Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder Steers traded mostly 20-30.00 lower. Light and mid weight feeder Heifers were 10-20.00 lower with heavy yearling type Heifers selling firm to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.58/cwt on 257 head.

Average price

$176.58

257 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$643

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

$77.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.33

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	193.45	1,135	155
Medium and Large 2	573	156.94	899	87
Medium and Large 2-3	424	116.18	492	15thin

One grade step is worth $77.26/cwt here — about $643 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 sale257 hd

176.58

—

PA average6 barns · 701 hd

176.25

+0.33

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

69 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	184.23/cwt	175.00–190.00	706	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	166.26/cwt	152.50–172.50	1,036	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	792	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	656	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	154.10/cwt	147.50–170.00	952	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	161.57/cwt	145.00–175.00	914	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	183.37/cwt	177.50–200.00	882	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,419	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,022	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,083	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	706	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	935	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	930	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,246	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	143.12/cwt	135.00–157.50	738	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	193.82/cwt	177.50–210.00	822	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	198.40/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,055	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	772	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	151.62/cwt	150.00–152.50	511	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	917	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	162.30/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,084	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	159.69/cwt	150.00–170.00	754	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	176.14/cwt	157.50–192.50	911	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	194.90/cwt	187.50–205.00	1,119	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	195.95/cwt	187.50–204.00	1,409	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	298	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	173.13/cwt	162.50–185.00	829	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	143.38/cwt	135.00–150.00	754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	162.32/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,206	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,385	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	687	131.23/cwt	127.50–140.00	902	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	159.68/cwt	153.00–165.00	896	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	133.72/cwt	127.50–140.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	173.01/cwt	150.00–185.00	742	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	120.34/cwt	110.00–145.00	753	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	702	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	165.43/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,017	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	122.50/cwt	110.00–145.00	768	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	130.33/cwt	112.50–147.50	762	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	155.53/cwt	150.00–165.00	756	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	121.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	160.43/cwt	147.50–172.50	1,093	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	187.05/cwt	185.00–190.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	766	162.96/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,248	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	165.01/cwt	160.00–170.00	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	200.40/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,263	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,396	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	152.65/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,090	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	137.42/cwt	120.00–145.00	583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	165.02/cwt	157.50–175.00	962	32

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 Dec 2, 2023

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

Receipts 773Last week 713Year ago 877

Feeder Steers traded mostly 20-30.00 lower. Light and mid weight feeder Heifers were 10-20.00 lower with heavy yearling type Heifers selling firm to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	383	175.00–190.00	184.23
2	—	320	185.00	185.00
6	—	800	120.00	120.00
7	—	623	152.50–172.50	166.26
10	—	687	127.50–140.00	131.23
16	—	561	153.00–165.00	159.68
11	—	486	150.00–165.00	155.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	792	110.00	110.00
4	—	656	136.00	136.00
6	—	578	127.50–140.00	133.72
8	—	626	110.00–145.00	120.34
2	—	702	135.00	135.00
3	—	435	150.00	150.00
2	—	532	135.00	135.00
2	—	485	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	618	147.50–170.00	154.10
13	—	566	145.00–175.00	161.57
11	—	516	135.00–157.50	143.12
2	—	865	167.50	167.50
8	—	337	150.00–152.50	151.62
3	—	271	150.00	150.00
3	—	917	168.00	168.00
4	—	668	155.00–170.00	162.30
10	—	472	150.00–170.00	159.69
2	—	1,075	167.50	167.50
7	—	766	160.00–170.00	162.96
6	—	372	160.00–170.00	165.01
6	—	714	145.00–160.00	152.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	481	177.50–200.00	183.37
2	—	767	185.00	185.00
14	—	424	177.50–210.00	193.82
26	—	532	192.50–205.00	198.40
35	—	574	187.50–205.00	194.90
7	—	853	195.00	195.00
28	—	719	187.50–204.00	195.95
6	—	650	180.00	180.00
12	—	630	195.00–210.00	200.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	110.00–115.00	112.56
2	—	300	115.00	115.00
4	—	298	125.00	125.00
3	—	688	117.50	117.50
2	—	480	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,022	106.00	106.00
5	—	706	132.50	132.50
5	—	930	134.00	134.00
2	—	625	145.00	145.00
2	—	772	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	517	157.50–192.50	176.14
32	—	479	162.50–185.00	173.13
11	—	743	150.00–175.00	162.32
7	—	827	167.50	167.50
34	—	429	150.00–185.00	173.01
3	—	903	160.00	160.00
2	—	302	160.00	160.00
23	—	615	165.00–167.50	165.43
7	—	681	147.50–172.50	160.43
7	—	369	185.00–190.00	187.05
7	—	765	182.50	182.50
4	—	1,023	180.00	180.00
32	—	583	157.50–175.00	165.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	135.00–150.00	143.38
9	—	627	110.00–145.00	122.50
9	—	585	112.50–147.50	130.33
7	—	474	120.00–125.00	121.36
3	—	316	130.00	130.00
2	—	352	140.00	140.00
8	—	424	120.00–145.00	137.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	110.00	110.00
8	—	365	125.00	125.00

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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