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Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, May 5

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

393 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 379▲ 6 vs year ago 387 · +1.6%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

304 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 340▼ 20 vs year ago 324 · −6.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale, Slaughter Choice and Prime Cattle Steers and Heifers traded 1.00 lower and Choice Slaughter Steers and Heifers were 1.00 higher. Slaughter Breaker Dairy Cows traded 2.00 higher, Slaughter Boner Dairy Cows traded 5.00 higher and Slaughter Lean Cows traded Steady. Feeder Dairy Bull Calves traded mostly 37.00 to 45.00 lower. Feeder Bull Calves traded mostly 30.00 to 49.00 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 Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,628	208.00	3,386	1thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,345	201.75	2,714	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,676	213.93	3,585	7thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,647	204.39	3,366	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,497	198.73	2,975	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	156.98	2,441	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	144.53	1,711	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,151	136.13	1,567	9thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,719	145.33	2,498	26
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,501	137.42	2,063	50
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,316	121.94	1,605	59
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,556	182.51	2,840	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,445	176.88	2,556	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,207	176.46	2,130	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,560	189.67	2,959	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,605	182.39	2,927	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	1,459	213.39	3,114	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,371	206.71	2,834	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,287	192.46	2,477	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,632	215.65	3,519	32
Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	209.05	3,157	29
Steers	Select	Average	1,498	186.95	2,801	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	976.64/cwt	121
Bulls	Number 2	102	872.38/cwt	58
Bulls	Number 3	99	772.30/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	77	189.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 3	86	1,200.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	88	1,162.21/cwt	18
Heifers	Number 2	86	890.00/cwt	6

Every lot

70 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,498	186.95/cwt	180.00–193.00	2,801	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,510	209.05/cwt	203.00–215.00	3,157	29
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,629	215.06/cwt	212.00–218.00	3,503	28
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,651	219.74/cwt	219.00–221.00	3,628	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,287	192.46/cwt	192.00–193.00	2,477	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,371	206.71/cwt	200.00–209.00	2,834	9
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,448	212.95/cwt	210.00–216.00	3,084	15
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,628	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,582	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	136.13/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,567	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	145.03/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,671	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,985	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	156.98/cwt	148.00–164.00	2,441	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,308	119.85/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,568	45
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,310	132.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,734	11
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	130.88/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,895	4
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,457	115.19/cwt	109.00–127.00	1,678	3
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,501	140.16/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,104	3
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,506	137.84/cwt	133.00–144.00	2,076	43
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,719	145.33/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,498	26
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,345	201.75/cwt	200.00–205.00	2,714	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,628	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,386	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,497	198.73/cwt	195.00–201.00	2,975	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,647	204.39/cwt	200.00–212.00	3,366	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,676	213.93/cwt	210.00–218.00	3,585	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,207	176.46/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,130	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,445	176.88/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,556	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,556	182.51/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,840	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,560	189.67/cwt	184.00–195.50	2,959	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,605	182.39/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,927	6
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	60–70	Number 2Beef Cross	66	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	634	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	70	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	560	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 2	70	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	343	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	75	1,287.88/cwt	1,140.00–1,380.00	966	3
Heifers	80–90	Number 1	84	959.05/cwt	920.00–1,000.00	806	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	85	1,281.50/cwt	1,200.00–1,420.00	1,089	6
Heifers	80–90	Number 3Beef Cross	86	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,032	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	93	1,153.21/cwt	1,150.00–1,160.00	1,072	3
Heifers	90–100	Number 1	94	856.49/cwt	820.00–890.00	805	2
Heifers	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	98	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	931	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	102	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,091	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	103	1,138.25/cwt	1,080.00–1,200.00	1,172	2
Heifers	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	110	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,177	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	70–80	UtilityCrossbred	71	164.51/cwt	130.00–200.00	117	2
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	72	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	605	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	74	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	755	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	76	1,357.62/cwt	1,120.00–1,510.00	1,032	5
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	76	887.43/cwt	870.00–910.00	674	4
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	82	1,026.67/cwt	900.00–1,130.00	842	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	83	1,367.45/cwt	1,290.00–1,460.00	1,135	5
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	84	943.22/cwt	880.00–1,010.00	792	27
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	85	864.06/cwt	840.00–910.00	734	3
Bulls	90–100	UtilityCrossbred	90	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	216	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 3	92	767.10/cwt	730.00–820.00	706	4
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	1,260.43/cwt	1,160.00–1,330.00	1,185	10
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	94	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	949	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	94	905.23/cwt	850.00–990.00	851	37
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	95	834.58/cwt	800.00–850.00	793	11
Bulls	90–100	Number 3Beef Cross	96	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	797	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	103	831.58/cwt	780.00–850.00	857	21
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	104	867.04/cwt	830.00–900.00	902	28
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	105	1,152.23/cwt	1,120.00–1,200.00	1,210	3
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	106	886.23/cwt	820.00–950.00	939	2
Bulls	100–110	Number 3	106	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	721	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 3Beef Cross	110	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	924	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 3	110	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	836	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 2	113	842.01/cwt	830.00–850.00	951	5
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	114	849.82/cwt	840.00–860.00	969	2
Bulls	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	115	1,055.04/cwt	1,040.00–1,070.00	1,213	4
Bulls	120–130	Number 2	120	807.50/cwt	770.00–820.00	969	4
Bulls	120–130	Number 2Beef Cross	121	989.92/cwt	980.00–1,000.00	1,198	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.

