Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-09-11

Greencastle

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Sep 11
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Feeder Cattle receipts
247 head
▲ 150 vs last sale 97▲ 247 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
470 head
▲ 194 vs last sale 276▼ 42 vs year ago 512 · −8.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
440 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 331▲ 78 vs year ago 362 · +21.5%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.21/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −467.85 against this barn's trailing median of $634.06.
Average price
$166.21
47 head · 604 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,003
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$304
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$35.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−77.98
vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1624178.131,11131
Medium and Large 2564143.1280716thin
One grade step is worth $35.01/cwt here — about $304 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 sale47 hd
166.21
—
PA average6 barns · 449 hd
244.19
−77.98
This barn, trailing median34 sales
634.06
−467.85
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
1074840606372median 634.0603/0205/0407/0608/3111/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,610123.041,98118
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,433124.381,7826thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,438107.541,5478thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31594.051,23625
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19181.2496822
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,264152.671,9303thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,249141.531,7688thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,556173.572,7014thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,544159.002,4558thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,275137.121,7484thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,488193.682,8823thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,278183.922,35011
HeifersSelectAverage1,362167.472,2815thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,591197.753,14632
SteersChoiceAverage1,481185.282,74433
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,593178.752,84716

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196408.47/cwt117
BullsNumber 289316.37/cwt51
BullsNumber 386172.12/cwt9
BullsUtility676.89/cwt8
HeifersNumber 190474.22/cwt35
HeifersNumber 281158.63/cwt5
HeifersNumber 39860.00/cwt1

Every lot

119 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2586150.00/cwt150.00–150.008793
Steers—Medium and Large 1600192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1552
Steers—Medium and Large 1658177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,1681
Steers—Medium and Large 1825172.76/cwt142.50–197.501,4253
Steers—Medium and Large 1863195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6831
Steers—Medium and Large 1978197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,9321
Steers—Medium and Large 11,046192.50/cwt192.50–192.502,0142
Steers—Medium and Large 11,064170.12/cwt155.00–185.001,8102
Steers—Medium and Large 11,144187.50/cwt187.50–187.502,1452
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1276215.00/cwt215.00–215.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378192.53/cwt190.00–195.007282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381167.20/cwt160.00–175.006372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1403182.53/cwt172.50–187.507363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424150.00/cwt150.00–150.006361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472157.50/cwt157.50–157.507432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488182.50/cwt182.50–182.508914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516189.75/cwt167.50–200.009798
Heifers—Medium and Large 2536117.50/cwt117.50–117.506301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618130.92/cwt122.50–135.008096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2736142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1782170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2876132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1882169.10/cwt165.00–177.501,4913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1935160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1962161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,5492
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420197.50/cwt175.00–220.008302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423165.00/cwt165.00–165.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460172.20/cwt172.20–172.207921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483163.74/cwt140.00–172.207915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517194.82/cwt175.00–202.501,0074
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540165.00/cwt165.00–165.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571198.45/cwt194.00–200.001,1334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2586145.82/cwt140.00–150.008553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620155.00/cwt155.00–155.009611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2820132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1970132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,2851
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3280154.74/cwt140.00–167.504337
Dairy Steers—Large 3320143.92/cwt130.00–150.004616
Dairy Steers—Large 3374150.00/cwt150.00–150.005611
Dairy Steers—Large 3436138.74/cwt135.00–140.006058
Dairy Steers—Large 3461134.57/cwt132.50–135.006206
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,481185.28/cwt182.00–190.002,74433
Steers—Prime1,591197.75/cwt191.00–210.003,14632
Steers—Select and Choice1,593178.75/cwt175.00–185.002,84716
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,278183.92/cwt179.00–188.002,35011
Heifers—Select1,362167.47/cwt151.00–178.002,2815
Heifers—Prime1,488193.68/cwt193.00–195.002,8823
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,460109.30/cwt107.00–110.001,5964
Bulls——1,547136.49/cwt135.00–138.002,1122
Bulls——1,671125.38/cwt115.00–136.002,09512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,104111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,2251
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15381.55/cwt75.00–88.0094016
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27575.68/cwt71.00–81.009654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29993.10/cwt81.00–104.001,20923
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32789.86/cwt88.00–92.001,1922
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,433124.38/cwt114.00–130.001,7826
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,486107.04/cwt96.00–114.001,5917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,495105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5702
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,249141.53/cwt129.00–147.001,7688
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,264152.67/cwt152.00–153.001,9303
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,275137.12/cwt132.00–148.001,7484
Dairy Steers—Choice1,544159.00/cwt152.00–165.002,4558
Dairy Steers—Prime1,556173.57/cwt170.00–177.002,7014
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred63413.33/cwt380.00–450.002602
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross66570.30/cwt560.00–580.003762
Heifers—Number 273137.71/cwt90.00–170.001013
Heifers—Number 175163.39/cwt150.00–180.001233
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross78640.00/cwt640.00–640.004991
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred78370.00/cwt370.00–370.002891
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross84628.74/cwt490.00–700.005287
Heifers—Number 284230.00/cwt230.00–230.001931
Heifers—Number 186170.00/cwt160.00–180.001462
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross92584.04/cwt430.00–650.005376
Heifers—Number 196366.32/cwt220.00–650.003523
Heifers—Number 39860.00/cwt60.00–60.00591
Heifers—Number 1102230.00/cwt230.00–230.002351
Heifers—Number 2102150.00/cwt150.00–150.001531
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross105586.62/cwt540.00–640.006163
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross114525.44/cwt500.00–550.005992
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross126470.00/cwt470.00–470.005921
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred152275.00/cwt275.00–275.004181
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 2Crossbred54200.00/cwt200.00–200.001081
Bulls—UtilityJersey575.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Bulls—Number 2Crossbred60100.00/cwt100.00–100.00601
Bulls—Number 36573.85/cwt50.00–100.00482
Bulls—UtilityJersey656.70/cwt5.00–10.0043
Bulls—Number 266370.00/cwt370.00–370.002441
Bulls—Utility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 372200.00/cwt200.00–200.001441
Bulls—Number 273349.49/cwt290.00–370.002554
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred7450.00/cwt50.00–50.00371
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross76632.50/cwt520.00–760.004814
Bulls—Number 177363.80/cwt310.00–395.002805
Bulls—UtilityJersey8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross84677.69/cwt580.00–740.005696
Bulls—Number 185359.90/cwt300.00–400.0030613
Bulls—Number 286326.04/cwt230.00–390.0028016
Bulls—Number 387140.57/cwt90.00–190.001222
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross88400.00/cwt400.00–400.003521
Bulls—Number 392230.00/cwt230.00–230.002121
Bulls—Number 2Crossbred92210.00/cwt170.00–250.001932
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred93250.93/cwt110.00–350.002333
Bulls—Number 194342.77/cwt320.00–360.0032230
Bulls—Number 294320.35/cwt290.00–345.0030117
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96627.34/cwt500.00–700.006027
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross102610.53/cwt500.00–670.006237
Bulls—Number 2102324.90/cwt300.00–340.003316
Bulls—Number 3102230.07/cwt200.00–250.002353
Bulls—Number 1103344.45/cwt200.00–370.0035528
Bulls—Number 2111317.34/cwt300.00–335.003522
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross112540.13/cwt480.00–570.006054
Bulls—Number 1113355.79/cwt340.00–365.004027
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred114300.00/cwt300.00–300.003421
Bulls—Number 1120350.00/cwt350.00–350.004201

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.