Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-05

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.20/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$154.20

85 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$41

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$39.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.48

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	685	165.61	1,134	44
Large 1	866	148.82	1,289	11thin
Medium 1	815	145.00	1,182	1thin
Medium and Large 2	664	144.10	957	21
Large 2	929	126.50	1,175	8thin

One grade step is worth $39.11/cwt here — about −$41 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 sale85 hd

154.20

—

PA average5 barns · 458 hd

148.72

+5.48

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

64 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 1	—	815	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,182	1
Steers	Large 2	—	878	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	763	2
Steers	Large 1	—	936	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	156.79/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,315	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	142.89/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,176	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,190	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	146.75/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	172.15/cwt	170.00–177.50	880	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	144.33/cwt	144.00–145.00	872	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	373	146.31/cwt	145.00–147.50	546	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	432	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	151.47/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,025	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	152.31/cwt	145.00–155.00	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	151.88/cwt	150.00–152.50	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	127.38/cwt	100.00–145.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,320	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	965	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	752	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	123.32/cwt	122.50–125.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	154.73/cwt	147.50–157.50	884	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	166.41/cwt	160.00–182.50	794	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	165.14/cwt	146.00–178.00	1,077	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,171	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	150.47/cwt	147.50–155.00	643	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	646	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	615	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	166.77/cwt	145.00–178.00	1,047	8
Steers	Large 1	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,183	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	975	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,082	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	821	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,404	1
Steers	Large 2	—	980	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,254	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	958	3
Steers	Large 1	—	871	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,341	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	155.86/cwt	145.00–175.00	1,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	162.82/cwt	156.00–168.00	1,184	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	910	112.26/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,022	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,004	4
Bulls	Medium 1	—	469	168.70/cwt	165.00–172.50	791	4
Bulls	Medium 1	—	260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	403	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	990	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,109	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

Fri Aug 5, 2022

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

Receipts 335Last week 249Year ago 445

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	145.00	145.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	878	125.00	125.00
4	—	980	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	492	155.00	155.00
1	—	510	165.00	165.00
8	—	823	139.00–147.00	142.89
6	—	604	144.00–145.00	144.33
2	—	795	121.00	121.00
2	—	327	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	936	142.00	142.00
1	—	560	145.00	145.00
6	—	871	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	839	155.00–158.00	156.79
3	—	615	167.50	167.50
4	—	577	177.50	177.50
7	—	511	170.00–177.50	172.15
2	—	795	147.50	147.50
3	—	465	180.00	180.00
1	—	365	190.00	190.00
3	—	676	175.00	175.00
1	—	975	144.00	144.00
3	—	858	145.00–175.00	155.86
7	—	727	156.00–168.00	162.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	821	145.00	145.00
6	—	719	140.00–150.00	146.75
1	—	635	145.00	145.00
7	—	677	145.00–155.00	151.47
9	—	382	145.00–155.00	152.31
4	—	517	150.00–152.50	151.88
3	—	926	142.50	142.50
2	—	1,105	127.50	127.50
9	—	571	147.50–157.50	154.73
2	—	317	142.50	142.50
9	—	768	152.50	152.50
8	—	427	147.50–155.00	150.47
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	145.00–147.50	146.31
2	—	432	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	165.00	165.00
9	—	477	160.00–182.50	166.41
5	—	652	146.00–178.00	165.14
8	—	628	145.00–178.00	166.77
3	—	375	190.00	190.00
1	—	440	165.00	165.00
4	—	823	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	100.00–145.00	127.38
2	—	752	120.00	120.00
3	—	607	122.50–125.00	123.32
1	—	500	165.00	165.00
1	—	690	112.50	112.50
2	—	550	117.50	117.50
1	—	270	155.00	155.00
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	144.00	144.00
4	—	469	165.00–172.50	168.70
1	—	260	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	112.00	112.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	975	111.00	111.00
5	—	821	112.00	112.00
4	—	910	110.00–113.00	112.26
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	134.00	134.00

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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