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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Jan 2

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

← Dec 26Jan 2Jan 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 97▲ 106 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

391 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 295▲ 391 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

331 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 274▲ 331 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $121.83/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −512.22 against this barn's trailing median of $634.06.

Average price

$121.83

10 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

per head · Large 1 over Medium 2

$48.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.43

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	686	133.00	912	1thin
Medium and Large 1	525	125.04	656	8thin
Medium 2	692	85.00	588	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.00/cwt here — about $324 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 sale10 hd

121.83

—

PA average5 barns · 161 hd

136.27

−14.43

This barn, trailing median34 sales

634.06

−512.22

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	—	Average	1,748	84.39	1,475	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,834	94.05	1,725	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,692	80.51	1,362	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	73.69	984	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,076	49.53	533	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,426	123.00	1,754	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,289	103.75	1,337	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,628	132.88	2,163	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,598	130.00	2,077	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,235	110.65	1,367	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,397	159.64	2,230	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,286	143.07	1,840	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,414	127.00	1,796	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,637	163.75	2,681	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	147.52	2,180	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,410	127.00	1,791	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	209.86/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	100	140.56/cwt	5
Bulls	Number 3	77	36.38/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	69	10.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	81	260.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	86	20.00/cwt	1

Every lot

62 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	392	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	529	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	1,136	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,392	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	558	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	124.11/cwt	112.50–130.00	654	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	757	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	686	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	912	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	692	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	808	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	869	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	732	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	915	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	233	143.39/cwt	142.50–145.00	334	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	277	139.21/cwt	135.00–147.50	386	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	306	133.18/cwt	117.50–147.50	408	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	522	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	522	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	582	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	407	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	624	104.42/cwt	90.00–108.00	652	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	670	99.71/cwt	97.00–102.50	668	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	777	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	839	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	909	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	982	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,410	127.00/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,791	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,478	147.52/cwt	139.00–155.00	2,180	9
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,637	163.75/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,681	12
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,286	143.07/cwt	137.00–156.00	1,840	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,397	159.64/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,230	3
Heifers	—	Select	1,414	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,796	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,748	84.39/cwt	63.00–98.00	1,475	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	36.28/cwt	21.00–50.00	352	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	831	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	55.65/cwt	50.00–61.00	636	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	82.91/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,084	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	72.54/cwt	67.00–80.00	971	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,692	80.51/cwt	71.00–85.00	1,362	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,834	94.05/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,725	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,289	103.75/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,337	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,426	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,754	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,235	110.65/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,367	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,598	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,077	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,628	132.88/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,163	6
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	68	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	116	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	267	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	86	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	270	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	56	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	73	50.64/cwt	30.00–80.00	37	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	76	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	133	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	129	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	183.50/cwt	180.00–190.00	156	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	120	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	304	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	191.57/cwt	170.00–230.00	182	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	140.70/cwt	105.00–180.00	146	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	211.38/cwt	200.00–225.00	222	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	106	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	331	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	112	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	330	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	198.75/cwt	180.00–225.00	227	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	276	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 Jan 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 97Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 391Last week 295Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 331Last week 274Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	120.00–131.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,637	159.00–169.00	163.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,478	139.00–155.00	147.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,426	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,289	99.00–109.00	103.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	108.00–113.00	110.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,598	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,628	130.00–136.00	132.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,414	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	157.00–162.00	159.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,286	137.00–156.00	143.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,748	63.00–98.00	84.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,834	92.00–96.00	94.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,692	71.00–85.00	80.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,339	67.00–80.00	72.54
2	—	1,308	82.00–84.00	82.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,138	73.00	73.00
7	—	1,142	50.00–61.00	55.65
5	—	970	21.00–50.00	36.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	522	100.00	100.00
3	—	777	108.00	108.00
2	—	670	97.00–102.50	99.71
7	—	306	117.50–147.50	133.18
2	—	909	108.00	108.00
3	—	277	135.00–147.50	139.21
1	—	582	70.00	70.00
5	—	624	90.00–108.00	104.42
3	—	233	142.50–145.00	143.39
3	—	700	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	429	130.00	130.00
3	—	527	112.50–130.00	124.11
1	—	748	108.00	108.00
1	—	582	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	692	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	686	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,136	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	392	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	732	125.00	125.00
3	—	610	142.50	142.50
1	—	560	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	140.00	140.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	165.00	165.00
2	—	106	310.00–315.00	312.45
1	—	112	295.00	295.00
1	—	92	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	10.00	10.00
1	—	80	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	105	200.00–225.00	211.38
7	—	95	170.00–230.00	191.57
1	—	76	175.00	175.00
4	—	114	180.00–225.00	198.75
1	—	120	230.00	230.00
7	—	85	180.00–190.00	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	140.00	140.00
4	—	104	105.00–180.00	140.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	56	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	73	30.00–80.00	50.64
2	—	84	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	170.00	170.00
1	—	86	310.00	310.00
1	—	90	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	20.00	20.00

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.