Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Heavy supply of feeder cattle with a larger run of lightweight calves. Feeder Steers sold mostly 20.00-25.00 higher. Feeder Bulls were steady to firm. Feeder Heifers were 15.00-20.00 lower. Next Feeder Cattle sale id Friday October 20th at 7:15pm. Receiving cattle from 8:30am-5:30pm on Friday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $229.63/cwt on 310 head.

Average price

$229.63

310 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,295

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$506

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$90.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.84

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	243.42	1,403	233
Medium and Large 2	525	193.59	1,017	55
Medium and Large 1-2	475	191.00	907	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	586	153.00	897	10thin

One grade step is worth $90.42/cwt here — about $506 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 sale310 hd

229.63

—

PA average6 barns · 860 hd

207.80

+21.84

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

68 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 and Large 1	—	1,020	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	721	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	145.00/cwt	135.00–155.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,047	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	277.13/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,341	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	221.24/cwt	210.00–242.50	1,133	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	269.62/cwt	247.50–278.00	1,518	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	198.88/cwt	150.00–235.00	841	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	183.52/cwt	167.50–205.00	971	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	230.88/cwt	217.50–245.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	191.00/cwt	165.00–200.00	907	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,234	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	692	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	934	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,020	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	278.28/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,046	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,408	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	452	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	610	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	531	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	199.14/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,324	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,611	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	953	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,277	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	215.01/cwt	195.00–235.00	1,335	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	248	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	707	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	801	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,202	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	228.69/cwt	190.00–240.00	1,059	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	692	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,246	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	997	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	129.14/cwt	120.00–137.50	979	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	133.61/cwt	120.00–140.00	709	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	143.38/cwt	127.50–165.00	799	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	173.50/cwt	160.00–185.00	987	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	193.17/cwt	175.00–212.00	1,001	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	149.43/cwt	127.50–160.00	548	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	141.91/cwt	130.00–155.00	460	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	185.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,131	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	170.42/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,137	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	181.86/cwt	162.50–186.00	1,337	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	176.58/cwt	160.00–182.50	1,181	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	181.69/cwt	157.50–190.00	838	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	180.94/cwt	180.00–182.50	785	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	154.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	150.76/cwt	140.00–167.50	712	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	186.52/cwt	175.00–191.00	707	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	185.60/cwt	170.00–200.00	791	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	180.35/cwt	177.50–195.00	1,666	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,600	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	175.77/cwt	155.00–185.00	998	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	178.47/cwt	167.50–187.50	939	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	270.84/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,148	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	165.92/cwt	160.00–177.50	1,030	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	209.29/cwt	185.00–215.00	988	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	798	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,277	8

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 Oct 7, 2023

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

Receipts 1,113Last week 600Year ago 1,008

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	170.00	170.00
3	—	906	182.00	182.00
22	—	735	162.50–186.00	181.86
21	—	669	160.00–182.50	176.58
28	—	461	157.50–190.00	181.69
9	—	320	190.00	190.00
3	—	823	194.00	194.00
29	—	379	175.00–191.00	186.52
24	—	426	170.00–200.00	185.60
37	—	568	155.00–185.00	175.77
31	—	526	167.50–187.50	178.47
17	—	621	160.00–177.50	165.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	531	120.00–140.00	133.61
8	—	557	127.50–165.00	143.38
15	—	367	127.50–160.00	149.43
6	—	324	130.00–155.00	141.91
10	—	667	160.00–175.00	170.42
3	—	700	130.00	130.00
5	—	411	140.00	140.00
4	—	614	150.00–160.00	154.91
14	—	472	140.00–167.50	150.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	721	150.00	150.00
4	—	510	135.00–155.00	145.00
2	—	470	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,047	167.50	167.50
33	—	484	240.00–290.00	277.13
12	—	512	210.00–242.50	221.24
49	—	563	247.50–278.00	269.62
3	—	726	170.00	170.00
15	—	376	277.50–280.00	278.28
4	—	328	265.00	265.00
3	—	761	185.00	185.00
23	—	665	180.00–210.00	199.14
11	—	871	185.00	185.00
11	—	621	195.00–235.00	215.01
12	—	924	177.50–195.00	180.35
12	—	842	190.00	190.00
43	—	424	257.50–277.50	270.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	250.00	250.00
14	—	423	150.00–235.00	198.88
8	—	529	167.50–205.00	183.52
4	—	336	217.50–245.00	230.88
3	—	558	190.00	190.00
3	—	850	120.00	120.00
12	—	472	185.00–215.00	209.29
8	—	798	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	475	165.00–200.00	191.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	692	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,020	118.00	118.00
4	—	452	135.00	135.00
3	—	531	130.00	130.00
6	—	953	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	248	295.00	295.00
2	—	707	177.50	177.50
4	—	801	150.00	150.00
25	—	463	190.00–240.00	228.69
5	—	692	180.00	180.00
2	—	412	267.50	267.50
21	—	569	160.00–185.00	173.50
21	—	518	175.00–212.00	193.17
3	—	383	262.50	262.50
6	—	611	180.00–190.00	185.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	997	120.00	120.00
6	—	758	120.00–137.50	129.14
2	—	840	135.00	135.00
5	—	335	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	434	180.00–182.50	180.94

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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