Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-11-13

Greencastle

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Nov 13
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Feeder Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 155▲ 168 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
464 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 405▲ 73 vs year ago 391 · +18.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Holstein Bull Calves: 420 head

Holstein Bulls; 85-90 lbs 400.00-445.00, 92-96 lbs 395.00-440.00, 98-118 lbs 395.00-430.00.

Beef Cross Calves; 90-120 lbs 580.00-680.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.10/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −488.96 against this barn's trailing median of $634.06.
Average price
$145.10
27 head · 619 lb average
Value per head Derived
$898
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$59
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−32.90
vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547157.3386014thin
Medium and Large 2696131.9291913thin
One grade step is worth $25.41/cwt here — about −$59 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 sale27 hd
145.10
—
PA average5 barns · 319 hd
178.00
−32.90
This barn, trailing median34 sales
634.06
−488.96
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—Average1,664116.301,93511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52796.601,47515
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,37687.081,19845
CowsLean 85-90%High1,23675.2793016
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,384143.801,9902thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,244119.001,4801thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,422142.982,0333thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,345135.791,8265thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,512189.002,8581thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,373169.432,32611
HeifersSelectAverage1,385157.692,1847thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,637190.323,11613
SteersChoiceAverage1,528176.322,69426
SteersSelectAverage1,417161.772,29221

Every lot

50 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1302240.00/cwt240.00–240.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 1432247.45/cwt220.00–256.001,0694
Steers—Medium and Large 1568206.90/cwt175.00–217.501,1754
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484166.97/cwt157.50–170.008084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1554154.70/cwt150.00–157.508579
Heifers—Medium and Large 2587143.73/cwt142.50–145.008444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2639128.76/cwt127.50–130.008232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670123.76/cwt122.50–125.008292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718137.50/cwt137.50–137.509871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2768127.50/cwt127.50–127.509791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2820115.00/cwt115.00–115.009431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2891127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,1362
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510147.15/cwt135.00–155.007505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519183.19/cwt170.00–190.009513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629184.67/cwt150.00–210.001,1626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673175.35/cwt145.00–200.001,1806
Bulls—Medium and Large 2833125.88/cwt122.50–127.501,0493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2956126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2051
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers12 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3340155.00/cwt155.00–155.005271
Dairy Steers—Large 3378150.00/cwt150.00–150.005671
Dairy Steers—Large 3470142.50/cwt142.50–142.506701
Dairy Steers—Large 3532115.00/cwt115.00–115.006121
Dairy Steers—Large 3572145.00/cwt145.00–145.008291
Dairy Steers—Large 3605147.50/cwt147.50–147.508923
Dairy Steers—Large 3711140.00/cwt140.00–140.009952
Dairy Steers—Large 3764145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1081
Dairy Steers—Large 3828120.00/cwt120.00–120.009942
Dairy Steers—Large 3920120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1042
Dairy Steers—Large 3951115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0942
Dairy Steers—Large 31,088120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3061
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,417161.77/cwt149.00–170.002,29221
Steers—Choice1,528176.32/cwt169.00–184.002,69426
Steers—Choice and Prime1,637190.32/cwt185.00–196.003,11613
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,363156.34/cwt120.00–169.002,1315
Heifers—Choice1,373169.43/cwt166.00–181.002,32611
Heifers—Select1,441161.07/cwt160.00–162.002,3212
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,512189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,8581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,664116.30/cwt93.00–133.001,93511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23485.02/cwt83.00–87.001,0492
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23673.88/cwt65.00–81.0091314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36486.40/cwt78.00–94.001,17842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51097.61/cwt93.00–104.001,47413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,53996.62/cwt96.00–97.001,4873
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63790.06/cwt84.00–96.001,4742
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,244119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,4801
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,384143.80/cwt140.00–147.001,9902
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,345135.79/cwt134.00–138.001,8265
Dairy Steers—Choice1,422142.98/cwt139.00–147.002,0333

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.