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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-05

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Dec 5

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

← Nov 28Dec 5Dec 12 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

499 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 483▼ 157 vs year ago 656 · −23.9%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

323 head

▼ 216 vs last sale 539▼ 45 vs year ago 368 · −12.2%

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Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,743	84.23	1,468	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,617	70.04	1,133	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	69.17	803	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	52.02	532	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,450	108.64	1,575	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,513	129.98	1,967	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,236	94.00	1,162	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,475	139.35	2,055	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,620	157.18	2,546	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,484	141.36	2,098	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,326	131.10	1,738	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	185.24/cwt	33
Bulls	Number 2	91	139.99/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	87	58.33/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	68	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	78	173.67/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot

38 lots · USDA AMS · Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,326	131.10/cwt	120.00–142.00	1,738	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,484	141.36/cwt	127.00–152.00	2,098	10
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,620	157.18/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,546	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,475	139.35/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,055	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,228	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,130	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	83.52/cwt	72.00–92.00	1,495	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	668	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	35.88/cwt	31.00–41.00	355	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	59.18/cwt	54.00–65.00	646	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	67.30/cwt	61.00–72.00	777	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	76.03/cwt	75.00–77.00	902	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,228	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,651	66.39/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,096	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,236	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,162	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,513	129.98/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,967	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,450	108.64/cwt	85.00–120.00	1,575	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	64	154.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	99	2
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	290	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	96	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	53	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	68	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	27	1
Bulls	—	Utility	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	77	99.91/cwt	90.00–110.00	77	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	257	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	329.29/cwt	300.00–360.00	277	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	147.43/cwt	125.00–155.00	125	9
Bulls	—	Number 2	88	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	106	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	90	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	32	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	130.06/cwt	115.00–145.00	121	7
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	94	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	343	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	320.00/cwt	300.00–340.00	301	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	156.44/cwt	140.00–180.00	147	8
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	102	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	132.33/cwt	115.00–150.00	136	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	165.10/cwt	150.00–170.00	172	9
Bulls	—	Number 1	110	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	187	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	122	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	305	1

This sale against other markets

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.

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Dec 5, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 499Last week 483Year ago 656

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 323Last week 539Year ago 368

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,790	72.00–92.00	83.52
1	—	1,228	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,516	81.00	81.00
3	—	1,651	65.00–68.00	66.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,187	75.00–77.00	76.03
11	—	1,154	61.00–72.00	67.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,091	54.00–65.00	59.18
2	—	990	31.00–41.00	35.88
1	—	954	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,475	135.00–143.00	139.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	129.00–131.00	129.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,236	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,484	127.00–152.00	141.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,620	154.00–160.00	157.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,326	120.00–142.00	131.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	85.00–120.00	108.64

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	300.00–340.00	320.00
1	—	78	330.00	330.00
1	—	122	250.00	250.00
2	—	84	300.00–360.00	329.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	104	150.00–170.00	165.10
1	—	110	170.00	170.00
8	—	94	140.00–180.00	156.44
9	—	85	125.00–155.00	147.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	93	115.00–145.00	130.06
1	—	88	120.00	120.00
2	—	103	115.00–150.00	132.33
3	—	77	90.00–110.00	99.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
1	—	60	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	100.00	100.00
1	—	68	40.00	40.00
1	—	90	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	64	150.00–160.00	154.84
1	—	88	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00

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.