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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Aug 14

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Feeder Cattle receipts

164 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 82▲ 164 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

477 head

▲ 122 vs last sale 355▲ 20 vs year ago 457 · +4.4%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

327 head

▲ 327 vs last sale 0▲ 21 vs year ago 306 · +6.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Report released.

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 $166.63/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −467.43 against this barn's trailing median of $634.06.

Average price

$166.63

22 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$587

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$86.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−52.57

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	676	196.86	1,331	8thin
Large 2	418	155.00	648	3thin
Medium and Large 2	412	154.33	636	6thin
Medium 1	700	147.50	1,033	4thin
Medium 2	676	110.00	744	1thin

One grade step is worth $86.86/cwt here — about $587 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 sale22 hd

166.63

—

PA average5 barns · 147 hd

219.21

−52.57

This barn, trailing median34 sales

634.06

−467.43

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	1,753	121.28	2,126	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,035	92.80	960	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,634	141.78	2,317	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,460	154.00	2,248	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,438	142.24	2,045	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,224	128.00	1,567	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,331	183.02	2,436	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,352	156.73	2,119	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,131	134.21	1,518	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,628	188.37	3,067	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	178.25	2,635	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,223	142.94	1,748	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	327.91/cwt	41
Bulls	Number 2	89	233.12/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	96	169.58/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	90	324.96/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	83	100.00/cwt	2

Every lot

81 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	246	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	381	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	256	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	614	1
Steers	—	Large 1	262	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	629	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	937	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	642	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	963	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	696	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,201	1
Steers	—	Large 1	724	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,389	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,371	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	914	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,302	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,848	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,154	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,135	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,258	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,403	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	224	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	453	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	262	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	271	150.50/cwt	135.00–165.00	408	2
Heifers	—	Large 2	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	1
Heifers	—	Large 2	484	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	653	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	868	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	604	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	676	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,224	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,565	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	198.70/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,649	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	836	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,129	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	920	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,242	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	1,148	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,607	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	198	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	337	1
Bulls	—	Large 2	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	340	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	417	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	227.09/cwt	215.00–240.00	836	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	196.83/cwt	190.00–200.00	937	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	216.21/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,124	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	557	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,170	3
Bulls	—	Large 2	604	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	982	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	670	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,055	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	728	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	983	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	157	124.71/cwt	115.00–150.00	196	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	272	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	456	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	334	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	518	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	367	149.86/cwt	145.00–152.50	550	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	456	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	661	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	572	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	629	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	604	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	634	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	960	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,224	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,223	142.94/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,748	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,478	178.25/cwt	150.00–189.00	2,635	15
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,628	188.37/cwt	180.00–193.00	3,067	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,131	134.21/cwt	120.00–154.00	1,518	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,331	183.02/cwt	178.00–186.00	2,436	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,352	156.73/cwt	120.00–175.00	2,119	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,753	121.28/cwt	90.00–136.00	2,126	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	92.80/cwt	90.00–99.00	960	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,224	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,567	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,438	142.24/cwt	129.00–154.00	2,045	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,460	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,248	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,634	141.78/cwt	130.00–155.00	2,317	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	78	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	78	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	85	159.92/cwt	140.00–170.00	136	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	88	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	88	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	435	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 2	68	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	170	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	74	297.50/cwt	290.00–305.00	220	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	172	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	293.76/cwt	275.00–305.00	250	8
Bulls	—	Number 2	87	223.31/cwt	215.00–230.00	194	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	511.04/cwt	350.00–580.00	470	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	92	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	225	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	277.54/cwt	265.00–295.00	261	13
Bulls	—	Number 3	96	169.58/cwt	150.00–190.00	163	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	101	517.20/cwt	435.00–575.00	522	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	280.79/cwt	275.00–290.00	292	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	108	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	259	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	112	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	554	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	305	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	128	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	378	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 Aug 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 82Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 477Last week 355Year ago 457

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 327Last week 0Year ago 306

Correction: Report released.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	914	142.50	142.50
1	—	642	150.00	150.00
2	—	805	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	568	165.00	165.00
1	—	256	240.00	240.00
1	—	914	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,154	185.00	185.00
1	—	978	189.00	189.00
1	—	1,258	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	262	240.00	240.00
1	—	724	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	246	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	696	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	476	190.00–200.00	196.83
3	—	557	210.00	210.00
2	—	368	215.00–240.00	227.09
4	—	520	195.00–225.00	216.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
1	—	604	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	198	170.00	170.00
1	—	728	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	122.50	122.50
1	—	670	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	262	160.00	160.00
1	—	470	155.00	155.00
1	—	920	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,148	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	165.00	165.00
1	—	484	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	604	120.00	120.00
2	—	245	185.00	185.00
2	—	271	135.00–165.00	150.50
1	—	836	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	526	165.00	165.00
1	—	224	225.00	225.00
1	—	680	180.00	180.00
3	—	773	202.50	202.50
2	—	830	195.00–202.50	198.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	676	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	272	167.50	167.50
3	—	367	145.00–152.50	149.86
1	—	960	127.50	127.50
1	—	604	105.00	105.00
1	—	572	110.00	110.00
3	—	334	155.00	155.00
4	—	157	115.00–150.00	124.71
1	—	240	155.00	155.00
2	—	456	145.00	145.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	96	150.00–190.00	169.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	250.00	250.00
2	—	108	240.00	240.00
1	—	78	220.00	220.00
3	—	87	215.00–230.00	223.31
1	—	92	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	101	435.00–575.00	517.20
1	—	128	295.00	295.00
1	—	112	495.00	495.00
4	—	92	350.00–580.00	511.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	74	290.00–305.00	297.50
13	—	94	265.00–295.00	277.54
8	—	85	275.00–305.00	293.76
7	—	104	275.00–290.00	280.79
2	—	113	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	100.00	100.00
1	—	78	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	435.00	435.00
1	—	98	500.00	500.00
1	—	86	535.00	535.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	140.00–170.00	159.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,224	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,438	129.00–154.00	142.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,634	130.00–155.00	141.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	138.00–149.00	142.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,628	180.00–193.00	188.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,478	150.00–189.00	178.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,331	178.00–186.00	183.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,352	120.00–175.00	156.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	120.00–154.00	134.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	90.00–99.00	92.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,753	90.00–136.00	121.28

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.