Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2025-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Month's sale, Feeder Steers 400-750 lbs traded 50.00-75.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 400-650 lbs were 30.00-50.00 higher. There was good demand at the May Feeder Cattle sale for most all weights of cattle. Feeders getting turned out on grass or going on feed were in high demand. Good cattle in larger groups continue to bring a premium with active buyers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $301.22/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −103.45 against this barn's trailing median of $404.67.

Average price

$301.22

49 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$63.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs PA average

−28.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	328.27	1,731	28
Medium and Large 2	574	265.15	1,522	21

One grade step is worth $63.12/cwt here — about $209 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 sale49 hd

301.22

—

PA average1 barns · 49 hd

301.22

+0.00

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−28.12

This barn, trailing median1 sales

404.67

−103.45

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

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	275.11/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	277.41/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,280	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	343.79/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,647	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	374.62/cwt	330.00–395.00	2,117	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	408.82/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,946	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	293.55/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,263	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	249.37/cwt	240.00–265.00	2,150	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,379	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	354.82/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,999	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	318.26/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,125	197.84/cwt	188.00–208.00	2,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	318.35/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,945	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	361.46/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,341	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	310.25/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	896	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	331.00/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,698	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	987	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,949	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	884	181.02/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,600	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	787	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,377	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,097	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	390.98/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	265.02/cwt	245.00–295.00	1,712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	404.94/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,118	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	247.90/cwt	205.00–290.00	1,306	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	315.18/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,286	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	284.97/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,002	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	267.43/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	269.21/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,575	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	247.50/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	280.29/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,315	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	355.85/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,694	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	435.25/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,902	6

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 May 3, 2025

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

Receipts 511Last week 901Year ago 507

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	408	290.00–340.00	315.18
4	450–500	469	270.00–290.00	280.29
5	500–550	526	260.00–285.00	275.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	421	390.00	390.00
12	450–500	476	320.00–385.00	355.85
6	500–550	532	300.00–330.00	310.25
5	550–600	558	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	640	275.00	275.00
3	700–750	748	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	425.00	425.00
6	400–450	437	405.00–450.00	435.25
29	450–500	476	385.00–425.00	408.82
6	500–550	523	395.00–415.00	404.94
16	550–600	565	330.00–395.00	374.62
2	600–650	620	312.50	312.50
2	650–700	657	345.00	345.00
8	700–750	721	330.00	330.00
7	750–800	771	285.00–305.00	293.55
8	800–850	822	270.00–285.00	277.41
8	850–900	862	240.00–265.00	249.37
2	1050–1100	1,097	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	350	405.00	405.00
5	450–500	458	385.00–395.00	390.98
4	550–600	584	280.00–290.00	284.97
5	600–650	646	245.00–295.00	265.02
4	650–700	655	235.00–260.00	247.50
4	700–750	734	260.00–275.00	267.43
2	750–800	790	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	360.00–362.50	361.46
7	400–450	427	345.00–365.00	354.82
26	450–500	479	310.00–355.00	343.79
22	500–550	513	315.00–355.00	331.00
6	550–600	580	300.00–330.00	318.26
12	600–650	611	300.00–325.00	318.35
8	800–850	816	245.00	245.00
3	850–900	896	235.00	235.00
2	900–950	915	242.50	242.50
3	1050–1100	1,058	202.00	202.00
4	1100–1150	1,125	188.00–208.00	197.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	415	255.00	255.00
4	500–550	527	205.00–290.00	247.90
17	550–600	585	262.50–282.50	269.21
2	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	687	265.00	265.00
2	1000–1050	1,002	167.50	167.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	735	195.00	195.00
2	750–800	787	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00
5	850–900	884	175.00–200.00	181.02
7	950–1000	987	197.50	197.50

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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