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Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Mar 25

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

186 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 258▲ 7 vs year ago 179 · +3.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

442 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 472▲ 27 vs year ago 415 · +6.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Steers and Heifers sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter Cows were 2.00-3.00 higher.

Dairy Bull Calves 410 head

Holstein Bulls: 82-88 lbs 580.00-645.00, 92-100 lbs 540.00-630.00, 98-112 lbs 550.00-600.00.

Beef Cross Bulls: 88-110 lbs 840.00-990.00.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $188.46/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$188.46

14 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$25.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.71

vs PA average

−78.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	201.22	1,108	7thin
Medium and Large 2	556	175.70	978	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.52/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

188.46

—

PA average3 barns · 65 hd

229.17

−40.71

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−78.41

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,212	179.00	2,169	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,840	187.00	3,441	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,668	170.26	2,840	11
Bulls	—	Average	1,816	154.15	2,799	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	137.31	1,937	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	106.68	1,263	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	91.00	890	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,651	127.25	2,100	20
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,334	111.35	1,486	61
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,217	89.01	1,083	42
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,450	155.66	2,257	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,397	147.37	2,059	10
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,322	185.00	2,446	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,598	149.23	2,385	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,482	141.11	2,091	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,543	195.00	3,009	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,464	188.49	2,759	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,457	179.00	2,608	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,636	195.42	3,197	27
Steers	Choice	Average	1,518	189.46	2,876	35
Steers	Select	Average	1,457	178.01	2,594	15

Every lot

63 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	822	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,113	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	497	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,044	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,069	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,324	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	815	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	823	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	850	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,023	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	213.38/cwt	192.50–230.00	1,122	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	183.30/cwt	180.00–185.00	977	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	976	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,079	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,109	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	150.90/cwt	147.50–165.00	972	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,268	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,294	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,550	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	815	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	266.45/cwt	245.00–288.00	1,154	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,030	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	451	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,128	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,112	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	504	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	932	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,205	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	179.97/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,015	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	221.07/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,256	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,188	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	802	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,203	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Large 3	250	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	488	1
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	508	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	787	1
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3	616	144.07/cwt	132.50–157.50	887	3
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	906	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,296	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	480	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,032	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,457	178.01/cwt	163.00–182.00	2,594	15
Steers	—	Choice	1,518	189.46/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,876	35
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,636	195.42/cwt	191.00–202.00	3,197	27
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,457	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,608	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,464	188.49/cwt	184.00–192.00	2,759	6
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,543	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,009	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,816	154.15/cwt	146.00–167.00	2,799	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	890	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	106.68/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,263	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	137.31/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,937	3
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,668	170.26/cwt	154.00–180.00	2,840	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,840	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,441	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,322	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,446	1
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,482	141.11/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,091	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,598	149.23/cwt	148.00–151.00	2,385	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,092	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,278	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	73.38/cwt	66.00–77.00	817	7
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	124.57/cwt	116.00–130.00	1,423	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	109.68/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,287	5
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,248	89.21/cwt	78.00–106.00	1,113	30
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	87.02/cwt	76.00–92.00	1,147	4
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	112.42/cwt	96.00–127.00	1,513	54
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	127.79/cwt	119.00–140.00	2,147	19
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,397	147.37/cwt	139.00–154.00	2,059	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,450	155.66/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,257	3
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,212	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,169	1

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 Mar 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 258Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 442Last week 472Year ago 415

Slaughter Steers and Heifers sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter Cows were 2.00-3.00 higher.

Dairy Bull Calves 410 head

Holstein Bulls: 82-88 lbs 580.00-645.00, 92-100 lbs 540.00-630.00, 98-112 lbs 550.00-600.00.

Beef Cross Bulls: 88-110 lbs 840.00-990.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	326	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	358	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	400	212.50	212.50
2	450–500	476	215.00	215.00
3	500–550	533	180.00–185.00	183.30
4	550–600	574	170.00	170.00
5	600–650	644	147.50–165.00	150.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	192.50–230.00	213.38
3	550–600	583	185.00	185.00
1	600–650	616	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	650	195.00	195.00
2	750–800	761	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	838	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	326	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	395	215.00	215.00
1	400–450	448	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	494	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	504	185.00	185.00
4	550–600	564	165.00–185.00	179.97
1	700–750	720	165.00	165.00
2	800–850	802	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	245.00–288.00	266.45
2	450–500	451	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	524	230.00	230.00
5	550–600	568	215.00–230.00	221.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	484	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	602	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	316	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	497	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	548	195.00	195.00
2	650–700	695	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	195.00	195.00
1	350–400	360	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	508	155.00	155.00
3	600–650	616	132.50–157.50	144.07
1	900–950	906	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,668	154.00–180.00	170.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,322	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,482	138.00–145.00	141.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,598	148.00–151.00	149.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,457	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,464	184.00–192.00	188.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,092	117.00	117.00
19	—	1,680	119.00–140.00	127.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,114	66.00–77.00	73.38
30	—	1,248	78.00–106.00	89.21
5	—	1,173	103.00–114.00	109.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,318	76.00–92.00	87.02
3	—	1,142	116.00–130.00	124.57
54	—	1,346	96.00–127.00	112.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	978	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,411	133.00–145.00	137.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,184	103.00–111.00	106.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,457	163.00–182.00	178.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,518	183.00–194.00	189.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,636	191.00–202.00	195.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	155.00–157.00	155.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,397	139.00–154.00	147.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,212	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,816	146.00–167.00	154.15

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.