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Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Feb 24

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

437 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 367▲ 15 vs year ago 422 · +3.6%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

361 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 402▲ 361 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 Cattle Steers and Heifers traded mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Dairy Breaker Cattle traded mostly 3.00 lower while Boner Cattle and Lean Cattle remained firm. Feeder Dairy Calves traded mostly 10.00 to 20.00 higher, Beef Cross traded 20.00 to 40.00 higher.

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 Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,613	199.44	3,217	12
Bulls	—	Low	1,862	177.54	3,306	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	138.69	2,086	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,162	131.52	1,528	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	120.24	1,286	11
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,468	183.35	2,692	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,686	140.06	2,362	30
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,513	132.14	1,999	39
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,316	117.56	1,547	48
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,433	184.58	2,646	14
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,516	172.53	2,616	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,685	185.47	3,125	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,652	174.94	2,890	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	1,392	204.41	2,846	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,621	197.45	3,201	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,584	205.67	3,258	32
Steers	Choice	Average	1,591	197.90	3,149	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,685	194.01	3,269	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	796.62/cwt	133
Bulls	Number 2	99	693.66/cwt	55
Bulls	Number 3	88	529.63/cwt	19
Bulls	Utility	63	142.92/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	87	968.25/cwt	32
Heifers	Number 1	88	745.71/cwt	7

Every lot

67 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,584	205.67/cwt	201.00–210.00	3,258	32
Steers	—	Choice	1,591	197.90/cwt	196.00–200.00	3,149	18
Steers	—	Select	1,685	194.01/cwt	193.00–195.00	3,269	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,386	203.46/cwt	200.00–207.00	2,820	16
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,441	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,055	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,621	197.45/cwt	197.00–198.00	3,201	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,694	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,558	1
Bulls	—	—	1,886	181.33/cwt	169.00–197.00	3,420	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	118.51/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,241	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	132.66/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,512	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,501	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	128.11/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,572	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	137.03/cwt	132.00–141.00	2,035	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,349	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,289	188.48/cwt	187.00–190.00	2,430	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,491	183.02/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,729	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,516	172.53/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,616	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,298	118.24/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,535	35
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,359	111.19/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,511	9
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	124.75/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,698	4
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,379	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,738	4
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,530	132.99/cwt	127.00–139.00	2,035	35
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,671	136.85/cwt	136.00–138.00	2,287	7
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	143.46/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,424	8
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,691	139.75/cwt	138.00–141.00	2,363	15
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,438	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,934	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,629	199.03/cwt	197.00–201.00	3,242	11
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,652	174.94/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,890	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,685	185.47/cwt	180.00–189.00	3,125	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,468	183.35/cwt	179.00–188.00	2,692	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	60–70	Number 2Beef Cross	68	1,045.00/cwt	940.00–1,150.00	711	2
Heifers	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	74	1,101.18/cwt	1,050.00–1,170.00	815	5
Heifers	70–80	Number 2	74	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	400	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 2	82	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	476	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	83	1,101.34/cwt	1,020.00–1,140.00	914	9
Heifers	80–90	Number 1	84	810.42/cwt	690.00–1,160.00	681	4
Heifers	90–100	Number 1	93	659.42/cwt	600.00–700.00	613	3
Heifers	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	94	1,012.74/cwt	840.00–1,120.00	952	7
Heifers	90–100	Number 2	94	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	545	2
Heifers	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	101	935.05/cwt	930.00–940.00	944	2
Heifers	100–110	Number 2	104	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	572	1
Heifers	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	114	843.42/cwt	800.00–890.00	961	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	50–60	UtilityJersey	50	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	75	1
Bulls	60–70	UtilityJersey	66	141.15/cwt	100.00–160.00	93	4
Bulls	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	72	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	590	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	75	659.89/cwt	620.00–690.00	495	5
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	76	737.70/cwt	700.00–820.00	561	4
Bulls	70–80	Number 3	76	515.39/cwt	470.00–590.00	392	4
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	83	1,058.80/cwt	950.00–1,160.00	879	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	83	631.98/cwt	600.00–700.00	525	5
Bulls	80–90	Number 3	85	558.20/cwt	520.00–580.00	474	6
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	86	775.54/cwt	700.00–830.00	667	21
Bulls	90–100	Number 3	91	507.78/cwt	480.00–580.00	462	8
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	92	821.96/cwt	760.00–910.00	756	4
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	1,035.75/cwt	950.00–1,090.00	974	11
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	94	748.97/cwt	700.00–800.00	704	46
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	94	674.83/cwt	620.00–710.00	634	8
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	102	970.77/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	990	13
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	103	930.29/cwt	900.00–960.00	958	2
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	104	726.27/cwt	700.00–800.00	755	27
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	105	663.07/cwt	600.00–700.00	696	14
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	112	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	1,042	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	112	860.00/cwt	830.00–890.00	963	2
Bulls	110–120	Number 2	112	666.82/cwt	620.00–690.00	747	12
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	113	698.76/cwt	690.00–700.00	790	8
Bulls	120–130	Number 2	121	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	799	2
Bulls	120–130	Number 3	124	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	732	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.

