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Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Dec 19

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

← Dec 12Dec 19Dec 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

188 head

▲ 188 vs last sale 0▲ 188 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

462 head

▲ 387 vs last sale 75▼ 194 vs year ago 656 · −29.6%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

397 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 326▲ 29 vs year ago 368 · +7.9%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.64/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −519.41 against this barn's trailing median of $634.06.

Average price

$114.64

33 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$24.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.15

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	119.16	648	26
Medium and Large 2	456	98.35	448	6thin
Large 1	508	95.00	483	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.16/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale33 hd

114.64

—

PA average5 barns · 212 hd

126.79

−12.15

This barn, trailing median34 sales

634.06

−519.41

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

34 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,060.44, low $385.54, median $634.06 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,778	87.75	1,560	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,743	72.38	1,262	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,416	64.12	908	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,179	39.67	468	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,682	126.00	2,119	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,403	110.25	1,547	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,210	105.00	1,271	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,436	132.00	1,896	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,317	125.59	1,654	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,613	165.02	2,662	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,392	142.67	1,986	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,221	101.92	1,244	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,656	161.37	2,672	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,513	147.39	2,230	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,316	107.00	1,408	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	195.28/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	103	136.91/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	93	43.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	91	277.50/cwt	2

Every lot

74 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
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,033	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	111.30/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,021	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,254	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	186	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	260	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	375	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	383	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	341	108.37/cwt	90.00–117.50	370	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	403	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	353	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	522	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	508	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	483	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	622	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	118.11/cwt	100.00–127.50	684	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	875	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	777	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	904	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	998	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,138	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,007	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,037	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	289	135.16/cwt	130.00–140.00	391	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	314	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	139.31/cwt	132.50–142.50	527	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	458	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	321	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	598	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	956	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	832	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	832	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,070	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,102	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers12 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	195	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	132	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	346	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	381	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	512	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	602	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	576	89.81/cwt	77.50–112.50	517	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	625	89.60/cwt	89.00–90.00	560	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	706	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	692	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	788	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	654	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	898	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	934	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	910	98.95/cwt	94.00–104.00	900	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	985	97.93/cwt	91.00–105.00	965	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,030	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,061	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,316	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,408	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,513	147.39/cwt	135.00–157.00	2,230	7
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,656	161.37/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,672	11
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,221	101.92/cwt	91.00–110.00	1,244	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,392	142.67/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,986	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,613	165.02/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,662	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,739	84.39/cwt	62.00–94.00	1,468	7
Bulls	—	—	1,915	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,905	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	27.12/cwt	10.00–41.00	306	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	54.74/cwt	51.00–59.00	679	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,416	64.12/cwt	56.00–71.00	908	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,564	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,267	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,803	69.50/cwt	65.00–78.00	1,253	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,210	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,271	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,403	110.25/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,547	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,682	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,119	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,317	125.59/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,654	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,436	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,896	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	264	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	240	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 1	78	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	117	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	80	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	163.77/cwt	150.00–175.00	141	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	320.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	294	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	28	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	161.00/cwt	140.00–185.00	153	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	118.37/cwt	90.00–145.00	112	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	144.90/cwt	140.00–155.00	148	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	184.93/cwt	175.00–190.00	194	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	108	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	86	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	114	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	319	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	188	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	222	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	120	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	180	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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Dec 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 462Last week 75Year ago 656

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 397Last week 326Year ago 368

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	103.00	103.00
1	—	598	115.00	115.00
1	—	832	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	289	130.00–140.00	135.16
3	—	378	132.50–142.50	139.31
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	314	185.00	185.00
1	—	780	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	458	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	87.50	87.50
3	—	341	90.00–117.50	108.37
1	—	904	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	100.00–127.50	118.11
3	—	754	116.00	116.00
3	—	333	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,007	103.00	103.00
4	—	186	140.00	140.00
2	—	426	122.50	122.50
2	—	273	137.50	137.50
2	—	863	90.00	90.00
2	—	529	115.00–120.00	117.58
1	—	998	114.00	114.00
1	—	618	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	508	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
2	—	868	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,140	110.00	110.00
3	—	917	107.00–120.00	111.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	788	83.00	83.00
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
4	—	576	77.50–112.50	89.81
1	—	1,030	103.00	103.00
1	—	346	110.00	110.00
2	—	898	104.00	104.00
4	—	985	91.00–105.00	97.93
4	—	910	94.00–104.00	98.95
2	—	195	67.50	67.50
2	—	706	98.00	98.00
5	—	625	89.00–90.00	89.60
1	—	512	117.50	117.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,915	99.00–100.00	99.49
7	—	1,739	62.00–94.00	84.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,803	65.00–78.00	69.50
1	—	1,564	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,240	51.00–59.00	54.74
6	—	1,129	10.00–41.00	27.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,416	56.00–71.00	64.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,682	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	104.00–119.00	110.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,513	135.00–157.00	147.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,656	157.00–166.00	161.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,316	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,317	125.00–127.00	125.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,436	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,392	138.00–151.00	142.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	163.00–166.00	165.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,221	91.00–110.00	101.92

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	280.00	280.00
3	—	92	310.00–330.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	30.00	30.00
1	—	108	80.00	80.00
1	—	80	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	150.00	150.00
1	—	114	165.00	165.00
6	—	95	140.00–185.00	161.00
4	—	86	150.00–175.00	163.77
1	—	120	185.00	185.00
4	—	105	175.00–190.00	184.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	140.00–155.00	144.90
1	—	120	150.00	150.00
2	—	95	90.00–145.00	118.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	300.00	300.00
1	—	94	255.00	255.00

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.