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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, May 8

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

← Apr 24May 8May 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

165 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 150▲ 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

383 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 474▼ 171 vs year ago 554 · −30.9%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

267 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 288▲ 30 vs year ago 237 · +12.7%

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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 $131.55/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −502.51 against this barn's trailing median of $634.06.

Average price

$131.55

40 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$535

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$31.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.98

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	763	145.42	1,109	17thin
Medium 1	470	128.02	602	9thin
Large 1	714	122.00	871	1thin
Medium and Large 2	403	120.10	484	5thin
Medium 2	502	114.38	574	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.05/cwt here — about $535 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 sale40 hd

131.55

—

PA average7 barns · 517 hd

165.53

−33.98

This barn, trailing median34 sales

634.06

−502.51

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
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,480	134.00	1,983	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,649	139.57	2,302	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,280	122.00	1,562	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,454	168.29	2,447	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,188	150.00	1,782	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,353	149.61	2,024	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,661	177.09	2,941	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,519	165.24	2,510	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,357	142.50	1,934	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	361.64/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 2	98	303.54/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	89	117.31/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	96	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	90	306.34/cwt	11

Every lot

90 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 2	212	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	265	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	254	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	349	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	286	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	436	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	438	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	216	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	275	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	284	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	355	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	288	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	294	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	279	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	296	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	362	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	507	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	381	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	514	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	139.83/cwt	135.00–145.00	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	394	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	414	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	448	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	538	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	546	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	751	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	556	117.50/cwt	105.00–130.00	653	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	558	120.44/cwt	112.50–122.50	672	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	918	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	686	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	714	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	871	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,161	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	836	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	986	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	844	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,258	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	149.80/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,321	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,345	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,086	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,325	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1	292	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	316	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	395	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	663	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1	348	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	539	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	386	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	772	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	416	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	749	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	418	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	669	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	433	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	595	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	854	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	482	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	614	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	486	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	535	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	138.24/cwt	132.50–155.00	716	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	168.72/cwt	167.50–170.00	882	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	114.74/cwt	105.00–125.00	662	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	589	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	854	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	606	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	924	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	631	161.37/cwt	152.50–170.00	1,018	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	704	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	862	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	704	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	845	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	910	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,065	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,096	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,326	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	228	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	296	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	280	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	343	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	324	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	446	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	362	121.71/cwt	105.00–130.00	441	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	539	121.40/cwt	95.00–130.00	654	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	566	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	708	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	648	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	697	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,357	142.50/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,934	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,519	165.24/cwt	156.00–172.00	2,510	6
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,661	177.09/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,941	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,188	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,782	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,353	149.61/cwt	141.00–163.00	2,024	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,454	168.29/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,447	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,280	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,562	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,649	139.57/cwt	136.00–142.00	2,302	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,480	134.00/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,983	7
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	72	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	50	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	459.92/cwt	455.00–465.00	391	3
Heifers	—	Number 1	86	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	391	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	93	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	153	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	442.50/cwt	440.00–445.00	425	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	100	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	160	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	104	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	94	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	66	61.82/cwt	40.00–85.00	41	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	72	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	94	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	312	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	83	298.39/cwt	280.00–315.00	248	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	427	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	88	241.02/cwt	1.00–340.00	212	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	88	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	101	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	126.30/cwt	100.00–150.00	116	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	425.11/cwt	350.00–465.00	404	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	350.05/cwt	340.00–360.00	333	7
Bulls	—	Utility	96	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	5	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	97	321.55/cwt	300.00–335.00	312	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	350.00/cwt	335.00–360.00	361	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	120.29/cwt	65.00–180.00	125	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	105	434.07/cwt	420.00–450.00	456	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	298.06/cwt	240.00–355.00	313	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	113	306.76/cwt	290.00–320.00	347	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	356.64/cwt	350.00–365.00	407	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	116	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	215	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	130	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	449	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 May 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 150Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 383Last week 474Year ago 554

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 267Last week 288Year ago 237

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	915	147.00	147.00
2	—	844	149.00	149.00
2	—	385	135.00–145.00	139.83
1	—	656	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,086	122.00	122.00
1	—	774	150.00	150.00
1	—	546	137.50	137.50
1	—	288	155.00	155.00
5	—	882	149.00–151.00	149.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	112.50–122.50	120.44
3	—	381	135.00	135.00
1	—	296	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	714	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	448	120.00	120.00
1	—	362	140.00	140.00
1	—	294	95.00	95.00
4	—	556	105.00–130.00	117.50
1	—	686	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	836	118.00	118.00
1	—	394	105.00	105.00
1	—	216	127.50	127.50
2	—	284	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	566	125.00	125.00
1	—	648	107.50	107.50
1	—	324	137.50	137.50
1	—	228	130.00	130.00
6	—	362	105.00–130.00	121.71
4	—	539	95.00–130.00	121.40
3	—	280	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	212	125.00	125.00
1	—	286	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	140.00	140.00
2	—	254	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	132.50–155.00	138.24
2	—	577	105.00–125.00	114.74
1	—	704	122.50	122.50
1	—	606	152.50	152.50
1	—	316	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	416	180.00	180.00
1	—	292	185.00	185.00
2	—	482	125.00–130.00	127.42
1	—	348	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,096	121.00	121.00
1	—	910	117.00	117.00
2	—	631	152.50–170.00	161.37
2	—	589	145.00	145.00
2	—	523	167.50–170.00	168.72
1	—	438	195.00	195.00
1	—	386	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	137.50	137.50
1	—	704	120.00	120.00
1	—	486	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	160.00	160.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	455.00	455.00
1	—	100	160.00	160.00
2	—	93	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	455.00–465.00	459.92
2	—	96	440.00–445.00	442.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	90.00	90.00
1	—	72	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	115.00	115.00
1	—	116	185.00	185.00
2	—	66	40.00–85.00	61.82
2	—	104	65.00–180.00	120.29
3	—	92	100.00–150.00	126.30
1	—	72	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	103	335.00–360.00	350.00
7	—	95	340.00–360.00	350.05
4	—	88	1.00–340.00	241.02
3	—	114	350.00–365.00	356.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	105	240.00–355.00	298.06
3	—	97	300.00–335.00	321.55
3	—	113	290.00–320.00	306.76
6	—	83	280.00–315.00	298.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	105	420.00–450.00	434.07
3	—	95	350.00–465.00	425.11
1	—	130	345.00	345.00
1	—	88	485.00	485.00
1	—	78	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	5.00	5.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,649	136.00–142.00	139.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,480	124.00–140.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,519	156.00–172.00	165.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,661	171.00–182.00	177.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,357	137.00–149.00	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,353	141.00–163.00	149.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,454	165.00–173.00	168.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,188	150.00	150.00

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.