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 393Last week 379Year ago 387

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 304Last week 340Year ago 324

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	1,020.00	1,020.00
3	80–90	82	900.00–1,130.00	1,026.67
1	90–100	94	1,010.00	1,010.00
2	100–110	106	820.00–950.00	886.23
4	110–120	115	1,040.00–1,070.00	1,055.04
2	120–130	121	980.00–1,000.00	989.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	840.00	840.00
3	80–90	85	840.00–910.00	864.06
11	90–100	95	800.00–850.00	834.58
21	100–110	103	780.00–850.00	831.58
5	110–120	113	830.00–850.00	842.01
4	120–130	120	770.00–820.00	807.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	90–100	92	730.00–820.00	767.10
1	100–110	106	680.00	680.00
1	110–120	110	760.00	760.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	71	130.00–200.00	164.51
1	90–100	90	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	70–80	76	1,120.00–1,510.00	1,357.62
5	80–90	83	1,290.00–1,460.00	1,367.45
10	90–100	94	1,160.00–1,330.00	1,260.43
3	100–110	105	1,120.00–1,200.00	1,152.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	96	830.00	830.00
1	110–120	110	840.00	840.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	76	870.00–910.00	887.43
27	80–90	84	880.00–1,010.00	943.22
37	90–100	94	850.00–990.00	905.23
28	100–110	104	830.00–900.00	867.04
2	110–120	114	840.00–860.00	849.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	960.00	960.00
1	70–80	70	800.00	800.00
1	90–100	98	950.00	950.00
1	100–110	102	1,070.00	1,070.00
1	110–120	110	1,070.00	1,070.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	75	1,140.00–1,380.00	1,287.88
6	80–90	85	1,200.00–1,420.00	1,281.50
3	90–100	93	1,150.00–1,160.00	1,153.21
2	100–110	103	1,080.00–1,200.00	1,138.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	84	920.00–1,000.00	959.05
2	90–100	94	820.00–890.00	856.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	86	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,310	130.00–135.00	132.33
3	—	1,457	109.00–127.00	115.19
45	—	1,308	110.00–129.00	119.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,719	141.00–150.00	145.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,501	135.00–144.00	140.16
4	—	1,448	130.00–133.00	130.88
43	—	1,506	133.00–144.00	137.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,151	130.00–141.00	136.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,555	148.00–164.00	156.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,408	141.00	141.00
7	—	1,152	143.00–147.00	145.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,628	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	200.00–205.00	201.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,651	219.00–221.00	219.74
28	—	1,629	212.00–218.00	215.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,510	203.00–215.00	209.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	180.00–193.00	186.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,497	195.00–201.00	198.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,676	210.00–218.00	213.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,647	200.00–212.00	204.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,207	176.00–177.00	176.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,556	180.00–184.00	182.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	176.00–178.00	176.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,287	192.00–193.00	192.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,628	220.00	220.00
15	—	1,448	210.00–216.00	212.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,371	200.00–209.00	206.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,560	184.00–195.50	189.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,605	178.00–188.00	182.39

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.