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Feb 24, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 437Last week 367Year ago 422

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 361Last week 402Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	68	940.00–1,150.00	1,045.00
5	70–80	74	1,050.00–1,170.00	1,101.18
9	80–90	83	1,020.00–1,140.00	1,101.34
7	90–100	94	840.00–1,120.00	1,012.74
2	100–110	101	930.00–940.00	935.05
2	110–120	114	800.00–890.00	843.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	540.00	540.00
1	80–90	82	580.00	580.00
2	90–100	94	580.00	580.00
1	100–110	104	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	84	690.00–1,160.00	810.42
3	90–100	93	600.00–700.00	659.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	76	700.00–820.00	737.70
21	80–90	86	700.00–830.00	775.54
46	90–100	94	700.00–800.00	748.97
27	100–110	104	700.00–800.00	726.27
8	110–120	113	690.00–700.00	698.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	820.00	820.00
4	90–100	92	760.00–910.00	821.96
2	100–110	103	900.00–960.00	930.29
2	110–120	112	830.00–890.00	860.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	950.00–1,160.00	1,058.80
11	90–100	94	950.00–1,090.00	1,035.75
13	100–110	102	900.00–1,000.00	970.77
1	110–120	112	930.00	930.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	76	470.00–590.00	515.39
6	80–90	85	520.00–580.00	558.20
8	90–100	91	480.00–580.00	507.78
1	120–130	124	590.00	590.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	70–80	75	620.00–690.00	659.89
5	80–90	83	600.00–700.00	631.98
8	90–100	94	620.00–710.00	674.83
14	100–110	105	600.00–700.00	663.07
12	110–120	112	620.00–690.00	666.82
2	120–130	121	660.00	660.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	50	150.00	150.00
4	60–70	66	100.00–160.00	141.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,516	165.00–179.00	172.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,491	180.00–186.00	183.02
4	—	1,289	187.00–190.00	188.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,485	132.00–141.00	137.03
2	—	1,598	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	128.00	128.00
9	—	1,047	113.00–125.00	118.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,227	127.00–129.00	128.11
6	—	1,140	131.00–134.00	132.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,691	138.00–141.00	139.75
8	—	1,690	142.00–147.00	143.46
7	—	1,671	136.00–138.00	136.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,359	110.00–112.00	111.19
35	—	1,298	113.00–124.00	118.24
4	—	1,379	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,361	124.00–126.00	124.75
35	—	1,530	127.00–139.00	132.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,629	197.00–201.00	199.03
1	—	1,438	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,441	212.00	212.00
16	—	1,386	200.00–207.00	203.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,621	197.00–198.00	197.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,584	201.00–210.00	205.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,685	193.00–195.00	194.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,591	196.00–200.00	197.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,685	180.00–189.00	185.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,652	170.00–179.00	174.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,694	151.00	151.00
7	—	1,886	169.00–197.00	181.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	179.00–188.00	183.35

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.