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Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Jan 22

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

← Jan 1Jan 22Feb 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 90▼ 58 vs year ago 131 · −44.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

462 head

▲ 158 vs last sale 304▲ 35 vs year ago 427 · +8.2%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $163.96/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −1,170.82 against this barn's trailing median of $1,334.78.

Average price

$163.96

7 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$90

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

$57.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−201.17

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	196.75	990	3thin
Medium and Large 2	775	139.38	1,080	4thin

One grade step is worth $57.37/cwt here — about −$90 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

163.96

—

PA average4 barns · 251 hd

365.13

−201.17

This barn, trailing median34 sales

1,334.78

−1,170.82

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,631	124.87	2,037	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,603	109.39	1,754	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,385	92.34	1,279	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,281	79.75	1,021	37
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,464	148.02	2,167	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,451	134.87	1,957	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,563	154.48	2,415	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,579	150.37	2,374	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,465	139.24	2,040	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,627	182.47	2,969	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,415	172.88	2,446	22
Heifers	Select	Average	1,374	163.07	2,241	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,682	186.10	3,130	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,590	173.94	2,766	26
Steers	Select	Average	1,420	163.14	2,317	12

Every lot

31 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,148	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,197	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	897	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	734	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,083	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	974	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	190.12/cwt	174.00–205.00	994	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	688	151.25/cwt	142.50–160.00	1,041	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	848	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,124	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	876	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,073	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,420	163.14/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,317	12
Steers	—	Choice	1,589	175.36/cwt	169.00–181.00	2,786	22
Steers	—	Choice	1,598	166.16/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,655	4
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,682	186.10/cwt	183.00–191.00	3,130	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,374	163.07/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,241	11
Heifers	—	Choice	1,415	172.88/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,446	22
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,627	182.47/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,969	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,631	124.87/cwt	117.00–141.00	2,037	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	79.13/cwt	71.00–86.00	997	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	80.40/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,085	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,696	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	92.17/cwt	84.00–105.00	1,275	64
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,385	91.44/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,266	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,392	65.96/cwt	65.00–67.00	918	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,457	104.02/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,516	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,612	108.83/cwt	103.00–119.00	1,754	26
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,451	134.87/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,957	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,464	148.02/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,167	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,465	139.24/cwt	127.00–145.00	2,040	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,563	154.48/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,415	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,579	150.37/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,374	7

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 90Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 462Last week 304Year ago 427

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,612	103.00–119.00	108.83
1	—	1,368	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,260	71.00–86.00	79.13
2	—	1,392	65.00–67.00	65.96
4	—	1,385	90.00–93.00	91.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	75.00–85.00	80.40
64	—	1,383	84.00–105.00	92.17
3	—	1,457	98.00–107.00	104.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,631	117.00–141.00	124.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,415	167.00–179.00	172.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	180.00–184.00	182.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,374	155.00–167.00	163.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,451	131.00–141.00	134.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,464	143.00–153.00	148.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,563	152.00–156.00	154.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,465	127.00–145.00	139.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,579	147.00–154.00	150.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,420	156.00–169.00	163.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,589	169.00–181.00	175.36
4	—	1,598	161.00–169.00	166.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,682	183.00–191.00	186.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	150.00	150.00
1	—	734	147.50	147.50
1	—	608	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	656	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	464	210.00	210.00
2	—	523	174.00–205.00	190.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	848	132.50	132.50
1	—	876	122.50	122.50
2	—	688	142.50–160.00	151.25

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.