Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The April feeder cattle sale showed a larger run of calves with the majority of the larger groups being 600-800 lbs. There was good demand for lighter heifer calves to be turned out on Spring pastures. Compared to last month, Feeder Steers 300-400 lbs traded 30.00 lower, 400-600 lbs were 12.00-17.00 lower,600-700 lbs were 30.00-45.00 lower and 700-900 lb Steers were 20.00-25.00 lower. Feeder Heifers 300-500 lbs were mostly steady to firm, 500-700 lb heifers were 20.00-25.00 lower and 700-800 lb heifers were 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $254.49/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −238.15 against this barn's trailing median of $492.64.

Average price

$254.49

98 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,395

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$52.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.21

vs PA average

−56.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	275.84	1,485	48
Medium and Large 1-2	578	260.00	1,503	15thin
Medium and Large 2	548	222.87	1,222	35

One grade step is worth $52.97/cwt here — about $263 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale98 hd

254.49

—

PA average3 barns · 124 hd

252.28

+2.21

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

−56.27

This barn, trailing median1 sales

492.64

−238.15

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

73 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	800–850	839	212.33/cwt	195.00–217.50	1,781	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	205.88/cwt	185.00–217.50	1,268	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	199.20/cwt	185.00–204.00	1,944	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	299.03/cwt	295.00–301.00	1,032	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	267.31/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,321	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	214.15/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,683	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	253.44/cwt	225.00–277.50	1,581	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	215.15/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,547	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	258.49/cwt	235.00–277.50	1,491	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	800–850	842	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,861	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	261.33/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,137	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	210.09/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,216	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	284.51/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,477	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	942	202.55/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,077	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	199.99/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,454	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	254.96/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,076	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	260.55/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,011	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	192.69/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,547	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	251.67/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,218	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	249	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	286.98/cwt	280.00–300.00	970	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	220.23/cwt	190.00–245.00	1,143	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	196.01/cwt	185.00–240.00	1,325	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	260.04/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,100	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	266.80/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,022	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	228.96/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,468	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,252	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	207.48/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	847	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	856	146.23/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,252	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	213.95/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,252	14
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	842	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,474	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	195.84/cwt	182.50–225.00	1,138	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	223.59/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,067	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	225.49/cwt	215.00–245.00	825	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	806	160.71/cwt	157.50–165.00	1,295	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	191.70/cwt	175.00–225.00	1,026	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	682	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	212.45/cwt	180.00–257.50	922	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	165.97/cwt	152.50–170.00	1,185	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	223.79/cwt	215.00–230.00	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	197.57/cwt	175.00–245.00	818	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	245.13/cwt	235.00–250.00	821	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	269.11/cwt	265.00–275.00	850	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	354	226.97/cwt	215.00–235.00	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	228.81/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,199	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	222.81/cwt	205.00–265.00	1,408	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	226.67/cwt	190.00–240.00	1,099	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	184.68/cwt	165.00–192.50	1,228	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,503	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	450–500	498	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,419	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	800–850	818	226.55/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,853	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	700–750	715	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,591	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	183.88/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	950–1000	972	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,895	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	950–1000	980	213.73/cwt	212.00–215.00	2,095	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	236.76/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,591	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	220.98/cwt	190.00–240.00	1,693	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	198.72/cwt	185.00–212.50	1,765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	650–700	662	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	500–550	508	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,334	4

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

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Receipts 1,268Last week 643Year ago 1,138

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	300.00	300.00
6	300–350	345	295.00–301.00	299.03
2	350–400	377	255.00	255.00
16	400–450	435	250.00–267.50	261.33
12	450–500	494	245.00–290.00	267.31
32	500–550	519	275.00–292.50	284.51
16	550–600	577	235.00–277.50	258.49
29	600–650	624	225.00–277.50	253.44
43	650–700	672	217.50–240.00	236.76
19	700–750	719	200.00–225.00	215.15
35	750–800	766	190.00–240.00	220.98
13	800–850	839	195.00–217.50	212.33
6	850–900	888	185.00–212.50	198.72
5	900–950	942	195.00–207.50	202.55
12	950–1000	976	185.00–204.00	199.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	265.00–275.00	269.11
4	350–400	367	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	447	200.00	200.00
10	450–500	485	190.00–240.00	226.67
21	500–550	524	205.00–250.00	228.81
14	550–600	585	200.00–245.00	213.95
10	600–650	632	205.00–265.00	222.81
2	650–700	680	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	578	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	498	285.00	285.00
6	650–700	662	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
31	800–850	818	224.00–229.00	226.55
46	950–1000	980	212.00–215.00	213.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	249	305.00	305.00
7	300–350	338	280.00–300.00	286.98
9	350–400	388	252.50–265.00	260.55
13	400–450	422	245.00–265.00	254.96
7	450–500	484	240.00–265.00	251.67
44	500–550	519	190.00–245.00	220.23
21	550–600	579	200.00–230.00	210.09
28	600–650	616	185.00–217.50	205.88
21	650–700	676	185.00–240.00	196.01
6	700–750	727	195.00–205.00	199.99
17	750–800	786	185.00–225.00	214.15
13	800–850	803	185.00–195.00	192.69
3	850–900	870	195.00	195.00
2	900–950	932	167.50	167.50
2	1050–1100	1,077	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	508	262.50	262.50
26	700–750	715	222.50	222.50
26	800–850	842	221.00	221.00
20	950–1000	972	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	335	235.00–250.00	245.13
13	350–400	366	215.00–245.00	225.49
24	400–450	434	180.00–257.50	212.45
11	450–500	477	210.00–235.00	223.59
9	500–550	535	175.00–225.00	191.70
10	550–600	581	182.50–225.00	195.84
13	650–700	665	165.00–192.50	184.68
9	700–750	714	152.50–170.00	165.97
7	800–850	806	157.50–165.00	160.71
6	850–900	856	140.00–152.50	146.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
9	350–400	383	260.00–275.00	266.80
10	400–450	423	230.00–275.00	260.04
2	450–500	485	242.50	242.50
6	500–550	506	247.50	247.50
7	600–650	641	220.00–232.50	228.96
4	700–750	729	200.00–215.00	207.48
2	800–850	847	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	215.00–230.00	223.79
5	350–400	354	215.00–235.00	226.97
9	400–450	414	175.00–245.00	197.57
2	500–550	535	225.00	225.00
5	550–600	578	175.00–190.00	183.88
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	682	162.50	162.50
8	800–850	842	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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