Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to September's sale, Feeder Steers sold with good demand for 550 to 800 lb. calves that traded up to 30.00 higher. Feeder Heifers traded mostly 10.00 higher with good demand for 450 to 550 lb. calves. Next Feeder sale Friday October 18, 2024 at 7:15pm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.31/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −178.37 against this barn's trailing median of $404.67.

Average price

$226.31

65 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$29.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

vs PA average

−20.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	228.99	1,257	59
Medium and Large 2	530	199.96	1,059	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.03/cwt here — about $198 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 sale65 hd

226.31

—

PA average3 barns · 96 hd

225.79

+0.52

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−20.47

This barn, trailing median1 sales

404.67

−178.37

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

53 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	700–750	721	264.46/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,907	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	207.02/cwt	200.00–215.00	878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	400–450	425	242.21/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,029	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	350–400	372	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	893	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	262.22/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,479	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	204.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	184.59/cwt	175.00–205.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	298.54/cwt	255.00–310.00	1,549	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	269.75/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,128	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	300–350	338	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	963	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,168	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	285.80/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,781	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	281.75/cwt	250.00–297.50	1,335	54
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	886	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,395	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	654	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	400–450	423	281.28/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,190	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	224.25/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	192.85/cwt	185.00–205.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	242.53/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,368	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,466	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	246.11/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,270	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	233.04/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,070	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	233.12/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,210	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	264.86/cwt	245.00–275.00	985	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	238.36/cwt	235.00–240.00	913	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	194.29/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	224.99/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,300	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	218.41/cwt	212.50–220.00	631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	210.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	729	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	277.26/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,189	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	235.62/cwt	230.00–240.00	961	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	190.17/cwt	175.00–205.00	1,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	865	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	235.12/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,112	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	190.28/cwt	180.00–205.00	913	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	281.02/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,607	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	270.05/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,087	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

Sat Oct 5, 2024

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

Receipts 725Last week 817Year ago 1,113

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	418	240.00–280.00	269.75
54	450–500	474	250.00–297.50	281.75
32	500–550	519	255.00–310.00	298.54
11	550–600	572	270.00–295.00	281.02
13	600–650	623	280.00–290.00	285.80
17	700–750	721	250.00–270.00	264.46
4	750–800	773	265.00–275.00	270.05
6	800–850	826	260.00–265.00	262.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	255	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	447	255.00	255.00
6	450–500	487	175.00–205.00	184.59
2	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
7	550–600	564	255.00–265.00	262.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	338	285.00	285.00
18	400–450	423	280.00–282.50	281.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	205.00	205.00
3	300–350	343	210.00	210.00
10	350–400	380	227.50	227.50
8	400–450	424	200.00–215.00	207.02
7	450–500	480	180.00–205.00	190.28
4	500–550	506	200.00–210.00	204.94
2	550–600	577	190.00	190.00
3	600–650	628	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	372	240.00	240.00
21	400–450	425	240.00–244.00	242.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	289	212.50–220.00	218.41
8	300–350	347	200.00–220.00	210.00
18	350–400	383	235.00–240.00	238.36
15	400–450	408	230.00–240.00	235.62
23	450–500	473	225.00–240.00	235.12
29	500–550	519	227.50–240.00	233.12
30	550–600	578	215.00–235.00	224.99
4	600–650	612	212.50	212.50
4	650–700	668	175.00–205.00	190.17
3	700–750	715	195.00	195.00
2	750–800	780	185.00	185.00
7	950–1000	961	192.50–195.00	194.29
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	150.00	150.00
5	650–700	654	165.00	165.00
6	850–900	886	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	260.00	260.00
17	350–400	372	245.00–275.00	264.86
8	400–450	429	255.00–285.00	277.26
5	450–500	459	230.00–235.00	233.04
15	500–550	516	210.00–260.00	246.11
23	550–600	564	225.00–250.00	242.53
6	600–650	624	235.00	235.00
5	650–700	663	215.00–237.50	224.25
4	800–850	805	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	230.00	230.00
5	350–400	364	185.00–205.00	192.85
3	400–450	435	215.00	215.00
3	500–550	528	185.00	185.00

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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