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Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Feb 17

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

367 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 381▲ 367 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

402 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 435▲ 402 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale, Slaughter Steers and Heifers traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Dairy Cow Breaker, Boner and Lean mostly 5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Dairy Bull calves were mostly 10.00 to 15.00 lower with Beef Cross calves 15.00 to 20.00 lower.

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 and Prime	Average	1,261	188.32	2,375	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,559	195.26	3,044	7thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,742	177.53	3,093	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	153.07	2,277	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	137.46	1,655	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	124.32	1,326	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,701	171.66	2,920	6thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,712	148.10	2,536	54
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,413	132.78	1,876	22
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,286	117.97	1,517	52
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,461	173.82	2,540	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,612	167.06	2,693	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,160	148.73	1,725	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,737	172.94	3,004	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,430	208.51	2,982	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,541	198.14	3,053	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,528	209.47	3,201	27
Steers	Choice	Average	1,577	203.44	3,208	17

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	795.83/cwt	114
Bulls	Number 2	101	682.00/cwt	63
Bulls	Number 3	97	557.06/cwt	22
Heifers	Number 1	89	929.08/cwt	32
Heifers	Number 2	91	733.28/cwt	12

Every lot

65 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,528	209.47/cwt	206.00–216.00	3,201	27
Steers	—	Choice	1,577	203.44/cwt	200.00–206.00	3,208	17
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,430	208.51/cwt	204.00–214.00	2,982	9
Heifers	—	Choice	1,541	198.14/cwt	192.00–203.00	3,053	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,742	177.53/cwt	166.00–187.00	3,093	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	124.32/cwt	119.00–132.00	1,326	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	137.46/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,655	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	150.56/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,126	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,865	165.60/cwt	164.00–167.00	3,088	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,227	105.10/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,290	9
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,289	119.77/cwt	109.00–129.00	1,544	40
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	133.51/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,880	20
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,425	132.63/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,890	3
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,464	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,837	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,697	147.44/cwt	139.00–155.00	2,502	46
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,711	136.52/cwt	136.00–137.00	2,336	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,831	157.06/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,876	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,701	171.66/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,920	6
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,261	188.32/cwt	187.00–189.00	2,375	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,160	148.73/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,725	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,461	173.82/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,540	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,612	167.06/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,693	5
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,559	195.26/cwt	190.00–198.00	3,044	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,737	172.94/cwt	163.00–178.00	3,004	8
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	70	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	420	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	77	989.83/cwt	960.00–1,010.00	762	3
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	82	1,054.26/cwt	940.00–1,150.00	864	8
Heifers	80–90	Number 1	82	630.73/cwt	600.00–690.00	517	3
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	83	850.16/cwt	840.00–860.00	706	3
Heifers	80–90	Number 2	83	459.76/cwt	400.00–490.00	382	3
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	93	981.03/cwt	900.00–1,060.00	912	12
Heifers	90–100	Number 1	94	654.04/cwt	620.00–680.00	615	3
Heifers	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	97	869.79/cwt	850.00–890.00	844	2
Heifers	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	100	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	830	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	105	900.06/cwt	850.00–940.00	945	3
Heifers	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	113	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	961	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	70–80	Number 3	72	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	360	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	75	712.89/cwt	690.00–750.00	535	4
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	75	649.66/cwt	600.00–680.00	487	4
Bulls	80–90	Number 3Beef Cross	83	665.78/cwt	600.00–730.00	553	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	84	1,034.60/cwt	980.00–1,080.00	869	5
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	84	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	689	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	84	752.83/cwt	690.00–790.00	632	17
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	85	641.06/cwt	600.00–690.00	545	10
Bulls	80–90	Number 3	85	505.09/cwt	500.00–520.00	429	4
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	93	738.50/cwt	690.00–790.00	687	41
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	992.54/cwt	910.00–1,090.00	933	16
Bulls	90–100	Number 3Beef Cross	94	694.04/cwt	610.00–760.00	652	3
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	95	830.32/cwt	800.00–860.00	789	4
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	96	653.55/cwt	600.00–690.00	627	9
Bulls	90–100	Number 3	96	491.81/cwt	450.00–540.00	472	6
Bulls	100–110	Number 3Beef Cross	100	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	730	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	102	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	755	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 3	102	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	490	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	103	716.45/cwt	690.00–750.00	738	21
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	104	933.99/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	971	7
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	104	657.14/cwt	600.00–690.00	683	12
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	110	720.00/cwt	700.00–730.00	792	3
Bulls	110–120	Number 3	110	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	616	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 2	111	670.06/cwt	640.00–690.00	744	13
Bulls	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	114	819.34/cwt	790.00–860.00	934	4
Bulls	120–130	Number 2Beef Cross	120	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	936	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 2	123	634.94/cwt	610.00–660.00	781	4
Bulls	120–130	Number 3	126	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	731	1
Bulls	130–140	Number 3	131	510.23/cwt	480.00–540.00	668	2

