Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the August Feeder Cattle Sale, Steers traded 15.00 to 20.00 lower, Heifers were mostly 20.00 lower and Bulls sold 25.00 lower. With Feeder cattle prices trending lower, there was still good demand for higher quality calves. The bulk of the calves sold were 400 to 550 lb calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $248.01/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −244.64 against this barn's trailing median of $492.64.

Average price

$248.01

86 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,354

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$59.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs PA average

−21.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	257.63	1,406	72
Medium and Large 2	548	198.52	1,089	14thin

One grade step is worth $59.11/cwt here — about $317 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale86 hd

248.01

—

PA average1 barns · 86 hd

248.01

+0.00

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−21.39

This barn, trailing median1 sales

492.64

−244.64

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

62 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	1050–1100	1,085	181.16/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,966	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,022	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	776	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	271.54/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,168	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	202.75/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,845	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	238.09/cwt	217.50–245.00	1,455	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	207.51/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,002	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	192.42/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,101	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	214.49/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	193.54/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,225	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	405	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	749	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	689	153.64/cwt	147.50–162.50	1,059	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	252.81/cwt	237.50–265.00	1,471	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	269.92/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,269	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	818	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,178	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	632	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	901	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	623	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,153	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	511	200.06/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,022	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	206.65/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,068	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	196.79/cwt	185.00–202.50	1,293	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	947	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,364	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	789	144.89/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,143	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	213.98/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,025	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	235.68/cwt	225.00–250.00	874	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	205.21/cwt	185.00–225.00	969	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	229.93/cwt	215.00–245.00	869	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	213.27/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,337	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	197.71/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,526	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	223.75/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,289	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	224.78/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,027	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	243.08/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,057	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	244.26/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,280	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	237.27/cwt	235.00–240.00	790	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	909	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	229.34/cwt	210.00–240.00	959	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	225.29/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,203	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	213.36/cwt	200.00–230.00	905	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,117	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,988	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	261.27/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,353	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	213.09/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,404	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	199.92/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	244.21/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,604	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	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

Fri Sep 6, 2024

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

Receipts 817Last week 473Year ago 600

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	355	290.00	290.00
39	400–450	430	250.00–290.00	271.54
18	450–500	470	250.00–280.00	269.92
41	500–550	518	245.00–275.00	261.27
31	550–600	582	237.50–265.00	252.81
17	600–650	611	217.50–245.00	238.09
19	650–700	657	242.50–245.00	244.21
3	700–750	706	225.00	225.00
5	750–800	784	212.50–217.50	214.49
7	850–900	872	210.00	210.00
11	900–950	910	190.00–210.00	202.75
11	1050–1100	1,085	178.00–185.00	181.16
6	1100–1150	1,117	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	215.00	215.00
4	450–500	483	205.00–210.00	207.51
6	500–550	517	205.00–210.00	206.65
8	550–600	572	185.00–205.00	192.42
7	600–650	633	192.50–195.00	193.54
7	650–700	657	185.00–202.50	196.79
3	750–800	776	150.00	150.00
2	900–950	940	173.00	173.00
6	1000–1050	1,022	171.00	171.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	185.00	185.00
1	550–600	570	170.00	170.00
2	600–650	632	142.50	142.50
11	650–700	689	147.50–162.50	153.64
6	750–800	789	140.00–155.00	144.89
4	800–850	818	144.00	144.00
3	900–950	947	144.00	144.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	511	195.00–210.00	200.06
3	600–650	623	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	225.00	225.00
7	350–400	371	225.00–250.00	235.68
11	400–450	435	225.00–265.00	243.08
15	450–500	479	205.00–222.50	213.98
7	500–550	524	240.00–250.00	244.26
2	600–650	645	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	175.00	175.00
8	450–500	472	185.00–225.00	205.21
2	500–550	545	175.00	175.00
2	650–700	687	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	333	235.00–240.00	237.27
11	350–400	378	215.00–245.00	229.93
39	400–450	418	210.00–240.00	229.34
27	450–500	457	215.00–235.00	224.78
24	500–550	534	215.00–230.00	225.29
12	550–600	576	220.00–225.00	223.75
6	600–650	627	210.00–220.00	213.27
10	650–700	659	195.00–220.00	213.09
6	700–750	717	195.00–210.00	199.92
24	750–800	772	197.50–200.00	197.71
4	850–900	859	171.00	171.00
7	900–950	909	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	210.00	210.00
14	400–450	424	200.00–230.00	213.36
2	450–500	490	175.00	175.00
4	500–550	534	195.00	195.00
2	600–650	622	203.00	203.00
3	700–750	711	185.00	185.00
3	750–800	790	180.00	180.00
2	850–900	890	162.50	162.50
2	900–950	920	149.00	149.00

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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