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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Apr 3

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

← Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

196 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 179▲ 196 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

453 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 415▼ 15 vs year ago 468 · −3.2%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

263 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 234▼ 46 vs year ago 309 · −14.9%

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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 $154.58/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −479.47 against this barn's trailing median of $634.06.

Average price

$154.58

18 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$611

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$18.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.81

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	178	160.00	285	1thin
Medium and Large 1	560	156.46	876	12thin
Large 1	504	154.17	777	3thin
Medium and Large 2	634	141.25	896	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.75/cwt here — about −$611 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 sale18 hd

154.58

—

PA average6 barns · 369 hd

189.40

−34.81

This barn, trailing median34 sales

634.06

−479.47

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	1,547	98.58	1,525	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,750	101.23	1,772	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	92.99	1,251	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	45.48	513	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,530	124.07	1,898	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,248	110.00	1,373	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,532	147.20	2,255	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,525	132.81	2,025	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,287	110.48	1,422	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,571	159.27	2,502	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,376	152.55	2,099	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,094	140.00	1,532	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,583	163.86	2,594	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,513	156.44	2,367	13

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	337.86/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 2	93	272.88/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	92	165.95/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	67	15.07/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	94	286.16/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 2	118	70.00/cwt	1

Every lot

82 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	754	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	796	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	504	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	932	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Steers	—	Large 1	614	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	890	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,260	1
Steers	—	Large 2	1,030	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,210	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,575	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	178	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	285	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	264	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	590	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	446	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	773	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	738	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	624	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	967	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,013	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,039	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,142	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,092	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1	130	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	273	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	185	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	379	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	236	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	437	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	278	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	556	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	377	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	547	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	434	203.30/cwt	200.00–205.00	882	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	520	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	962	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	642	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	867	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	766	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,092	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	828	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,159	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	850	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,190	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	918	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,193	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	146	109.52/cwt	75.00–145.00	160	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	446	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	502	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	476	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	500	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	724	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	905	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	814	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	920	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	986	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,085	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,513	156.44/cwt	148.00–164.00	2,367	13
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,583	163.86/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,594	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,094	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,532	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,376	152.55/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,099	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,571	159.27/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,502	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,547	98.58/cwt	77.00–117.00	1,525	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	31.66/cwt	23.00–41.00	338	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,221	66.20/cwt	61.00–71.00	808	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	92.99/cwt	82.00–100.00	1,251	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,750	101.23/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,772	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,248	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,373	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,530	124.07/cwt	109.00–133.00	1,898	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,287	110.48/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,422	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,525	132.81/cwt	125.00–139.00	2,025	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,532	147.20/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,255	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	73	400.14/cwt	300.00–455.00	292	3
Heifers	—	Number 1	84	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	122	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	287	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	388	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	102	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	143	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	118	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	142	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	118	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	83	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	130	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	371	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	67	15.07/cwt	10.00–20.00	10	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	68	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	68	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	74	283.72/cwt	260.00–305.00	210	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	104	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	76	322.57/cwt	320.00–325.00	245	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	83	269.76/cwt	240.00–300.00	224	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	86	149.77/cwt	50.00–230.00	129	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	298.08/cwt	275.00–315.00	259	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	473.37/cwt	465.00–485.00	436	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	302.36/cwt	285.00–315.00	284	9
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	257.70/cwt	230.00–290.00	242	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	459.90/cwt	450.00–465.00	469	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	208.46/cwt	160.00–250.00	217	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	106	300.00/cwt	290.00–310.00	318	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	107	277.48/cwt	275.00–280.00	297	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	292.50/cwt	280.00–305.00	322	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	299.91/cwt	295.00–305.00	345	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	118	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	230	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 Apr 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 179Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 453Last week 415Year ago 468

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 263Last week 234Year ago 309

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,345	82.00–100.00	92.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,221	61.00–71.00	66.20
3	—	1,067	23.00–41.00	31.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,750	92.00–106.00	101.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,547	77.00–117.00	98.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,583	161.00–167.00	163.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,513	148.00–164.00	156.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,248	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,530	109.00–133.00	124.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,571	156.00–162.00	159.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,094	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,376	145.00–160.00	152.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,287	105.00–117.00	110.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,532	145.00–149.00	147.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	125.00–139.00	132.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	147.50	147.50
2	—	393	150.00	150.00
1	—	670	155.00	155.00
2	—	725	157.50	157.50
3	—	633	160.00	160.00
1	—	446	160.00	160.00
2	—	483	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	528	135.00	135.00
1	—	740	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	624	155.00	155.00
1	—	264	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	178	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	642	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	145.00	145.00
1	—	236	185.00	185.00
1	—	520	185.00	185.00
1	—	766	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	918	130.00	130.00
1	—	850	140.00	140.00
1	—	278	200.00	200.00
1	—	828	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	210.00	210.00
3	—	434	200.00–205.00	203.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	130	210.00	210.00
2	—	185	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	157.50	157.50
1	—	368	205.00	205.00
4	—	504	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,050	150.00	150.00
2	—	560	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	442	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	614	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	446	112.50	112.50
1	—	476	105.00	105.00
1	—	724	125.00	125.00
2	—	146	75.00–145.00	109.52
1	—	986	110.00	110.00
1	—	814	113.00	113.00
5	—	570	125.00	125.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	107	275.00–280.00	277.48
3	—	83	240.00–300.00	269.76
4	—	94	230.00–290.00	257.70
2	—	74	260.00–305.00	283.72
2	—	110	280.00–305.00	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	115	295.00–305.00	299.91
3	—	87	275.00–315.00	298.08
2	—	76	320.00–325.00	322.57
9	—	94	285.00–315.00	302.36
5	—	106	290.00–310.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	104	160.00–250.00	208.46
4	—	86	50.00–230.00	149.77
1	—	118	195.00	195.00
1	—	74	140.00	140.00
1	—	68	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	67	10.00–20.00	15.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	450.00–465.00	459.90
3	—	92	465.00–485.00	473.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	145.00	145.00
1	—	118	120.00	120.00
1	—	102	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	305.00	305.00
3	—	73	300.00–455.00	400.14
1	—	130	285.00	285.00
1	—	102	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	118	70.00	70.00

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.