Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-11-20

Greencastle

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Nov 20
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Feeder Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 0▲ 98 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
313 head
▲ 313 vs last sale 0▲ 313 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Steers and Heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher with good demand on a lighter run. Slaughter cows sold 7.00-10.00 higher with good demand.

Holstein Calves; 427 head

Holstein Bulls; 82-86 lbs 320-385.00, 92-98 lbs 330.00-385.00, 98-110 lbs 280.00-370.00

Beef Cross Calves; 82-100 lbs 480.00-710.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.41/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −1,190.37 against this barn's trailing median of $1,334.78.
Average price
$144.41
16 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$799
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$228
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−211.06
vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1635157.501,0002thin
Medium and Large 2542142.5477214thin
One grade step is worth $14.96/cwt here — about $228 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 sale16 hd
144.41
—
PA average3 barns · 510 hd
355.47
−211.06
This barn, trailing median34 sales
1,334.78
−1,190.37
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
172314631204944median 1334.7803/0205/0407/0608/3111/02
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,708.55, low $958.36, median $1,334.78 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—Average1,835123.012,25815
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,526106.911,63126
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,33896.981,29893
CowsLean 85-90%High1,24583.151,03536
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,576148.962,3483thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,584133.222,1102thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,642133.002,1841thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,736192.923,3492thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,648195.543,22225
SteersChoiceAverage1,587181.632,8826thin
SteersSelectAverage1,425173.822,4773thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2518117.50/cwt117.50–117.506091
Steers—Medium and Large 2612150.00/cwt150.00–150.009182
Steers—Medium and Large 2930142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3251
Steers—Medium and Large 2988132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,3091
Steers—Medium and Large 11,030172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,7771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316180.00/cwt180.00–180.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2443165.00/cwt165.00–165.007314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490152.50/cwt152.50–152.507471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520145.00/cwt145.00–145.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630152.50/cwt152.50–152.509612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680142.50/cwt142.50–142.509691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2890125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2900125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2140140.00/cwt140.00–140.001961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370182.50/cwt182.50–182.506751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372169.13/cwt160.00–177.506292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426159.11/cwt150.00–167.506783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485139.99/cwt120.00–150.006793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740122.50/cwt122.50–122.509071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2858127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1900132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1931
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3362130.00/cwt130.00–130.004711
Dairy Steers—Large 3465135.00/cwt135.00–135.006283
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,425173.82/cwt170.00–176.002,4773
Steers—Choice1,587181.63/cwt179.00–185.002,8826
Steers—Choice and Prime1,648195.54/cwt190.00–202.003,22225
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,736192.92/cwt192.00–194.003,3492
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,499143.96/cwt140.00–147.002,1582
Bulls——1,806122.88/cwt116.00–130.002,21910
Bulls——2,157109.50/cwt106.00–112.002,3623
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22286.45/cwt86.00–87.001,0562
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24282.16/cwt71.00–89.001,02031
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26189.28/cwt85.00–94.001,1265
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33696.78/cwt87.00–106.001,29386
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,418104.65/cwt98.00–107.001,4845
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,522107.07/cwt103.00–112.001,63025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,618103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,6671
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,576148.96/cwt147.00–152.002,3483
Dairy Heifers—Select1,584133.22/cwt130.00–138.002,1102
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,642133.00/cwt133.00–133.002,1841

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.