Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Feeder Cattle Sale is Saturday April 8, 2023 at 10:00 AM

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.47/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$189.47

183 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$699

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$68.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.59

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	199.11	1,240	125
Large 1	716	180.00	1,289	24
Medium 1	543	176.67	959	3thin
Large 2	380	170.00	646	2thin
Medium and Large 2	584	165.65	967	23
Medium 2	414	130.83	541	6thin

One grade step is worth $68.28/cwt here — about $699 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 sale183 hd

189.47

—

PA average3 barns · 287 hd

178.89

+10.59

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

100 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 and Large 1	—	360	203.13/cwt	185.00–225.00	731	4
Steers	Large 1	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	2
Steers	Large 1	—	655	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,000	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,197	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	161.67/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,203	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	240	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	164.66/cwt	150.00–179.00	1,515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,450	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	402	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	896	179.32/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,607	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	179.59/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,284	13
Steers	Large 2	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	205.60/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,260	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	222.88/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,139	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,152	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,601	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	472	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	207.40/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,224	20
Steers	Medium 1	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Steers	Large 1	—	395	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	741	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	691	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	802	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	125.87/cwt	117.50–130.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	578	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	213	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	288	3
Steers	Large 1	—	501	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	977	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	587	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	836	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	177	95.57/cwt	85.00–120.00	169	3
Steers	Large 1	—	565	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,144	9
Steers	Medium 1	—	552	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,049	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	890	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,050	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	467	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	689	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,006	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,157	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	325	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	447	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	642	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	783	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	691	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,157	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	570	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	605	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	206.67/cwt	177.50–212.50	901	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	202.03/cwt	177.50–216.00	946	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	993	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	186.30/cwt	175.00–192.50	587	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	350	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	160	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,320	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	502	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	180.95/cwt	180.00–182.50	860	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	872	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	300	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,849	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	183.41/cwt	155.00–190.00	901	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	640	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	976	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	171.72/cwt	157.50–180.00	1,123	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	165.35/cwt	145.00–177.50	640	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	187.14/cwt	162.50–199.00	1,252	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	226.24/cwt	200.00–230.00	993	8
Heifers	Medium 1	—	485	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	167.69/cwt	155.00–175.00	686	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	152.80/cwt	152.50–153.00	1,155	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	435	147.59/cwt	140.00–150.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	173.73/cwt	172.50–175.00	888	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	145.07/cwt	135.00–150.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	179.33/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,038	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	168.38/cwt	157.50–172.50	1,046	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	116.25/cwt	85.00–147.50	233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,427	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 →

Greencastle Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - Greencastle, PA

Sat Mar 4, 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 April 8, 2023 at 10:00 AM

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	185.00–225.00	203.13
1	—	480	215.00	215.00
1	—	245	235.00	235.00
1	—	1,000	100.00	100.00
4	—	920	150.00–179.00	164.66
6	—	824	176.00	176.00
9	—	896	177.00–184.00	179.32
13	—	715	175.00–184.00	179.59
9	—	613	202.00–210.00	205.60
17	—	511	215.00–232.50	222.88
20	—	590	180.00–220.00	207.40
4	—	311	245.00	245.00
2	—	275	210.00	210.00
26	—	669	162.50–199.00	187.14
8	—	439	200.00–230.00	226.24
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	170.00	170.00
2	—	655	167.50	167.50
6	—	1,197	142.50	142.50
1	—	395	187.50	187.50
4	—	501	195.00	195.00
9	—	565	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	137.50	137.50
1	—	535	127.50	127.50
2	—	375	150.00	150.00
3	—	676	160.00–162.50	161.67
3	—	740	162.50	162.50
1	—	600	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,000	100.00	100.00
11	—	491	155.00–190.00	183.41
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	95.00	95.00
4	—	402	135.00	135.00
1	—	635	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
2	—	552	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,152	139.00	139.00
19	—	475	180.00–182.50	180.95
4	—	1,258	147.00	147.00
7	—	654	157.50–180.00	171.72
8	—	387	145.00–177.50	165.35
2	—	722	150.00	150.00
17	—	409	155.00–175.00	167.69
5	—	756	152.50–153.00	152.80
5	—	1,024	147.50	147.50
6	—	511	172.50–175.00	173.73
2	—	310	150.00–155.00	152.42
14	—	579	165.00–185.00	179.33
14	—	621	157.50–172.50	168.38
5	—	878	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	160.00	160.00
2	—	640	152.50	152.50
2	—	285	145.00	145.00
1	—	665	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	542	130.00	130.00
2	—	450	105.00	105.00
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
4	—	646	120.00	120.00
3	—	340	135.00–150.00	145.07
2	—	200	85.00–147.50	116.25
2	—	292	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	115.00	115.00
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	167.50	167.50
4	—	435	140.00–150.00	147.59
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	691	116.00	116.00
3	—	530	117.50–130.00	125.87
3	—	213	135.00	135.00
2	—	587	142.50	142.50
3	—	177	85.00–120.00	95.57
2	—	890	118.00	118.00
2	—	467	147.50	147.50
2	—	390	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,006	115.00	115.00
2	—	325	137.50	137.50
2	—	642	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	120.00	120.00
2	—	382	205.00	205.00
6	—	436	177.50–212.50	206.67
1	—	290	185.00	185.00
9	—	468	177.50–216.00	202.03
3	—	655	167.50	167.50
3	—	503	197.50	197.50
3	—	315	175.00–192.50	186.30
2	—	570	170.00	170.00
1	—	160	200.00	200.00
1	—	765	172.50	172.50
2	—	872	160.00	160.00
1	—	200	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	691	167.50	167.50
2	—	570	197.50	197.50
1	—	605	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
1	—	715	160.00	160.00
2	—	820	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	125.00	125.00
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	112.50	112.50

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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