Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2025-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.22/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −141.45 against this barn's trailing median of $404.67.

Average price

$263.22

55 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,441

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

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

$55.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.54

vs PA average

−58.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	275.40	1,521	43
Medium and Large 2	530	219.61	1,163	12thin

One grade step is worth $55.79/cwt here — about $358 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 sale55 hd

263.22

—

PA average2 barns · 86 hd

271.76

−8.54

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−58.16

This barn, trailing median1 sales

404.67

−141.45

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

76 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 2	400–450	410	295.75/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,213	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	358.47/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,140	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	366.56/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,364	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	251.01/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	268.31/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,508	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	315.66/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,471	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	359.59/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,525	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	258.93/cwt	247.50–285.00	1,359	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	700–750	742	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,966	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	900–950	922	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,752	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	417	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,053	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	616	219.07/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,349	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	930	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,062	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	328.68/cwt	297.50–360.00	1,706	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	550–600	577	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,414	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	634	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	800–850	834	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,193	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	700–750	716	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,055	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,519	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	258.83/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,871	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	263.65/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,516	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	379.70/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	600–650	611	309.07/cwt	297.50–312.00	1,888	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	311.96/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,797	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	250.77/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	309.12/cwt	277.50–337.50	1,926	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,006	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,304	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	384.45/cwt	340.00–415.00	1,584	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	245.97/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,909	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	336.85/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,442	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	244.98/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,323	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	329.97/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,072	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	901	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	242.16/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,174	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	962	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	207.71/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,279	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	307.21/cwt	285.00–332.50	1,462	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	269.19/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,556	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	227.00/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,162	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	299.50/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	500–550	503	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	250.45/cwt	238.00–262.00	1,843	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	204.82/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,157	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	277.01/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,479	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	325.97/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,434	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	750–800	788	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,072	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	900–950	927	228.96/cwt	227.00–231.00	2,122	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	276.20/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,688	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,017	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	800–850	817	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,067	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	1100–1150	1,120	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	376.04/cwt	355.00–397.50	1,719	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	229.18/cwt	228.00–230.00	2,108	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	292.48/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,919	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	650–700	666	275.61/cwt	273.00–277.00	1,836	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	789	222.42/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	284.27/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	600–650	626	277.89/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	268.95/cwt	261.00–276.00	1,789	16

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 Apr 5, 2025

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

Receipts 901Last week 618Year ago 1,268

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	325	305.00–345.00	329.97
4	350–400	392	270.00	270.00
5	400–450	410	275.00–310.00	295.75
2	450–500	457	257.50	257.50
7	500–550	540	230.00–260.00	244.98
3	800–850	800	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	318	330.00–390.00	358.47
12	350–400	372	355.00–385.00	366.56
8	400–450	424	340.00–385.00	359.59
18	450–500	466	290.00–330.00	315.66
8	500–550	525	247.50–285.00	258.93
14	550–600	562	250.00–285.00	268.31
5	600–650	623	250.00–252.50	251.01
2	650–700	670	247.50	247.50
2	700–750	702	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	757	235.00	235.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	577	245.00	245.00
5	600–650	634	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	742	265.00	265.00
2	900–950	922	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	252.50	252.50
2	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	565	180.00	180.00
5	600–650	616	215.00–225.00	219.07
3	750–800	760	190.00	190.00
6	900–950	930	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	412	340.00–415.00	384.45
10	450–500	457	355.00–397.50	376.04
9	500–550	519	297.50–360.00	328.68
39	550–600	576	285.00–335.00	311.96
25	600–650	623	277.50–337.50	309.12
17	650–700	656	282.50–297.50	292.48
16	700–750	723	250.00–267.50	258.83
10	750–800	776	230.00–250.00	245.97
3	800–850	803	253.00	253.00
7	850–900	859	240.00	240.00
5	900–950	920	228.00–230.00	229.18
4	1000–1050	1,006	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	611	297.50–312.00	309.07
12	700–750	716	287.00	287.00
10	800–850	834	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	360.00	360.00
4	350–400	373	365.00–395.00	379.70
6	400–450	428	325.00–345.00	336.85
2	450–500	485	255.00	255.00
4	500–550	517	260.00–310.00	284.27
15	550–600	575	255.00–275.00	263.65
5	600–650	632	240.00–257.50	250.77
3	650–700	661	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	715	212.50	212.50
4	750–800	789	215.00–230.00	222.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	275.00–325.00	299.50
11	450–500	485	220.00–275.00	242.16
8	500–550	512	205.00–250.00	227.00
4	550–600	565	195.00–215.00	204.82
9	600–650	616	200.00–210.00	207.71
4	750–800	765	219.00	219.00
3	900–950	901	206.00	206.00
2	950–1000	962	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
18	400–450	440	315.00–340.00	325.97
17	450–500	476	285.00–332.50	307.21
20	500–550	534	260.00–305.00	277.01
20	550–600	578	250.00–280.00	269.19
16	600–650	611	265.00–282.50	276.20
16	650–700	665	261.00–276.00	268.95
20	700–750	736	238.00–262.00	250.45
4	800–850	827	220.00	220.00
4	1000–1050	1,017	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	306.00	306.00
11	600–650	626	276.00–280.00	277.89
17	650–700	666	273.00–277.00	275.61
15	750–800	788	263.00	263.00
8	800–850	817	253.00	253.00
24	900–950	927	227.00–231.00	228.96
3	1100–1150	1,120	218.00	218.00

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