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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Jan 30

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

← Jan 23Jan 30Feb 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 131▲ 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

453 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 427▼ 103 vs year ago 556 · −18.5%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

343 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 275▼ 8 vs year ago 351 · −2.3%

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $114.16/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −1,220.63 against this barn's trailing median of $1,334.78.

Average price

$114.16

16 head · 791 lb average

Value per head Derived

$903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−49.26

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	771	120.83	931	9thin
Large 1	902	111.33	1,004	3thin
Medium 2	818	102.50	838	1thin
Medium and Large 2	731	100.83	737	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $194 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 sale16 hd

114.16

—

PA average5 barns · 844 hd

163.42

−49.26

This barn, trailing median34 sales

1,334.78

−1,220.63

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

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,708.55, low $958.36, median $1,334.78 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	1,690	104.13	1,760	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,735	93.93	1,630	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	85.15	1,375	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	83.47	1,070	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,146	59.00	676	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,463	130.15	1,904	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,386	124.43	1,725	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,602	135.35	2,168	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	2,014	110.00	2,215	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,172	108.00	1,266	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,450	158.08	2,292	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,341	131.82	1,768	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,653	162.96	2,694	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,487	150.98	2,245	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,203	124.33	1,496	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	210.37/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 2	100	148.37/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	92	53.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	100	159.93/cwt	7

Every lot

72 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	689	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	724	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	846	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,116	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,473	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	172	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	129	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	286	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	436	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	461	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	452	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	463	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,048	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,300	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	401	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	531	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	832	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	648	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	736	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	883	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	808	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	889	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	810	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	709	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	818	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	838	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	822	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	970	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	903	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,038	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	949	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,063	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,036	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,062	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,074	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,171	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	136	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	116	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	198	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	228	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	204	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	204	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	260	116.96/cwt	100.00–135.00	304	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	312	140.46/cwt	132.50–145.00	438	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	519	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	457	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	854	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	828	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,120	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,086	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,203	124.33/cwt	111.00–140.00	1,496	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,487	150.98/cwt	142.00–159.00	2,245	11
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,653	162.96/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,694	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,341	131.82/cwt	113.00–152.00	1,768	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,450	158.08/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,292	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,669	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,911	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	101.83/cwt	87.00–107.00	1,726	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	59.62/cwt	56.00–62.00	647	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	863	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	89.97/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,145	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	79.92/cwt	72.00–88.00	1,028	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,301	50.62/cwt	50.00–51.00	659	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,591	90.11/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,434	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,627	82.44/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,341	11
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,735	93.93/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,630	15
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,172	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,266	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,602	135.35/cwt	133.00–138.00	2,168	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	2,014	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,215	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,386	124.43/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,725	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,463	130.15/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,904	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	52.50/cwt	50.00–55.00	49	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	97	256.51/cwt	235.00–280.00	249	3
Heifers	—	Number 1	100	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	45	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	120	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	240	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	72	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	36	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	113	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	42	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	139	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	246	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	277.53/cwt	275.00–280.00	258	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	140.32/cwt	130.00–150.00	130	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	170.64/cwt	150.00–195.00	160	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	103	277.14/cwt	265.00–290.00	285	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	154.94/cwt	130.00–170.00	161	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	106	194.04/cwt	185.00–200.00	206	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	160	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	197.57/cwt	195.00–200.00	223	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	116	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	116	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	240	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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 131Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 453Last week 427Year ago 556

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 343Last week 275Year ago 351

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	818	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,036	102.50	102.50
1	—	1,074	109.00	109.00
1	—	574	145.00	145.00
2	—	903	115.00	115.00
2	—	401	132.50	132.50
2	—	822	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	648	95.00	95.00
1	—	736	120.00	120.00
1	—	810	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	808	110.00	110.00
2	—	949	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	204	100.00	100.00
1	—	854	97.00	97.00
2	—	260	100.00–135.00	116.96
2	—	519	88.00	88.00
5	—	312	132.50–145.00	140.46
1	—	136	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,120	97.00	97.00
1	—	198	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	286	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	452	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	172	75.00	75.00
1	—	548	80.00	80.00
2	—	600	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	318	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,048	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,116	132.00	132.00
2	—	459	150.00	150.00
2	—	568	127.50	127.50
2	—	615	137.50	137.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,695	87.00–107.00	101.83
2	—	1,669	114.00–115.00	114.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	85.00–94.00	89.97
11	—	1,286	72.00–88.00	79.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,735	90.00–96.00	93.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,301	50.00–51.00	50.62
6	—	1,085	56.00–62.00	59.62
1	—	1,198	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,627	76.00–89.00	82.44
6	—	1,591	87.00–95.00	90.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	153.00–163.00	158.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,341	113.00–152.00	131.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,014	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,172	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,602	133.00–138.00	135.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	125.00–134.00	130.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,386	116.00–129.00	124.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,653	159.00–165.00	162.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,487	142.00–159.00	150.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	111.00–140.00	124.33

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	116	100.00	100.00
1	—	72	50.00	50.00
1	—	84	50.00	50.00
1	—	94	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	94	150.00–195.00	170.64
1	—	120	200.00	200.00
5	—	106	185.00–200.00	194.04
2	—	113	195.00–200.00	197.57
2	—	87	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	145.00	145.00
1	—	84	135.00	135.00
5	—	104	130.00–170.00	154.94
2	—	93	130.00–150.00	140.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	265.00–290.00	277.14
1	—	88	280.00	280.00
2	—	93	275.00–280.00	277.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	97	235.00–280.00	256.51
1	—	120	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	50.00–55.00	52.50
1	—	100	45.00	45.00

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.