Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.52/cwt on 238 head.

Average price

$177.52

238 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$20.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.55

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	183.76	989	164
Medium and Large 2	464	163.69	760	74

One grade step is worth $20.06/cwt here — about $230 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 sale238 hd

177.52

—

PA average6 barns · 540 hd

179.06

−1.55

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

60 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 2	—	768	147.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,133	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	149.54/cwt	125.00–175.00	1,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	171.25/cwt	165.00–177.50	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	227.30/cwt	217.50–242.50	1,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	207.68/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,406	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,092	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	162.72/cwt	145.00–170.00	670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,457	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	152.05/cwt	120.00–207.50	573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	173.78/cwt	150.00–210.00	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	216.94/cwt	190.00–227.50	848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	226.27/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,097	24
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	895	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,155	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	667	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	734	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	219.00/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,156	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	216.74/cwt	195.00–228.00	1,587	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	181.31/cwt	160.00–202.50	1,050	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	188.11/cwt	172.50–212.50	988	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	172.68/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,064	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,153	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	140.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	191.20/cwt	182.50–195.00	883	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	862	138.66/cwt	122.50–155.00	1,195	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	297	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	193.03/cwt	160.00–220.00	1,004	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	138.80/cwt	130.00–150.00	515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	171.05/cwt	150.00–205.00	653	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	177.39/cwt	170.00–182.50	749	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	162.79/cwt	112.50–192.50	913	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	167.20/cwt	137.50–187.50	896	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	499	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	861	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	137.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	198.30/cwt	170.00–212.50	928	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	169.11/cwt	160.00–182.50	1,158	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	174.19/cwt	152.50–189.00	984	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	221.21/cwt	195.00–235.00	1,391	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	220.61/cwt	197.50–240.00	1,284	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	206.56/cwt	200.00–215.00	886	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	165.85/cwt	150.00–182.50	1,008	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	176.00/cwt	160.00–210.00	651	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,189	6

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 Nov 4, 2023

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

Receipts 713Last week 198Year ago 790

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	768	145.00–150.00	147.56
4	—	678	125.00–175.00	149.54
4	—	550	165.00–177.50	171.25
2	—	627	165.00	165.00
2	—	490	205.00	205.00
3	—	810	165.00	165.00
3	—	285	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,092	140.00	140.00
7	—	412	145.00–170.00	162.72
2	—	344	165.00	165.00
6	—	377	120.00–207.50	152.05
5	—	522	150.00–210.00	173.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	442	217.50–242.50	227.30
21	—	677	190.00–211.00	207.68
7	—	763	191.00	191.00
2	—	885	157.50	157.50
24	—	485	200.00–245.00	226.27
2	—	1,050	175.00	175.00
21	—	528	205.00–230.00	219.00
15	—	732	195.00–228.00	216.74
37	—	629	195.00–235.00	221.21
30	—	582	197.50–240.00	220.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	391	190.00–227.50	216.94
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	895	129.00	129.00
2	—	667	110.00	110.00
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	160.00–202.50	181.31
26	—	525	172.50–212.50	188.11
14	—	616	165.00–180.00	172.68
3	—	725	159.00	159.00
2	—	445	180.00	180.00
2	—	372	165.00	165.00
14	—	462	182.50–195.00	191.20
4	—	862	122.50–155.00	138.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	135.00–145.00	140.93
3	—	618	150.00	150.00
3	—	510	110.00	110.00
2	—	412	157.50	157.50
9	—	371	130.00–150.00	138.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	152.50	152.50
2	—	297	125.00	125.00
20	—	382	150.00–205.00	171.05
12	—	422	170.00–182.50	177.39
11	—	561	112.50–192.50	162.79
9	—	536	137.50–187.50	167.20
7	—	499	172.50	172.50
6	—	315	135.00–140.00	137.59
3	—	716	120.00	120.00
2	—	660	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	817	145.00	145.00
2	—	300	147.50	147.50
55	—	520	160.00–220.00	193.03
2	—	952	140.00	140.00
21	—	468	170.00–212.50	198.30
17	—	685	160.00–182.50	169.11
17	—	565	152.50–189.00	174.19
16	—	429	200.00–215.00	206.56
14	—	608	150.00–182.50	165.85
12	—	370	160.00–210.00	176.00
6	—	780	150.00–155.00	152.49

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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