Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next feeder cattle sale is Saturday April 2, 2022 at 10:00AM

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.15/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$165.15

178 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$400

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

$30.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.28

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	169.62	1,036	152
Medium and Large 2	458	138.99	636	26

One grade step is worth $30.63/cwt here — about $400 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 sale178 hd

165.15

—

PA average5 barns · 478 hd

154.86

+10.28

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

75 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	Medium and Large 1	—	383	162.37/cwt	152.50–170.00	622	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.02/cwt	142.50–147.50	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	164.11/cwt	145.00–168.00	929	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	132.05/cwt	110.00–142.50	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	174.49/cwt	153.00–180.00	1,105	27
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	768	80.38/cwt	78.00–85.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	145.89/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,061	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	164.79/cwt	147.50–180.00	872	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	138.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	657	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	181.63/cwt	172.00–187.50	1,046	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	167.85/cwt	160.00–180.00	720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	145.89/cwt	122.50–150.00	525	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	139.52/cwt	112.50–160.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	139.68/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,145	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	141.35/cwt	130.00–150.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	138.17/cwt	130.00–142.00	591	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	176.80/cwt	170.00–185.00	842	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	136.38/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,058	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	131.35/cwt	122.00–136.00	996	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	115.39/cwt	105.00–120.00	497	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	131.71/cwt	127.00–135.00	744	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	130.76/cwt	127.50–137.50	430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	135.45/cwt	116.00–143.00	853	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	131.91/cwt	130.00–134.00	888	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	162.60/cwt	157.50–165.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	131.74/cwt	131.00–132.50	1,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	128.19/cwt	121.00–136.00	933	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	656	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	640	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	275	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	242	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	174.78/cwt	142.50–183.00	1,182	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	169.32/cwt	164.00–175.00	648	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	870	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	935	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	353	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	133.71/cwt	130.00–137.50	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	138.22/cwt	132.50–140.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	161.67/cwt	160.00–165.00	348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	148.86/cwt	142.50–155.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	134.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	872	116.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,020	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	164.14/cwt	157.50–170.00	711	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	137.41/cwt	132.50–141.00	728	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	114.70/cwt	112.50–122.50	719	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	112.97/cwt	90.00–126.00	416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	128.85/cwt	100.00–145.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	118.71/cwt	110.00–127.50	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	108.15/cwt	82.50–120.00	348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	150.32/cwt	135.00–167.00	952	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	145.72/cwt	141.00–155.00	965	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	132.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	652	1

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 5, 2022

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

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The next feeder cattle sale is Saturday April 2, 2022 at 10:00AM

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	383	152.50–170.00	162.37
3	—	525	142.50–147.50	145.02
10	—	566	145.00–168.00	164.11
1	—	255	175.00	175.00
1	—	465	165.00	165.00
3	—	333	157.50–165.00	162.60
4	—	770	131.00–132.50	131.74
14	—	728	121.00–136.00	128.19
3	—	215	160.00–165.00	161.67
5	—	872	115.00–125.00	116.97
14	—	433	157.50–170.00	164.14
2	—	815	120.00	120.00
8	—	633	135.00–167.00	150.32
7	—	662	141.00–155.00	145.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	110.00–142.50	132.05
2	—	423	142.50–155.00	148.86
2	—	273	130.00–140.00	134.77
6	—	523	100.00–145.00	128.85
2	—	615	137.00	137.00
2	—	553	110.00–127.50	118.71
5	—	820	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	138.00	138.00
27	—	633	153.00–180.00	174.49
6	—	727	140.00–149.00	145.89
14	—	529	147.50–180.00	164.79
40	—	576	172.00–187.50	181.63
8	—	429	160.00–180.00	167.85
7	—	820	138.00–141.00	139.68
9	—	476	170.00–185.00	176.80
9	—	776	132.00–140.00	136.38
1	—	305	165.00	165.00
25	—	676	142.50–183.00	174.78
4	—	383	164.00–175.00	169.32
1	—	860	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	137.50	137.50
1	—	615	147.50	147.50
1	—	660	107.50	107.50
2	—	245	155.00	155.00
3	—	335	150.00	150.00
1	—	815	120.00	120.00
1	—	870	97.50	97.50
4	—	366	112.50–160.00	139.52
4	—	529	130.00–150.00	141.35
2	—	255	150.00	150.00
2	—	455	130.00–137.50	133.71
4	—	433	132.50–140.00	138.22
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	78.00–85.00	80.38
1	—	656	97.50	97.50
2	—	620	100.00	100.00
3	—	275	88.00	88.00
3	—	870	107.50	107.50
1	—	415	85.00	85.00
1	—	520	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	476	130.00–140.00	138.05
17	—	360	122.50–150.00	145.89
16	—	428	130.00–142.00	138.17
6	—	758	122.00–136.00	131.35
16	—	565	127.00–135.00	131.71
5	—	329	127.50–137.50	130.76
11	—	630	116.00–143.00	135.45
12	—	673	130.00–134.00	131.91
26	—	530	132.50–141.00	137.41
4	—	870	125.00–129.00	127.00
2	—	260	152.50	152.50
4	—	723	130.00–134.00	132.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	90.00	90.00
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
2	—	245	135.00	135.00
2	—	760	93.00	93.00
9	—	431	105.00–120.00	115.39
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
8	—	627	112.50–122.50	114.70
3	—	368	90.00–126.00	112.97
3	—	322	82.50–120.00	108.15
1	—	555	117.50	117.50

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.

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