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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Feb 6

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

← Jan 30Feb 6Mar 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 120▲ 145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

604 head

▲ 151 vs last sale 453▲ 27 vs year ago 577 · +4.7%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

300 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 343▼ 38 vs year ago 338 · −11.2%

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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 $128.78/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −505.28 against this barn's trailing median of $634.06.

Average price

$128.78

24 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

per head · Large 1 over Medium 2

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.28

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	270	145.00	392	1thin
Medium and Large 1	597	129.89	775	15thin
Medium and Large 2	515	127.43	656	3thin
Medium 1	325	125.00	406	4thin
Medium 2	356	115.00	409	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about −$18 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 sale24 hd

128.78

—

PA average6 barns · 369 hd

135.06

−6.28

This barn, trailing median34 sales

634.06

−505.28

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	1,676	103.76	1,739	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,704	92.82	1,582	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,624	86.79	1,409	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	82.04	1,034	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	54.60	539	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,365	139.49	1,904	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,521	138.08	2,100	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,466	133.00	1,950	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,502	160.00	2,403	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,344	146.74	1,972	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,168	106.00	1,238	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,706	157.00	2,678	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,598	154.00	2,461	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,370	130.00	1,781	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	206.35/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 2	99	126.36/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	83	50.04/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	72	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	99	170.74/cwt	7

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	342	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Large 1	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	288	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	314	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	377	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	356	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	498	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	356	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	409	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	598	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	127.43/cwt	112.50–135.00	656	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	121.21/cwt	120.00–122.50	641	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	773	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	123.83/cwt	115.00–132.50	825	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,195	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	282	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	437	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	326	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	448	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	327	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	507	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	348	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	418	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	384	167.77/cwt	160.00–175.00	644	6
Bulls	—	Medium 1	425	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	627	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	668	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	919	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	708	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	850	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	142	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	213	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	172	120.70/cwt	110.00–140.00	208	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	228	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	308	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	269	141.72/cwt	137.50–145.00	381	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	319	115.28/cwt	105.00–125.00	368	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	369	128.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	475	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	435	125.75/cwt	112.50–130.00	547	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	482	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	386	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	680	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	697	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,781	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,598	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,461	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,706	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,678	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,168	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,238	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,344	146.74/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,972	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,502	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,403	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,558	101.73/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,585	2
Bulls	—	—	1,696	104.10/cwt	87.00–115.00	1,766	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	41.52/cwt	30.00–50.00	382	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	62.07/cwt	55.00–72.00	636	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	57.12/cwt	56.00–58.00	656	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	83.18/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,051	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	91.95/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,205	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	92.07/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,411	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	84.15/cwt	72.00–104.00	1,405	14
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,704	92.82/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,582	17
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,466	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,950	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,521	138.08/cwt	135.00–141.00	2,100	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,365	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,904	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	129	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	96	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	29	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	291	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	104	57.60/cwt	55.00–60.00	60	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	114	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	308	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	76	47.57/cwt	45.00–50.00	36	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	74	1
Bulls	—	Utility	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	80	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	377.50/cwt	350.00–405.00	317	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	155.84/cwt	145.00–165.00	132	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	160.12/cwt	145.00–175.00	151	8
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	313.29/cwt	310.00–320.00	298	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	129.28/cwt	115.00–150.00	123	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	100	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	85	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	321	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	195.05/cwt	190.00–200.00	203	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	132.14/cwt	95.00–170.00	139	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	114	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	331	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	188.11/cwt	180.00–200.00	216	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	116	127.50/cwt	100.00–155.00	148	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	125	165.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	206	2

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 Feb 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 120Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 604Last week 453Year ago 577

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 300Last week 343Year ago 338

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,521	135.00–141.00	138.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,466	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,502	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,168	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,344	143.00–150.00	146.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,706	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	139.00–140.00	139.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	56.00–58.00	57.12
9	—	1,263	75.00–89.00	83.18
4	—	1,310	90.00–94.00	91.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,670	72.00–104.00	84.15
7	—	1,532	89.00–95.00	92.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,704	85.00–96.00	92.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,025	55.00–72.00	62.07
4	—	920	30.00–50.00	41.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,696	87.00–115.00	104.10
2	—	1,558	100.00–103.00	101.73

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	315.00	315.00
1	—	114	290.00	290.00
2	—	84	350.00–405.00	377.50
3	—	95	310.00–320.00	313.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	76	45.00–50.00	47.57
1	—	80	20.00	20.00
1	—	100	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	94	145.00–175.00	160.12
2	—	125	160.00–170.00	165.04
3	—	115	180.00–200.00	188.11
4	—	104	190.00–200.00	195.05
6	—	85	145.00–165.00	155.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	95.00	95.00
2	—	105	95.00–170.00	132.14
2	—	116	100.00–155.00	127.50
6	—	95	115.00–150.00	129.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00
1	—	66	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	270.00	270.00
1	—	98	325.00	325.00
1	—	102	285.00	285.00
1	—	76	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	55.00–60.00	57.60
1	—	96	30.00	30.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	112.50–135.00	127.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	356	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	562	137.50	137.50
2	—	666	115.00–132.50	123.83
2	—	386	155.00	155.00
3	—	941	127.00	127.00
1	—	288	145.00	145.00
6	—	529	120.00–122.50	121.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	314	120.00	120.00
1	—	356	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	348	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	282	155.00	155.00
1	—	708	120.00	120.00
6	—	384	160.00–175.00	167.77
3	—	327	155.00	155.00
1	—	230	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	147.50	147.50
2	—	326	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	342	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	112.50–130.00	125.75
8	—	369	125.00–135.00	128.66
2	—	319	105.00–125.00	115.28
1	—	680	102.50	102.50
1	—	142	150.00	150.00
1	—	228	135.00	135.00
1	—	482	80.00	80.00
3	—	172	110.00–140.00	120.70
3	—	269	137.50–145.00	141.72

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.