Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be on Friday January 6, 2023 at 7:00 PM.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.64/cwt on 220 head.

Average price

$126.64

220 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$30.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.18

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	607	130.82	794	182
Medium 1	495	126.25	625	2thin
Large 1	697	113.19	789	12thin
Medium and Large 2	383	101.86	390	22
Large 2	635	100.00	635	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.82/cwt here — about $159 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 sale220 hd

126.64

—

PA average7 barns · 517 hd

128.82

−2.18

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

94 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	904	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	475	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	115.49/cwt	100.00–117.50	372	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	154.34/cwt	130.00–168.00	1,182	19
Steers	Large 1	—	925	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	174.09/cwt	163.00–190.00	1,186	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	634	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	672	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	672	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	757	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	392	1
Steers	Large 2	—	938	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	141.01/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	167.72/cwt	145.00–195.00	1,063	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	154.83/cwt	147.50–162.50	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	213.01/cwt	170.00–220.00	1,137	22
Steers	Large 2	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,243	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,694	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	405	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	169.15/cwt	120.00–192.50	700	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	285	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	349	1
Steers	Large 1	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	188.59/cwt	145.00–220.00	1,101	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,107	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	911	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	838	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	490	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	153.69/cwt	137.50–164.00	1,136	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	200.02/cwt	170.00–210.00	974	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,250	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,313	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	482	1
Steers	Large 1	—	466	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	699	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	950	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	865	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	602	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	602	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	852	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	667	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	850	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	377	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	528	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	627	136.47/cwt	135.00–137.50	856	7
Bulls	Large 1	—	557	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	905	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	505	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	737	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	914	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	164.86/cwt	120.00–197.50	776	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	845	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	606	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	152.47/cwt	150.00–160.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	501	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	610	77.66/cwt	67.50–87.50	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	298	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	532	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	139.77/cwt	125.00–158.00	928	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	157.54/cwt	152.50–160.00	901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	120.76/cwt	119.00–124.00	943	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	128.29/cwt	127.00–130.00	852	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	123.72/cwt	117.50–130.00	672	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	630	122.76/cwt	119.00–130.00	773	3
Steers	Large 1	—	665	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	128.95/cwt	127.50–135.00	475	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	115.25/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,120	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	107.54/cwt	95.00–112.50	284	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	140.44/cwt	130.00–146.00	650	23
Heifers	Medium 1	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,103	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	143.50/cwt	140.00–144.00	832	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	140.66/cwt	137.00–143.00	876	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	73.74/cwt	67.50–80.00	380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	117.20/cwt	117.00–117.50	950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	93.93/cwt	85.00–112.50	304	4
Bulls	Medium 1	—	560	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	138.19/cwt	129.00–141.00	591	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	116.95/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,021	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	604	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	852	7

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 will be on Friday January 6, 2023 at 7:00 PM.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	723	125.00	125.00
13	—	322	100.00–117.50	115.49
11	—	781	119.00–124.00	120.76
7	—	664	127.00–130.00	128.29
2	—	543	117.50–130.00	123.72
11	—	368	127.50–135.00	128.95
12	—	972	115.00–116.00	115.25
23	—	463	130.00–146.00	140.44
7	—	935	118.00	118.00
16	—	580	140.00–144.00	143.50
29	—	623	137.00–143.00	140.66
2	—	1,070	122.50	122.50
5	—	811	117.00–117.50	117.20
26	—	428	129.00–141.00	138.19
9	—	873	115.00–117.50	116.95
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	122.50	122.50
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	672	100.00	100.00
5	—	757	118.00	118.00
3	—	630	119.00–130.00	122.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	95.00	95.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
7	—	264	95.00–112.50	107.54
2	—	637	117.50	117.50
4	—	516	67.50–80.00	73.74
3	—	240	122.50	122.50
4	—	324	85.00–112.50	93.93
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
2	—	437	145.00	145.00
1	—	365	107.50	107.50
3	—	560	150.00	150.00
1	—	285	100.00	100.00
1	—	210	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	155.00	155.00
19	—	766	130.00–168.00	154.34
11	—	681	163.00–190.00	174.09
3	—	903	139.00–145.00	141.01
22	—	634	145.00–195.00	167.72
4	—	325	147.50–162.50	154.83
22	—	534	170.00–220.00	213.01
2	—	1,020	137.00	137.00
9	—	956	130.00	130.00
6	—	1,210	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,085	122.50	122.50
5	—	414	120.00–192.50	169.15
31	—	584	145.00–220.00	188.59
1	—	820	135.00	135.00
17	—	739	137.50–164.00	153.69
12	—	487	170.00–210.00	200.02
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	122.00	122.00
4	—	770	120.00	120.00
4	—	466	150.00	150.00
1	—	665	137.50	137.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	83.00	83.00
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	122.50	122.50
3	—	911	92.00	92.00
2	—	490	87.50	87.50
1	—	1,250	105.00	105.00
1	—	535	90.00	90.00
4	—	950	91.00	91.00
10	—	602	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	852	115.00	115.00
1	—	810	122.50	122.50
8	—	737	123.00–125.00	123.99
8	—	471	120.00–197.50	164.86
1	—	385	157.50	157.50
4	—	431	150.00–160.00	152.47
3	—	501	170.00	170.00
3	—	298	167.50	167.50
1	—	775	122.50	122.50
6	—	664	125.00–158.00	139.77
5	—	572	152.50–160.00	157.54
3	—	318	147.50	147.50
7	—	604	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	667	127.50	127.50
1	—	560	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	140.00	140.00
7	—	627	135.00–137.50	136.47
2	—	557	162.50	162.50
2	—	505	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	127.50	127.50
2	—	585	115.00	115.00
1	—	700	107.50	107.50
1	—	1,155	83.00	83.00
1	—	890	90.00	90.00
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	500	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	77.50	77.50
1	—	755	85.00	85.00
2	—	610	67.50–87.50	77.66

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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