Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-04

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.88/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$142.88

135 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$52.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.77

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	150.25	904	96
Medium 1	761	132.28	1,006	9thin
Large 1	772	130.57	1,008	7thin
Medium 2	458	130.00	596	3thin
Medium and Large 2	649	120.86	784	18thin
Large 2	600	97.50	585	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.75/cwt here — about $319 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 sale135 hd

142.88

—

PA average5 barns · 410 hd

141.10

+1.77

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

79 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	—	795	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	894	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	523	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	732	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	639	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	882	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	565	135.25/cwt	130.00–137.50	764	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium 1	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	911	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	829	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	1,045	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,359	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	686	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	563	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,011	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,193	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	407	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	590	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	890	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	774	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,034	92.98/cwt	88.00–97.00	961	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	145.46/cwt	142.50–147.50	900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	157.10/cwt	147.50–172.50	676	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,192	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	141.99/cwt	141.00–142.50	947	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	154.00/cwt	150.00–155.00	909	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	827	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,166	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	159.88/cwt	155.00–162.50	512	3
Steers	Large 1	—	593	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	830	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	640	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	880	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	468	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	656	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	889	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	969	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	118.21/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,145	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	406	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	124.18/cwt	121.00–128.00	777	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	124.75/cwt	124.00–125.00	962	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	283	116.22/cwt	112.50–120.00	329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	124.41/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	129.46/cwt	124.00–135.00	431	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	892	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	416	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	416	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	330	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	133.52/cwt	131.00–137.00	628	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	190	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	156.87/cwt	130.00–167.00	664	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	140.57/cwt	135.00–155.00	732	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	133.24/cwt	130.00–137.00	826	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	134.17/cwt	120.00–137.50	770	8
Heifers	Medium 1	—	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	156.52/cwt	147.50–165.00	579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,026	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	1,065	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	156.01/cwt	155.00–157.50	736	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	975	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	667	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	159.59/cwt	150.00–166.00	827	18
Steers	Large 2	—	600	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	585	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	988	87.34/cwt	87.00–88.00	863	3

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 4, 2022

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

Receipts 350Last week 865Year ago 685

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	112.50	112.50
4	—	523	140.00	140.00
5	—	639	138.00	138.00
9	—	565	130.00–137.50	135.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	650	131.00	131.00
1	—	365	162.50	162.50
1	—	190	175.00	175.00
10	—	423	130.00–167.00	156.87
8	—	521	135.00–155.00	140.57
9	—	620	130.00–137.00	133.24
8	—	574	120.00–137.50	134.17
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
4	—	316	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	95.00	95.00
2	—	417	92.50	92.50
1	—	590	128.00	128.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	911	91.00	91.00
5	—	686	82.00	82.00
2	—	890	87.00	87.00
11	—	1,034	88.00–97.00	92.98
3	—	988	87.00–88.00	87.34
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	130.00	130.00
2	—	407	145.00	145.00
1	—	640	137.50	137.50
1	—	1,065	119.00	119.00
2	—	975	112.00	112.00
2	—	667	145.00	145.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,011	118.00	118.00
4	—	593	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	860	118.00	118.00
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
4	—	788	105.00	105.00
2	—	477	137.50	137.50
5	—	640	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	137.50	137.50
2	—	507	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	142.50–147.50	145.46
6	—	430	147.50–172.50	157.10
1	—	935	127.50	127.50
16	—	667	141.00–142.50	141.99
19	—	590	150.00–155.00	154.00
3	—	755	146.00	146.00
9	—	818	142.50	142.50
3	—	320	155.00–162.50	159.88
6	—	370	147.50–165.00	156.52
2	—	895	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,120	127.00	127.00
1	—	720	142.50	142.50
5	—	472	155.00–157.50	156.01
18	—	518	150.00–166.00	159.59
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
2	—	485	140.00	140.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	97.50	97.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	115.00	115.00
5	—	889	109.00	109.00
3	—	500	128.00	128.00
3	—	685	112.00	112.00
2	—	283	112.50–120.00	116.22
2	—	715	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	133.00	133.00
2	—	630	130.00	130.00
2	—	892	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	969	117.00–119.00	118.21
1	—	190	135.00	135.00
1	—	295	137.50	137.50
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
17	—	626	121.00–128.00	124.18
3	—	655	128.00	128.00
8	—	771	124.00–125.00	124.75
2	—	432	133.00	133.00
4	—	568	131.00	131.00
5	—	872	122.00–126.00	124.41
3	—	521	130.00	130.00
2	—	333	124.00–135.00	129.46
17	—	470	131.00–137.00	133.52
2	—	1,017	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	416	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	101.00	101.00

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