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 Feb 17, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 367Last week 381Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 402Last week 435Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	84	980.00–1,080.00	1,034.60
16	90–100	94	910.00–1,090.00	992.54
7	100–110	104	900.00–1,050.00	933.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	75	600.00–680.00	649.66
10	80–90	85	600.00–690.00	641.06
9	90–100	96	600.00–690.00	653.55
12	100–110	104	600.00–690.00	657.14
13	110–120	111	640.00–690.00	670.06
4	120–130	123	610.00–660.00	634.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	75	690.00–750.00	712.89
17	80–90	84	690.00–790.00	752.83
41	90–100	93	690.00–790.00	738.50
21	100–110	103	690.00–750.00	716.45
3	110–120	110	700.00–730.00	720.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	500.00	500.00
4	80–90	85	500.00–520.00	505.09
6	90–100	96	450.00–540.00	491.81
1	100–110	102	480.00	480.00
1	110–120	110	560.00	560.00
1	120–130	126	580.00	580.00
2	130–140	131	480.00–540.00	510.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	84	820.00	820.00
4	90–100	95	800.00–860.00	830.32
1	100–110	102	740.00	740.00
4	110–120	114	790.00–860.00	819.34
1	120–130	120	780.00	780.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	600.00–730.00	665.78
3	90–100	94	610.00–760.00	694.04
1	100–110	100	730.00	730.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	77	960.00–1,010.00	989.83
8	80–90	82	940.00–1,150.00	1,054.26
12	90–100	93	900.00–1,060.00	981.03
3	100–110	105	850.00–940.00	900.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	82	600.00–690.00	630.73
3	90–100	94	620.00–680.00	654.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	600.00	600.00
3	80–90	83	840.00–860.00	850.16
2	90–100	97	850.00–890.00	869.79
1	100–110	100	830.00	830.00
2	110–120	113	850.00	850.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	400.00–490.00	459.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,528	206.00–216.00	209.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,577	200.00–206.00	203.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,697	139.00–155.00	147.44
6	—	1,831	156.00–159.00	157.06
2	—	1,711	136.00–137.00	136.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,464	125.00–126.00	125.49
20	—	1,408	127.00–138.00	133.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,227	103.00–108.00	105.10
3	—	1,425	132.00–134.00	132.63
40	—	1,289	109.00–129.00	119.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,865	164.00–167.00	165.60
10	—	1,412	144.00–156.00	150.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,067	119.00–132.00	124.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,204	134.00–143.00	137.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,701	169.00–175.00	171.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,261	187.00–189.00	188.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,461	170.00–177.00	173.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,160	143.00–155.00	148.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,612	160.00–173.00	167.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,559	190.00–198.00	195.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,430	204.00–214.00	208.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,541	192.00–203.00	198.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,737	163.00–178.00	172.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,742	166.00–187.00	177.53

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.