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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-01-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Jan 1

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

← Dec 11Jan 1Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 167▼ 16 vs year ago 106 · −15.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

304 head

▼ 167 vs last sale 471▼ 87 vs year ago 391 · −22.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter Cows traded 3.00-5.00 higher with good demand.

Feeder Dairy calves; 330 Head

Holstein Bulls 80-88 lbs 350.00-395.00, 90-96 lbs 365.00-395.00, 98-108 lbs 365.00-375.00.

Beef Cross Calves 88-102 lbs 575.00-680.00.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.79/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −492.27 against this barn's trailing median of $634.06.

Average price

$141.79

7 head · 813 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,153

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$569

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$4.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−88.26

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	629	143.75	904	4thin
Medium and Large 1	1,059	139.17	1,473	3thin

One grade step is worth $4.58/cwt here — about −$569 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 sale7 hd

141.79

—

PA average3 barns · 157 hd

230.05

−88.26

This barn, trailing median34 sales

634.06

−492.27

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,758	126.86	2,230	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	108.20	1,777	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,440	96.99	1,397	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,239	82.85	1,027	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,637	157.12	2,572	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,479	138.37	2,046	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,553	159.45	2,476	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,506	149.87	2,257	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,517	142.77	2,166	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,664	186.00	3,095	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,671	158.21	2,644	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,380	157.41	2,172	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,649	185.29	3,056	22
Steers	Choice	Average	1,629	178.68	2,910	26
Steers	Select	Average	1,488	165.80	2,467	7thin

Every lot

34 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,538	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,089	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,063	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,727	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	793	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,011	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	894	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,185	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,043	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,460	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,499	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	406	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	690	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	554	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	762	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,488	165.80/cwt	159.00–172.00	2,467	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,565	169.87/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,658	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,634	179.41/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,932	24
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,647	186.16/cwt	184.00–190.00	3,066	20
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,673	176.55/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,954	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,380	157.41/cwt	152.00–163.00	2,172	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,664	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,095	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,671	158.21/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,644	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,758	126.86/cwt	117.00–135.00	2,230	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	81.57/cwt	74.00–87.00	1,007	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,259	89.25/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,124	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	94.97/cwt	87.00–105.00	1,349	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,489	106.20/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,581	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,559	85.82/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,338	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	120.72/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,907	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	102.02/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,648	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,659	107.87/cwt	103.00–117.00	1,790	20
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,506	149.87/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,257	8
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,517	142.77/cwt	137.00–146.00	2,166	11
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,553	159.45/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,476	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,479	138.37/cwt	131.00–144.00	2,046	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,637	157.12/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,572	4

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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Jan 1, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 167Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 304Last week 471Year ago 391

Slaughter Steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter Cows traded 3.00-5.00 higher with good demand.

Feeder Dairy calves; 330 Head

Holstein Bulls 80-88 lbs 350.00-395.00, 90-96 lbs 365.00-395.00, 98-108 lbs 365.00-375.00.

Beef Cross Calves 88-102 lbs 575.00-680.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	137.50	137.50
2	—	1,043	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	324	160.00	160.00
1	—	520	152.50	152.50
1	—	778	130.00	130.00
1	—	894	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	162.50	162.50
1	—	778	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	554	137.50	137.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,758	117.00–135.00	126.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,235	74.00–87.00	81.57
5	—	1,259	88.00–91.00	89.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,659	103.00–117.00	107.87
5	—	1,615	101.00–103.00	102.02
3	—	1,580	119.00–123.00	120.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,489	100.00–110.00	106.20
2	—	1,559	85.00–87.00	85.82
39	—	1,420	87.00–105.00	94.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,553	152.00–167.00	159.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,506	148.00–153.00	149.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,517	137.00–146.00	142.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,634	174.00–185.00	179.41
2	—	1,565	165.00–174.00	169.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,673	176.00–177.00	176.55
20	—	1,647	184.00–190.00	186.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,488	159.00–172.00	165.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,479	131.00–144.00	138.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,637	154.00–160.00	157.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	152.00–163.00	157.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,671	154.00–166.00	158.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,664	186.00	186.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.