Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-11-27

Greencastle

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Nov 27
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Feeder Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 98▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
535 head
▲ 222 vs last sale 313▲ 52 vs year ago 483 · +10.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Holstein Calves 521 head

Holstein Bulls; 78-84 lbs 250.00-315.00,88-96 lbs 330.00-375.00, 96-106 lbs 325.00-370.00, 104-124 lbs 335.00-370.00.

Beef Cross; 84-112 lbs 580.00-700.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $164.51/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −1,170.28 against this barn's trailing median of $1,334.78.
Average price
$164.51
19 head · 585 lb average
Value per head Derived
$962
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$39.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−168.25
vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1567174.8799114thin
Medium and Large 2635135.488615thin
One grade step is worth $39.40/cwt here — about $130 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 sale19 hd
164.51
—
PA average3 barns · 580 hd
332.76
−168.25
This barn, trailing median34 sales
1,334.78
−1,170.28
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—Average1,630112.861,8409thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,752114.982,0142thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,649103.091,70025
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,35087.481,18174
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,24676.4195240
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,560162.002,5271thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,355126.291,7118thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,485153.802,28410
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,331142.311,8946thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,178126.521,4902thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,465165.092,41916
HeifersSelectAverage1,456148.112,1568thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,640177.052,90418
SteersChoiceAverage1,560165.582,58234
SteersSelectAverage1,412151.612,14120

Every lot

56 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 2394125.00/cwt125.00–125.004931
Steers—Medium and Large 2549162.50/cwt162.50–162.508922
Steers—Medium and Large 2636130.00/cwt130.00–130.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 2674152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0281
Steers—Medium and Large 11,008150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374175.00/cwt175.00–175.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416167.50/cwt167.50–167.506971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458160.00/cwt160.00–160.007332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2553130.00/cwt130.00–130.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1589165.00/cwt165.00–165.009722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2696117.50/cwt117.50–117.508182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1716145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2782130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2299170.00/cwt170.00–170.005081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415176.85/cwt170.00–190.007343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470165.00/cwt165.00–165.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1536188.78/cwt185.00–200.001,0126
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627132.44/cwt120.00–145.008302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1704160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1762145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2782115.00/cwt115.00–115.008991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2842127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1938125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1731
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
Dairy Heifers—Large 3772110.00/cwt110.00–110.008491
Dairy Heifers—Large 3830117.50/cwt117.50–117.509751
Dairy Heifers—Large 3858109.97/cwt97.50–122.509442
Dairy Heifers—Large 3912120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0941
Dairy Heifers—Large 3976122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,1961
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,025124.02/cwt120.00–127.501,2715
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,062127.52/cwt125.00–130.001,3542
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3549122.50/cwt122.50–122.506733
Dairy Steers—Large 3559125.00/cwt125.00–125.006993
Dairy Steers—Large 31,080117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,2692
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,412151.61/cwt134.00–162.002,14120
Steers—Choice1,523166.55/cwt161.00–175.002,53729
Steers—Choice and Prime1,629177.47/cwt171.00–184.002,89117
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,772159.94/cwt152.00–168.002,8345
Steers—Choice and Prime1,830170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,1111
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,456148.11/cwt142.00–152.002,1568
Heifers—Choice1,465165.09/cwt159.00–173.002,41916
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53996.41/cwt92.00–102.001,4842
Bulls——1,656117.56/cwt107.00–130.001,9477
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23484.30/cwt80.00–86.001,0405
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24875.28/cwt67.00–84.0093935
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34275.27/cwt74.00–77.001,0103
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34387.61/cwt77.00–96.001,17769
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,585101.41/cwt100.00–103.001,6072
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,649103.09/cwt95.00–112.001,70025
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,752114.98/cwt114.00–116.002,0142
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,355126.29/cwt115.00–142.001,7118
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,560162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,5271
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,178126.52/cwt126.00–127.001,4902
Dairy Steers—Choice1,331142.31/cwt138.00–146.001,8946
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,485153.80/cwt149.00–161.002,28410

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.