Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be Friday February 4th at 7:00PM.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.62/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$128.62

149 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$485

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$53.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.45

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	131.13	742	134
Medium and Large 2	477	123.00	587	2thin
Medium 1	451	108.41	489	11thin
Medium 2	332	77.50	257	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.63/cwt here — about $485 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 sale149 hd

128.62

—

PA average6 barns · 310 hd

122.17

+6.45

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
Bulls	Large 1	—	560	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	146.38/cwt	135.00–157.50	704	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	515	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	345	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	249	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	205	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	128.24/cwt	127.00–129.00	732	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	130.63/cwt	115.00–135.00	820	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	133.64/cwt	120.00–139.00	706	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	602	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	465	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	127.61/cwt	127.00–128.00	866	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	138.68/cwt	135.00–142.50	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	137.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	332	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	190	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	139.45/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	132.97/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	110.24/cwt	80.00–140.00	351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	241	123.09/cwt	120.00–125.00	297	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	137.04/cwt	132.50–138.00	658	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	130.13/cwt	124.00–137.00	937	12
Steers	Large 1	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Steers	Large 2	—	341	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	298	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	405	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	558	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	341	103.34/cwt	100.00–105.00	352	3
Steers	Large 2	—	880	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	836	1
Steers	Large 2	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	4
Steers	Large 1	—	900	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	127.58/cwt	117.50–129.00	1,063	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	131.63/cwt	110.00–135.00	575	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	167.18/cwt	157.50–177.50	731	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	143.24/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,033	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	162.36/cwt	159.00–165.00	781	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	155.91/cwt	150.00–157.50	970	13
Steers	Large 2	—	662	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	828	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	536	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	509	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	96.19/cwt	77.50–105.00	361	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	573	96.21/cwt	95.00–97.50	551	2
Steers	Large 1	—	500	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	738	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	645	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	887	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	467	136.71/cwt	130.00–150.00	638	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	481	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	397	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	968	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	794	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,050	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	914	2
Steers	Large 1	—	365	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	160.52/cwt	155.00–167.00	923	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	161.19/cwt	145.00–167.00	843	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	830	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	602	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	937	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	141.49/cwt	141.00–142.50	1,115	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

Fri Jan 7, 2022

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

Receipts 559Last week 624Year ago 0

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be Friday February 4th at 7:00PM.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	481	135.00–157.50	146.38
3	—	550	150.00	150.00
2	—	327	157.50	157.50
2	—	255	162.50	162.50
2	—	680	147.50	147.50
2	—	382	157.50	157.50
4	—	614	135.00–142.50	138.68
4	—	535	164.00	164.00
4	—	416	150.00	150.00
4	—	721	135.00–141.00	139.45
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	117.50	117.50
1	—	190	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	249	82.50	82.50
1	—	865	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	571	127.00–129.00	128.24
37	—	628	115.00–135.00	130.63
19	—	528	120.00–139.00	133.64
5	—	679	127.00–128.00	127.61
5	—	324	130.00–140.00	137.93
2	—	355	135.00	135.00
8	—	241	120.00–125.00	123.09
17	—	480	132.50–138.00	137.04
12	—	720	124.00–137.00	130.13
1	—	1,075	112.50	112.50
8	—	833	117.50–129.00	127.58
8	—	437	110.00–135.00	131.63
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	105.00–110.00	107.49
1	—	405	107.50	107.50
3	—	558	115.00	115.00
3	—	341	100.00–105.00	103.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	332	77.50	77.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	806	139.00	139.00
2	—	930	131.00–135.00	132.97
9	—	437	157.50–177.50	167.18
8	—	721	138.00–145.00	143.24
18	—	481	159.00–165.00	162.36
13	—	622	150.00–157.50	155.91
29	—	575	155.00–167.00	160.52
19	—	523	145.00–167.00	161.19
12	—	788	141.00–142.50	141.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	80.00–140.00	110.24
2	—	500	115.00	115.00
1	—	390	142.50	142.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
1	—	900	117.50	117.50
1	—	500	147.50	147.50
2	—	365	156.00	156.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	341	87.50	87.50
1	—	880	95.00	95.00
4	—	785	105.00	105.00
2	—	662	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	137.50	137.50
3	—	467	130.00–150.00	136.71
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	536	95.00	95.00
3	—	375	77.50–105.00	96.19
2	—	573	95.00–97.50	96.21
4	—	481	82.50	82.50
3	—	968	82.00	82.00
2	—	1,050	87.00	87.00
1	—	830	72.50	72.50
5	—	937	87.50	87.50

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Greencastle