Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale Feeder Steers and Heifers traded sharply higher with very good demand for 500-700 lb. calves. Feeder Steers 500-600 lbs. were 40.00-50.00 higher, 600-700 lbs. 40.00-45.00 higher and 700-800 lbs. 20.00-25.00 higher. Feeder Heifers 400-600 lbs. sold 30.00 to 50.00 higher and 600-800 lb. heifers were 15.00-25.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.80/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −165.88 against this barn's trailing median of $404.67.

Average price

$238.80

44 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$41.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs PA average

−30.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	241.63	1,325	41
Medium and Large 2	518	200.00	1,036	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.63/cwt here — about $289 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale44 hd

238.80

—

PA average1 barns · 44 hd

238.80

+0.00

National average181 barns · 16,149 hd

268.88

−30.08

This barn, trailing median1 sales

404.67

−165.88

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

54 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	850–900	897	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	282.85/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,909	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	285.33/cwt	267.50–295.00	1,803	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	239.24/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,711	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	296.51/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,583	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	278.80/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,177	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	248.47/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	197.78/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,416	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	253.13/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,240	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	218.65/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,377	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	252.93/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,077	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	245.09/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,282	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	237.22/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,378	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	195.88/cwt	187.50–205.00	1,591	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	217.59/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,486	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	937	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,546	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	865	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,427	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	812	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,340	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	617	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,203	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	705	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,075	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	276.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,454	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	273.76/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,038	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	229.27/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,417	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	272.45/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,272	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	972	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	208.14/cwt	195.00–220.00	993	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	254.60/cwt	240.00–260.00	817	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	872	186.67/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	214.83/cwt	195.00–225.00	904	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	247.43/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	279.62/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,191	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	249.13/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,350	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	200.77/cwt	170.00–225.00	1,546	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,035	3

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 Mar 2, 2024

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

Receipts 643Last week 562Year ago 673

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	285.00	285.00
8	400–450	422	275.00–280.00	278.80
15	500–550	534	280.00–315.00	296.51
2	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
20	600–650	632	267.50–295.00	285.33
29	650–700	675	255.00–295.00	282.85
16	700–750	715	230.00–275.00	239.24
6	750–800	779	230.00–285.00	248.47
2	800–850	840	235.00	235.00
2	850–900	897	205.00	205.00
6	900–950	917	210.00	210.00
3	950–1000	961	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
17	400–450	426	270.00–285.00	279.62
11	500–550	542	210.00–260.00	249.13
5	550–600	569	267.50	267.50
2	700–750	745	245.00	245.00
9	750–800	770	170.00–225.00	200.77
2	850–900	885	195.00	195.00
2	950–1000	972	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	260.00	260.00
26	400–450	426	245.00–260.00	252.93
8	450–500	490	250.00–255.00	253.13
23	500–550	523	230.00–255.00	245.09
18	550–600	581	230.00–247.50	237.22
31	600–650	630	200.00–235.00	218.65
10	650–700	683	210.00–225.00	217.59
9	700–750	716	190.00–210.00	197.78
2	750–800	765	207.50	207.50
16	800–850	812	187.50–205.00	195.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	240.00–260.00	254.60
6	400–450	421	195.00–225.00	214.83
9	450–500	477	195.00–220.00	208.14
3	500–550	518	200.00	200.00
5	600–650	630	165.00	165.00
2	800–850	800	160.00	160.00
6	850–900	872	185.00–187.50	186.67
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	617	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	705	152.50	152.50
2	800–850	812	165.00	165.00
3	850–900	865	165.00	165.00
4	900–950	937	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	265.00	265.00
8	350–400	379	270.00–275.00	273.76
4	450–500	467	270.00–275.00	272.45
10	500–550	525	270.00–280.00	276.96
7	600–650	618	220.00–240.00	229.27
5	700–750	724	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	235.00–260.00	247.43
2	450–500	450	215.00	215.00
4	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	598	245.00	245.00
4	800–850	805	175.00	175.00

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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