Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Feeder cattle sale is Saturday March 4, 2023 at 10:00 AM.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.45/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$140.45

134 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$37.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.40

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	148.03	878	98
Medium 1	570	131.24	748	16thin
Medium and Large 2	505	110.68	559	20

One grade step is worth $37.35/cwt here — about $319 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 sale134 hd

140.45

—

PA average6 barns · 374 hd

129.05

+11.40

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

74 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 1	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	153.22/cwt	140.00–158.00	656	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	175.00/cwt	135.00–195.00	691	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	1,020	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	182.84/cwt	137.50–207.50	953	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	183.84/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,035	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,109	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,288	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,771	2
Steers	Large 1	—	709	146.44/cwt	127.50–175.00	1,038	13
Steers	Medium 1	—	722	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,142	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	332	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	506	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	1,050	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,365	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	281	121.25/cwt	120.00–122.50	341	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	405	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	189.77/cwt	180.00–197.50	928	12
Steers	Medium 1	—	763	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,001	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	705	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	617	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	662	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	602	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	173.79/cwt	150.00–182.50	739	10
Steers	Medium 1	—	670	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,055	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	993	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,013	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	170.40/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,133	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	533	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	943	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	567	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	865	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	468	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	796	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	115.49/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	170.04/cwt	162.50–172.50	891	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	787	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	790	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	317	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	980	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	118.53/cwt	75.00–140.00	705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	180.54/cwt	152.50–186.00	751	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	154.04/cwt	150.00–156.00	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	148.18/cwt	145.00–152.50	833	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	151.23/cwt	147.50–152.50	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,120	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	498	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	150.89/cwt	145.00–152.50	939	18
Heifers	Medium 1	—	658	144.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	949	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	150.54/cwt	150.00–152.50	554	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	144.80/cwt	135.00–150.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	142.21/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,054	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,191	2

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 Feb 3, 2023

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 March 4, 2023 at 10:00 AM.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
2	—	317	125.00	125.00
1	—	980	125.00	125.00
5	—	498	121.00	121.00
7	—	658	140.00–145.00	144.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	428	140.00–158.00	153.22
6	—	1,270	128.00	128.00
7	—	466	150.00–156.00	154.04
18	—	562	145.00–152.50	148.18
4	—	518	147.50–152.50	151.23
4	—	835	137.50	137.50
2	—	653	135.00–140.00	137.51
1	—	875	135.00	135.00
18	—	622	145.00–152.50	150.89
5	—	368	150.00–152.50	150.54
8	—	741	136.00–146.00	142.21
1	—	285	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	77.50	77.50
3	—	535	117.50	117.50
6	—	595	75.00–140.00	118.53
1	—	800	112.50	112.50
3	—	435	125.00	125.00
3	—	290	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	936	143.00	143.00
3	—	395	135.00–195.00	175.00
15	—	521	137.50–207.50	182.84
7	—	563	165.00–190.00	183.84
7	—	616	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,288	137.50	137.50
5	—	714	160.00	160.00
12	—	489	180.00–197.50	189.77
10	—	425	150.00–182.50	173.79
9	—	665	155.00–175.00	170.40
2	—	1,020	136.00	136.00
4	—	757	148.00	148.00
2	—	827	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	127.50	127.50
2	—	722	145.00	145.00
2	—	332	152.50	152.50
1	—	1,050	130.00	130.00
2	—	763	130.00–132.50	131.25
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
4	—	670	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	80.00	80.00
1	—	835	125.00	125.00
2	—	435	122.50	122.50
3	—	332	135.00–150.00	144.80
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	709	127.50–175.00	146.44
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	281	120.00–122.50	121.25
1	—	405	80.00	80.00
1	—	705	87.50	87.50
2	—	662	91.00	91.00
2	—	550	91.00	91.00
6	—	993	102.00	102.00
3	—	943	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,038	110.00–121.00	115.49
2	—	605	157.50	157.50
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
6	—	524	162.50–172.50	170.04
2	—	465	165.00	165.00
3	—	578	165.00	165.00
11	—	416	152.50–186.00	180.54
2	—	665	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	715	135.00	135.00
4	—	567	152.50	152.50
1	—	790	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	170.00	170.00
2	—	545	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	787	130.00	130.00
2	—	610	130.00	130.00

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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