Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next feeder cattle sale will be on Friday February 03, 2023 at 7:00PM.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.30/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$152.30

107 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$44.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.33

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	159.89	1,002	78
Medium 1	503	145.03	730	6thin
Large 1	796	136.88	1,090	4thin
Medium and Large 2	486	127.38	620	18thin
Large 2	610	115.00	702	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.89/cwt here — about $300 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 sale107 hd

152.30

—

PA average5 barns · 336 hd

152.63

−0.33

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

70 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 2	—	730	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	173	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	242	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,575	2
Steers	Large 1	—	910	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	425	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	502	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	474	138.79/cwt	135.00–140.00	658	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	562	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	123.84/cwt	120.00–135.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,014	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	161.51/cwt	160.00–162.50	793	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	382	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	478	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Steers	Large 2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	165.30/cwt	162.50–170.00	936	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	614	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	905	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	914	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	451	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	151.23/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,099	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	161.26/cwt	135.00–170.00	1,058	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	655	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	639	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,063	101.80/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	162.14/cwt	150.00–175.00	858	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	876	109.75/cwt	105.00–112.50	961	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	201	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	251	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	157.01/cwt	135.00–167.50	727	13
Bulls	Large 1	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	657	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	871	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	577	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	866	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	880	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.20/cwt	122.50–145.00	869	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	137.12/cwt	125.00–140.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	142.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	952	5
Steers	Large 1	—	970	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,310	1
Steers	Large 1	—	652	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	468	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	410	118.31/cwt	115.00–120.00	485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	139.40/cwt	137.50–145.00	1,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	138.44/cwt	130.00–140.00	814	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	129.94/cwt	127.50–132.50	800	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	146.44/cwt	135.00–152.50	817	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	147.50/cwt	137.50–157.50	770	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	130.77/cwt	125.00–137.50	673	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	156.64/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,065	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	158.95/cwt	145.00–162.50	699	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	143.36/cwt	142.50–150.00	893	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	133.30/cwt	132.50–137.50	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	141.22/cwt	135.00–145.00	672	5

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 →

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The next feeder cattle sale will be on Friday February 03, 2023 at 7:00PM.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	115.00	115.00
3	—	173	140.00	140.00
13	—	463	135.00–167.50	157.01
10	—	558	135.00–152.50	146.44
13	—	522	137.50–157.50	147.50
6	—	680	155.00–160.00	156.64
8	—	440	145.00–162.50	158.95
9	—	623	142.50–150.00	143.36
1	—	295	147.50	147.50
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
3	—	388	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
2	—	657	132.50	132.50
2	—	577	150.00	150.00
1	—	880	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	135.00–145.00	141.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	140.00	140.00
1	—	745	122.50	122.50
2	—	346	145.00	145.00
4	—	517	120.00–135.00	123.84
2	—	558	100.00	100.00
2	—	437	122.50	122.50
1	—	240	95.00	95.00
2	—	280	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	966	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,105	142.50	142.50
11	—	624	162.50	162.50
5	—	491	160.00–162.50	161.51
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
9	—	566	162.50–170.00	165.30
3	—	390	157.50	157.50
6	—	727	150.00–152.50	151.23
26	—	656	135.00–170.00	161.26
12	—	529	150.00–175.00	162.14
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	132.50	132.50
1	—	970	135.00	135.00
2	—	652	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	135.00–140.00	138.79
2	—	562	157.50	157.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	135.00	135.00
19	—	620	122.50–145.00	140.20
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
4	—	781	130.00	130.00
5	—	443	125.00–140.00	137.12
5	—	666	135.00–145.00	142.93
2	—	347	135.00	135.00
4	—	726	137.50–145.00	139.40
6	—	588	130.00–140.00	138.44
15	—	515	125.00–137.50	130.77
6	—	487	132.50–137.50	133.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	112.50	112.50
4	—	616	127.50–132.50	129.94
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
1	—	680	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	130.00	130.00
6	—	410	115.00–120.00	118.31
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	382	125.00	125.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
3	—	905	101.00	101.00
3	—	451	112.50	112.50
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
1	—	655	97.50	97.50
5	—	1,063	100.00–103.00	101.80
8	—	876	105.00–112.50	109.75
4	—	201	125.00	125.00

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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