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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Aug 21

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Feeder Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 164▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

356 head

▼ 121 vs last sale 477▼ 145 vs year ago 501 · −28.9%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

347 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 327▲ 29 vs year ago 318 · +9.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1154.00/cwt feeder steers deleted

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 $169.75/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −464.31 against this barn's trailing median of $634.06.

Average price

$169.75

20 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$685

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$53.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−55.62

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	188.11	1,003	8thin
Medium 1	531	163.33	867	3thin
Medium and Large 2	601	158.14	950	8thin
Large 1	1,250	135.00	1,688	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.11/cwt here — about −$685 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 sale20 hd

169.75

—

PA average7 barns · 448 hd

225.37

−55.62

This barn, trailing median34 sales

634.06

−464.31

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	1,592	117.99	1,878	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,676	105.78	1,773	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	92.29	1,218	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	69.56	743	24
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,348	126.00	1,698	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,346	115.00	1,548	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,516	153.31	2,324	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,609	144.87	2,331	9thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,545	174.93	2,703	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,247	167.98	2,095	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,126	109.57	1,234	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,563	191.23	2,989	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,457	176.38	2,570	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,420	152.43	2,165	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	359.07/cwt	46
Bulls	Number 2	94	238.83/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	86	191.25/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	76	12.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	89	406.23/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 2	87	117.50/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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	145.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	706	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,131	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	689	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,137	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,248	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,496	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	184	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	368	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	282	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	409	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	147.55/cwt	140.00–155.00	683	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	522	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	191.41/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,003	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	849	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	596	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	983	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	762	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,276	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	886	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,373	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,250	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,688	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1	246	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	317	247.39/cwt	245.00–250.00	784	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	362	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	507	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	473	165.02/cwt	155.00–175.00	781	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	578	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,069	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	720	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,080	1
Bulls	—	Large 2	812	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,015	1
Bulls	—	Large 2	932	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,095	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers13 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	192	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	283	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	234	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	345	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	267	119.55/cwt	95.00–142.50	319	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	328	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	410	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	485	146.54/cwt	130.00–155.00	711	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	576	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	950	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	619	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	959	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	682	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	921	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	880	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,166	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	918	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,102	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	975	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,340	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,023	133.65/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,367	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,108	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,451	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,420	152.43/cwt	135.00–169.00	2,165	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,457	176.38/cwt	169.00–187.00	2,570	13
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,563	191.23/cwt	186.00–197.00	2,989	13
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,126	109.57/cwt	72.50–128.00	1,234	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,247	167.98/cwt	150.00–177.00	2,095	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,545	174.93/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,703	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,592	117.99/cwt	99.00–134.00	1,878	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	56.72/cwt	55.00–58.00	589	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	70.73/cwt	62.00–80.00	757	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	92.29/cwt	74.00–116.00	1,218	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,676	105.78/cwt	95.00–118.00	1,773	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,516	153.31/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,324	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,609	144.87/cwt	137.00–150.00	2,331	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,346	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,548	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,348	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,698	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	75	439.20/cwt	380.00–500.00	329	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	84	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	151	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	84	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	88	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	572.82/cwt	480.00–640.00	487	5
Heifers	—	Number 2	90	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	117	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	92	181.59/cwt	175.00–190.00	167	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	539	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	499	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	110	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	209	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	65	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	130	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	76	300.29/cwt	295.00–306.00	228	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	83	295.62/cwt	270.00–315.00	245	11
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	168	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	239.95/cwt	220.00–260.00	206	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	90	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	167	2
Bulls	—	Utility	90	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	575.94/cwt	500.00–700.00	536	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	240.18/cwt	230.00–260.00	226	7
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	274.29/cwt	260.00–280.00	261	8
Bulls	—	Number 3	100	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	200	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	101	610.15/cwt	550.00–650.00	616	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	233.44/cwt	200.00–250.00	240	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	268.90/cwt	260.00–280.00	280	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	264	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	112	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	179	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	266.78/cwt	250.00–280.00	301	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	117	543.26/cwt	530.00–570.00	636	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	122	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	336	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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 164Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 356Last week 477Year ago 501

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 347Last week 327Year ago 318

Correction: 1154.00/cwt feeder steers deleted

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,126	72.50–128.00	109.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,247	150.00–177.00	167.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	171.00–179.00	174.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,039	55.00–58.00	56.72
22	—	1,070	62.00–80.00	70.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,320	74.00–116.00	92.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,676	95.00–118.00	105.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,592	99.00–134.00	117.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,420	135.00–169.00	152.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,457	169.00–187.00	176.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,563	186.00–197.00	191.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,609	137.00–150.00	144.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,516	148.00–156.00	153.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,348	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,346	115.00	115.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	522	135.00	135.00
1	—	886	155.00	155.00
1	—	184	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	170.00–200.00	191.41
1	—	596	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	548	155.00	155.00
1	—	282	145.00	145.00
2	—	463	140.00–155.00	147.55
4	—	762	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	246	255.00	255.00
1	—	720	150.00	150.00
2	—	473	155.00–175.00	165.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	362	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	578	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	317	245.00–250.00	247.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	812	125.00	125.00
1	—	932	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	142.50	142.50
2	—	487	140.00–150.00	145.05
3	—	745	167.50	167.50
3	—	689	165.00	165.00
1	—	524	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	131.00	131.00
2	—	619	155.00	155.00
4	—	975	135.00–140.00	137.46
3	—	485	130.00–155.00	146.54
1	—	682	135.00	135.00
3	—	234	147.50	147.50
1	—	880	132.50	132.50
3	—	918	120.00	120.00
3	—	576	165.00	165.00
2	—	267	95.00–142.50	119.55
7	—	1,023	120.00–140.00	133.65
5	—	328	125.00	125.00
2	—	192	147.50	147.50

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	240.00	240.00
5	—	86	220.00–260.00	239.95
3	—	103	200.00–250.00	233.44
7	—	94	230.00–260.00	240.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	65	200.00	200.00
2	—	90	180.00–190.00	185.00
1	—	112	160.00	160.00
2	—	84	200.00	200.00
1	—	100	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	83	270.00–315.00	295.62
8	—	95	260.00–280.00	274.29
5	—	104	260.00–280.00	268.90
3	—	76	295.00–306.00	300.29
6	—	113	250.00–280.00	266.78
1	—	122	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	101	550.00–650.00	610.15
5	—	93	500.00–700.00	575.94
3	—	117	530.00–570.00	543.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	130.00	130.00
1	—	84	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	380.00–500.00	439.20
1	—	98	550.00	550.00
1	—	104	480.00	480.00
5	—	85	480.00–640.00	572.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	180.00	180.00
3	—	92	175.00–190.00	181.59
1	—	110	190.00	190.00

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.