	818	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	141.27/cwt	140.00–142.50	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	127.81/cwt	122.00–128.25	927	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.88/cwt	131.00–136.00	764	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	114.58/cwt	112.00–116.00	943	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	155.18/cwt	141.00–165.00	583	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	133.60/cwt	127.50–136.00	488	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	125.92/cwt	123.00–129.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	114.72/cwt	112.00–116.00	999	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	127.22/cwt	117.50–132.00	545	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	124.53/cwt	122.00–126.00	709	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	166.73/cwt	156.00–169.00	782	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	153.88/cwt	150.00–160.00	893	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	158.79/cwt	150.00–162.50	600	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	124.67/cwt	119.00–130.00	955	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	164.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	119.44/cwt	118.00–120.00	959	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	169.14/cwt	168.00–170.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	115.90/cwt	109.00–119.00	734	23
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	562	89.08/cwt	88.00–90.00	501	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	713	76.88/cwt	74.00–81.00	548	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	688	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	495	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	845	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	668	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	492	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	408	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	510	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	137.79/cwt	136.00–142.00	721	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	866	103.12/cwt	92.00–107.00	893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	158.88/cwt	147.50–165.00	424	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	762	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	853	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	442	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	617	83.97/cwt	81.00–87.00	518	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	940	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	145.79/cwt	132.50–153.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	704	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	133.14/cwt	129.00–139.00	587	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	95.88/cwt	91.00–105.00	781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	677	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	131.65/cwt	131.00–133.00	833	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	117.66/cwt	111.00–120.00	788	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	125.46/cwt	120.00–129.00	580	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	131.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	123.64/cwt	115.00–126.00	650	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	134.49/cwt	130.00–137.00	910	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	836	2

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 Mar 6, 2021

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

Receipts 910Last week 685Year ago 881

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	510	155.00–168.00	160.34
33	—	725	122.00–128.25	127.81
32	—	871	112.00–116.00	114.72
3	—	965	103.00	103.00
16	—	469	156.00–169.00	166.73
28	—	580	150.00–160.00	153.88
10	—	378	150.00–162.50	158.79
21	—	766	119.00–130.00	124.67
5	—	324	160.00–170.00	164.84
5	—	604	148.00	148.00
29	—	803	118.00–120.00	119.44
7	—	425	168.00–170.00	169.14
35	—	677	130.00–137.00	134.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
2	—	262	150.00	150.00
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
3	—	516	132.50–153.00	145.79
3	—	655	107.00	107.00
3	—	591	128.00	128.00
8	—	437	155.00	155.00
4	—	718	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
2	—	305	140.00–142.50	141.27
11	—	575	131.00–136.00	132.88
18	—	376	141.00–165.00	155.18
4	—	676	123.00–129.00	125.92
7	—	523	136.00–142.00	137.79
5	—	439	153.00	153.00
4	—	866	92.00–107.00	103.12
3	—	267	147.50–165.00	158.88
2	—	762	112.00	112.00
6	—	496	142.00	142.00
9	—	815	91.00–105.00	95.88
9	—	633	131.00–133.00	131.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	441	129.00–139.00	133.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	873	95.00	95.00
11	—	823	112.00–116.00	114.58
18	—	365	127.50–136.00	133.60
19	—	428	117.50–132.00	127.22
23	—	569	122.00–126.00	124.53
23	—	633	109.00–119.00	115.90
4	—	731	110.00	110.00
18	—	670	111.00–120.00	117.66
22	—	462	120.00–129.00	125.46
4	—	327	130.00–135.00	131.80
19	—	526	115.00–126.00	123.64
2	—	767	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	300	125.00	125.00
1	—	250	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	562	88.00–90.00	89.08
9	—	713	74.00–81.00	76.88
4	—	688	72.00	72.00
2	—	845	79.00	79.00
2	—	492	83.00	83.00
1	—	510	79.00	79.00
2	—	442	80.00	80.00
8	—	617	81.00–87.00	83.97

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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