Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Feeder Cattle Sale is Friday June 3, 2022 at 7:00PM.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.93/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$164.93

214 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$553

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$50.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.59

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	630	170.64	1,075	171
Medium and Large 2	485	147.38	715	20
Medium 1	678	144.46	980	9thin
Large 1	757	135.69	1,027	8thin
Large 2	594	132.50	787	5thin
Medium 2	435	120.00	522	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.64/cwt here — about $553 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

164.93

—

PA average9 barns · 556 hd

151.34

+13.59

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

89 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	—	525	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	954	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	148.30/cwt	145.00–150.00	915	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	335	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	541	153.34/cwt	150.00–155.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	153.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	871	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	920	95.68/cwt	85.00–97.00	880	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,100	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,034	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	718	96.73/cwt	90.00–100.00	695	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	991	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,011	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	2
Steers	Large 1	—	685	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	839	1
Steers	Large 1	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	605	146.30/cwt	140.00–152.50	885	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	813	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	772	4
Steers	Large 1	—	567	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	180.73/cwt	140.00–192.50	952	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	154.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	507	5
Bulls	Medium 1	—	647	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	738	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	133.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	141.06/cwt	135.00–142.50	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	975	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	733	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	771	131.20/cwt	127.50–132.50	1,012	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,099	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	156.19/cwt	140.00–165.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	516	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	93.52/cwt	87.50–100.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	134.01/cwt	133.00–136.00	972	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	323	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	135.72/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,034	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	125.79/cwt	105.00–133.00	1,018	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	115.09/cwt	100.00–122.50	337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	145.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	754	22
Heifers	Medium 1	—	627	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	137.06/cwt	120.00–142.00	848	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	137.43/cwt	127.50–146.00	933	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	137.44/cwt	132.50–140.00	588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	505	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,064	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,227	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,644	2
Steers	Large 1	—	780	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	767	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	1,050	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	135.06/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,328	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	168.16/cwt	165.00–170.00	715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	786	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,100	3
Steers	Large 2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	3
Steers	Large 1	—	525	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	669	1
Steers	Large 2	—	775	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	173.77/cwt	167.50–182.50	1,248	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	187.77/cwt	140.00–210.00	864	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	561	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	179.44/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,188	16
Steers	Large 2	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	169.00/cwt	155.00–195.00	1,056	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	172.01/cwt	150.00–185.00	970	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	167.50/cwt	150.00–185.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	119.95/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,274	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	108.73/cwt	107.50–110.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	471	125.02/cwt	110.00–132.50	589	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	617	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,218	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	140.87/cwt	132.50–148.00	680	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	168.79/cwt	147.50–180.00	1,311	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	468	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.

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The next Feeder Cattle Sale is Friday June 3, 2022 at 7:00PM.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	137.50	137.50
2	—	335	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	130.00–135.00	131.62
6	—	617	145.00–150.00	148.30
3	—	541	150.00–155.00	153.34
4	—	567	150.00–155.00	153.69
5	—	329	150.00–160.00	154.15
3	—	678	130.00–140.00	133.39
14	—	771	127.50–132.50	131.20
3	—	468	140.00–165.00	156.19
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	647	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	125.00	125.00
3	—	228	155.00	155.00
2	—	325	140.00	140.00
5	—	470	135.00–142.50	141.06
8	—	533	137.50	137.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	920	85.00–97.00	95.68
1	—	1,100	94.00	94.00
3	—	718	90.00–100.00	96.73
3	—	991	102.00	102.00
4	—	275	135.00	135.00
4	—	813	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	160.00	160.00
2	—	605	140.00–152.50	146.30
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,050	122.50	122.50
3	—	786	140.00	140.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	122.50	122.50
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
2	—	567	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,227	134.00	134.00
1	—	780	132.50	132.50
1	—	525	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	527	140.00–192.50	180.73
6	—	983	125.00–137.00	135.06
7	—	425	165.00–170.00	168.16
1	—	1,155	118.00	118.00
8	—	718	167.50–182.50	173.77
19	—	460	140.00–210.00	187.77
5	—	303	185.00	185.00
16	—	662	175.00–181.00	179.44
17	—	625	155.00–195.00	169.00
24	—	564	150.00–185.00	172.01
2	—	370	150.00–185.00	167.50
5	—	1,062	110.00–135.00	119.95
8	—	902	135.00	135.00
23	—	777	147.50–180.00	168.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	167.50	167.50
2	—	332	155.00	155.00
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
2	—	563	135.00–140.00	137.47
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
6	—	542	140.00–145.00	142.51
5	—	382	155.00	155.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	140.00	140.00
1	—	775	117.50	117.50
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	70.00	70.00
2	—	975	93.00	93.00
2	—	405	127.50	127.50
1	—	505	117.50	117.50
2	—	468	87.50–100.00	93.52
2	—	235	137.50	137.50
3	—	293	100.00–122.50	115.09
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	120.00	120.00
2	—	525	100.00	100.00
2	—	325	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	865	127.00	127.00
30	—	725	133.00–136.00	134.01
22	—	762	133.00–136.00	135.72
12	—	809	105.00–133.00	125.79
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
22	—	517	140.00–150.00	145.83
20	—	619	120.00–142.00	137.06
1	—	205	135.00	135.00
15	—	679	127.50–146.00	137.43
8	—	428	132.50–140.00	137.44
2	—	377	130.00	130.00
2	—	277	150.00	150.00
1	—	990	107.50	107.50
2	—	1,025	107.50–110.00	108.73
18	—	483	132.50–148.00	140.87
1	—	340	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	142.50	142.50
1	—	505	117.50	117.50
3	—	471	110.00–132.50	125.02
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	124.00	124.00
2	—	617	117.50	117.50

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