Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-04

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $204.90/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$204.90

75 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$109.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−58.31

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	227.12	1,305	31
Large 1	568	204.59	1,162	20
Medium and Large 2	507	194.26	984	17thin
Medium 2	415	150.00	623	3thin
Medium 1	1,000	130.00	1,300	1thin
Large 2	776	117.50	912	3thin

One grade step is worth $109.62/cwt here — about $393 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 sale75 hd

204.90

—

PA average5 barns · 570 hd

263.21

−58.31

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

83 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	—	585	225.95/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,322	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	191.95/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,230	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	477	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	211.09/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,218	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	188.36/cwt	185.00–190.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,224	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,065	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,704	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	880	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,562	2
Steers	Large 2	—	836	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,379	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	228.94/cwt	180.00–245.00	1,559	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	893	1
Steers	Large 2	—	663	164.72/cwt	140.00–190.00	1,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	201.95/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,258	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	970	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	770	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,502	2
Steers	Large 1	—	710	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,910	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	244.74/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,150	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	483	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	652	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	918	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,349	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	317	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	428	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	742	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,261	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	1,000	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	524	240.27/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,259	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	673	181.83/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,224	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	443	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	273.59/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,305	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	592	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,097	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	341	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	242	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	545	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	776	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	912	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	219.17/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,256	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	270	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	547	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	293	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	791	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	825	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	990	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	189.76/cwt	165.00–220.00	1,372	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	242.76/cwt	207.50–260.00	1,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	249.14/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	828	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	253	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	641	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	211.48/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,091	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	562	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	208.49/cwt	180.00–215.00	907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	148.33/cwt	105.00–170.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	437	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,042	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	197.50/cwt	172.50–210.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,318	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 Aug 4, 2023

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

Receipts 336Last week 505Year ago 335

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	585	220.00–235.00	225.95
4	—	768	212.50	212.50
11	—	681	180.00–245.00	228.94
2	—	940	177.50	177.50
1	—	955	200.00	200.00
7	—	470	242.50–250.00	244.74
5	—	725	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	160.00	160.00
3	—	488	185.00–190.00	188.36
1	—	830	147.50	147.50
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
2	—	392	150.00	150.00
1	—	435	145.00	145.00
1	—	580	165.00	165.00
5	—	623	190.00–210.00	201.95
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	160.00	160.00
3	—	710	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	175.00–180.00	177.47
1	—	970	165.00	165.00
1	—	550	175.00	175.00
2	—	742	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	836	165.00	165.00
4	—	663	140.00–190.00	164.72
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	175.00	175.00
2	—	770	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	641	175.00–200.00	191.95
2	—	470	200.00	200.00
1	—	835	180.00	180.00
5	—	577	205.00–220.00	211.09
6	—	516	200.00–227.50	211.48
5	—	435	180.00–215.00	208.49
1	—	265	165.00	165.00
5	—	1,042	173.00	173.00
4	—	921	186.00	186.00
1	—	1,230	141.00	141.00
3	—	345	172.50–210.00	197.50
2	—	732	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	175.00	175.00
4	—	695	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	477	217.50	217.50
3	—	641	222.50	222.50
3	—	685	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	253	130.00	130.00
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
1	—	665	160.00	160.00
4	—	477	165.00	165.00
3	—	565	105.00–170.00	148.33
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	135.00	135.00
3	—	918	147.00	147.00
2	—	317	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	165.00	165.00
5	—	524	200.00–250.00	240.27
3	—	850	160.00	160.00
3	—	673	165.00–190.00	181.83
3	—	443	265.00	265.00
2	—	270	202.50	202.50
1	—	825	150.00	150.00
2	—	562	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	235.00–280.00	273.59
1	—	320	195.00	195.00
6	—	573	215.00–220.00	219.17
2	—	293	270.00	270.00
1	—	990	130.00	130.00
1	—	620	187.50	187.50
4	—	723	165.00–220.00	189.76
3	—	533	207.50–260.00	242.76
2	—	430	237.50–260.00	249.14
1	—	685	210.00	210.00
3	—	828	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	592	185.00	185.00
5	—	665	165.00	165.00
1	—	465	185.00	185.00
3	—	613	157.50	157.50
3	—	341	270.00	270.00
1	—	295	190.00	190.00
2	—	242	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	776	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	165.00	165.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
1	—	360	145.00	145.00

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