Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-01

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $212.13/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$212.13

255 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,320

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

per head · Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$90.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.20

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	482	250.00	1,205	2thin
Medium and Large 1	601	223.84	1,345	196
Large 1	920	184.60	1,698	21
Medium 1	715	175.00	1,251	1thin
Medium 2	538	166.70	897	11thin
Large 2	666	161.28	1,074	7thin
Medium and Large 2	552	159.24	879	17thin

One grade step is worth $90.76/cwt here — about $326 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 sale255 hd

212.13

—

PA average4 barns · 614 hd

194.94

+17.20

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

124 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 2	—	571	155.88/cwt	130.00–165.00	890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	239.45/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,360	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	244.56/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,039	29
Steers	Large 2	—	845	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,162	1
Steers	Large 2	—	630	176.29/cwt	140.00–200.00	1,111	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	872	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,182	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	189.56/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,355	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	206.52/cwt	192.50–222.50	1,375	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	233.30/cwt	195.00–245.00	1,451	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,717	15
Steers	Medium 2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Steers	Large 2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	153.57/cwt	130.00–175.00	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	143.03/cwt	115.00–170.00	555	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	575	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,021	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	417	184.54/cwt	152.50–190.00	770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	150	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	172.20/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	208.43/cwt	195.00–215.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	259.16/cwt	255.00–265.00	964	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	299	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	431	168.54/cwt	160.00–185.00	726	6
Steers	Large 3	—	482	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,205	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	540	180.03/cwt	175.00–185.00	972	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	617	136.08/cwt	135.00–137.50	840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	460	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	192.55/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,099	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	226.70/cwt	215.00–260.00	1,147	24
Steers	Large 1	—	432	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	242.98/cwt	222.50–255.00	1,169	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	997	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,869	2
Steers	Large 1	—	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	2
Steers	Large 1	—	1,005	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,508	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	683	128.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	876	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	476	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,061	172.73/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,833	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	961	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,413	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	595	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	699	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Steers	Large 1	—	681	193.23/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,316	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	742	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,106	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,185	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,541	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	940	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,175	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	885	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,350	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	840	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,029	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	495	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	611	198.17/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,211	3
Bulls	Medium 1	—	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,015	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	955	135.03/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,290	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	591	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,315	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	226	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	350	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	457	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	754	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	130	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	697	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	241.56/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,027	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	211.34/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,095	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	539	182.56/cwt	172.50–190.00	984	7
Bulls	Medium 1	—	322	163.71/cwt	155.00–170.00	527	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	222.82/cwt	190.00–255.00	840	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	202.50/cwt	180.00–260.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	133.63/cwt	130.00–150.00	369	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	247	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	457	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	200.74/cwt	175.00–207.50	1,050	35
Steers	Large 1	—	1,148	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,871	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,215	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,090	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	512	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	998	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	546	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,322	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	699	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	668	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,029	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	152.29/cwt	132.50–162.00	1,581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	124.16/cwt	120.00–125.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	216.38/cwt	170.00–222.00	1,021	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	181.91/cwt	152.50–190.00	1,135	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	222.90/cwt	206.00–227.50	914	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	948	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,763	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	727	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,000	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	805	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	331	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	422	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	750	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	497	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	378	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	132.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	882	5
Bulls	Medium 1	—	1,155	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	710	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,189	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	1

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 Sep 1, 2023

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

Receipts 600Last week 336Year ago 772

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	130.00–165.00	155.88
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
6	—	540	175.00–185.00	180.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	568	220.00–250.00	239.45
29	—	425	225.00–252.50	244.56
17	—	715	180.00–200.00	189.56
18	—	666	192.50–222.50	206.52
13	—	622	195.00–245.00	233.30
15	—	808	212.50	212.50
3	—	330	195.00–215.00	208.43
5	—	372	255.00–265.00	259.16
5	—	772	205.00	205.00
24	—	506	215.00–260.00	226.70
16	—	481	222.50–255.00	242.98
2	—	997	187.50	187.50
1	—	1,045	175.00	175.00
9	—	1,061	160.00–179.00	172.73
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	137.50	137.50
5	—	630	140.00–200.00	176.29
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	872	167.50	167.50
1	—	815	145.00	145.00
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
2	—	525	175.00	175.00
2	—	315	130.00–175.00	153.57
2	—	388	115.00–170.00	143.03
1	—	150	125.00	125.00
4	—	667	150.00–190.00	172.20
2	—	567	152.50	152.50
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	250.00	250.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	240.00	240.00
2	—	470	215.00	215.00
2	—	1,005	150.00	150.00
3	—	681	190.00–200.00	193.23
5	—	1,148	163.00	163.00
6	—	1,215	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	177.50	177.50
7	—	417	152.50–190.00	184.54
3	—	546	167.50	167.50
8	—	668	154.00	154.00
1	—	795	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	299	160.00	160.00
6	—	431	160.00–185.00	168.54
7	—	617	135.00–137.50	136.08
2	—	512	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	187.00	187.00
6	—	571	185.00–200.00	192.55
35	—	523	175.00–207.50	200.74
5	—	801	165.00	165.00
5	—	337	207.50	207.50
3	—	1,038	132.50–162.00	152.29
4	—	295	182.50	182.50
5	—	397	228.00	228.00
22	—	472	170.00–222.00	216.38
26	—	624	152.50–190.00	181.91
21	—	410	206.00–227.50	222.90
3	—	948	186.00	186.00
1	—	780	165.00	165.00
2	—	740	190.00	190.00
1	—	210	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	276	130.00–150.00	133.63
6	—	424	120.00–125.00	124.16
2	—	497	142.50	142.50
2	—	632	160.00	160.00
2	—	325	147.50	147.50
5	—	663	125.00–135.00	132.98
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	727	137.50	137.50
4	—	805	147.00	147.00
3	—	331	127.50	127.50
4	—	750	151.00	151.00
2	—	425	150.00	150.00
1	—	590	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	125.00–130.00	128.33
3	—	476	132.50	132.50
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
5	—	961	147.00	147.00
1	—	595	117.50	117.50
2	—	390	135.00	135.00
4	—	742	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,185	130.00	130.00
1	—	940	125.00	125.00
2	—	435	140.00	140.00
1	—	885	152.50	152.50
1	—	840	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,015	145.00	145.00
1	—	710	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	135.00	135.00
1	—	495	195.00	195.00
3	—	611	175.00–210.00	198.17
1	—	255	160.00	160.00
7	—	539	172.50–190.00	182.56
7	—	322	155.00–170.00	163.71
1	—	555	170.00	170.00
2	—	735	145.00	145.00
7	—	247	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,155	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	120.00	120.00
2	—	715	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	955	130.00–150.00	135.03
1	—	310	225.00	225.00
10	—	591	222.50	222.50
1	—	130	305.00	305.00
1	—	605	185.00	185.00
2	—	697	170.00	170.00
12	—	425	200.00–255.00	241.56
11	—	518	205.00–215.00	211.34
1	—	720	175.00	175.00
10	—	377	190.00–255.00	222.82
4	—	277	180.00–260.00	202.50
2	—	760	150.00	150.00
1	—	230	230.00	230.00
1	—	490	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	177.50	177.50
2	—	545	115.00	115.00
2	—	277	137.50	137.50
1	—	700	135.00	135.00
3	—	226	155.00	155.00
2	—	617	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	457	165.00	165.00

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