Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-10-23

Greencastle

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Oct 23
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Feeder Cattle receipts
164 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 264▲ 164 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
341 head
▼ 223 vs last sale 564▼ 78 vs year ago 419 · −18.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

387 head Holstein Calves

Holstein Bull Calves; 82-88 lbs 325.00-370.00, 90-94 lbs 310.00-365.00, 98-114 lbs 330.00-360.00.

Beef Cross Bull Calves; 84-96 lbs 440.00-640.00, 99-110 lbs 590.00-670.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.27/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −90.71 against this barn's trailing median of $233.98.
Average price
$143.27
32 head · 616 lb average
Value per head Derived
$883
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$335
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$1.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−41.30
vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2672144.1696913thin
Medium and Large 1808142.871,1557thin
Medium and Large 2-3444142.5263312thin
One grade step is worth $1.64/cwt here — about $335 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 sale32 hd
143.27
—
PA average6 barns · 504 hd
184.56
−41.30
This barn, trailing median33 sales
233.98
−90.71
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

33 sales
272242213183median 233.9803/0205/0406/2908/2410/26
Steers 0–100 lb: high $257.82, low $197.10, median $233.98 across 33 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—Average1,791112.102,0088thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58999.071,57428
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38983.291,15777
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22371.8387925
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,669145.562,42910
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,289129.781,67312
HeifersChoiceAverage1,461182.562,6673thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,307163.942,1432thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,583190.393,01415
SteersChoiceAverage1,584183.362,90424
SteersSelectAverage1,421169.162,40413

Every lot

67 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3310137.50/cwt137.50–137.504261
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3372160.00/cwt160.00–160.005952
Steers—Medium and Large 2384166.65/cwt145.00–180.006404
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3444141.19/cwt127.50–155.006272
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3484138.63/cwt120.00–145.006717
Steers—Medium and Large 2552145.00/cwt145.00–145.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 2636130.00/cwt130.00–130.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 1671152.54/cwt147.50–162.501,0243
Steers—Medium and Large 2712115.00/cwt115.00–115.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 1738150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1071
Steers—Medium and Large 2814155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2621
Steers—Medium and Large 2916120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0991
Steers—Medium and Large 1944132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,2511
Steers—Medium and Large 2952142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3573
Steers—Medium and Large 1982130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2772
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2287151.72/cwt150.00–152.504353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2346165.00/cwt165.00–165.005711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3361158.31/cwt157.50–160.005713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2396162.50/cwt162.50–162.506441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3448162.50/cwt162.50–162.507281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465135.82/cwt127.50–152.506323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2509129.39/cwt127.50–135.006594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2648150.00/cwt150.00–150.009721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2672110.00/cwt110.00–110.007391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2702116.27/cwt110.00–122.508162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1798130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1910120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1260175.00/cwt175.00–175.004551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290170.00/cwt170.00–170.004932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2316170.00/cwt170.00–170.005371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384166.82/cwt160.00–170.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485177.53/cwt175.00–180.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2506130.00/cwt130.00–130.006581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1738120.00/cwt120.00–120.008861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2756112.48/cwt110.00–115.008502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2840117.50/cwt117.50–117.509871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1856170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2856122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2922120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2966117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,1351
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3273137.11/cwt110.00–160.003742
Dairy Heifers—Large 3338152.50/cwt142.50–162.505152
Dairy Heifers—Large 3380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004941
Dairy Heifers—Large 3483129.94/cwt120.00–140.006282
Dairy Heifers—Large 3923120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1082
Dairy Heifers—Large 3977113.40/cwt110.00–120.001,1083
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,025120.00/cwt117.50–122.501,2302
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,093125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3662
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,123121.21/cwt117.50–125.001,3612
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3322137.50/cwt137.50–137.504431
Dairy Steers—Large 3360155.42/cwt145.00–162.505604
Dairy Steers—Large 3599100.00/cwt100.00–100.005993
Dairy Steers—Large 3688117.50/cwt117.50–117.508081
Dairy Steers—Large 3998117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,1731
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,421169.16/cwt161.00–175.002,40413
Steers—Choice and Prime1,583190.39/cwt184.00–197.003,01415
Steers—Choice1,584183.36/cwt175.00–189.002,90424
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,307163.94/cwt163.00–165.002,1432
Heifers—Choice1,461182.56/cwt174.00–188.002,6673
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,791112.10/cwt105.00–116.002,0088
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98961.21/cwt60.00–64.006053
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25573.28/cwt65.00–79.0092022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38771.59/cwt69.00–74.009936
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38984.28/cwt74.00–104.001,17171
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58999.07/cwt91.00–110.001,57428
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,289129.78/cwt117.00–139.001,67312
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,669145.56/cwt143.00–149.002,42910

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.