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Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, May 12

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

244 head

▼ 149 vs last sale 393▼ 124 vs year ago 368 · −33.7%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

297 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 304▼ 60 vs year ago 357 · −16.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale, Choice and Prime Slaughter Steers traded 13.00 to 15.00 higher and Choice and Prime Slaughter Heifers traded 16.00 higher. Slaughter Dairy Breaker Cows traded 5.00 higher, Slaughter Dairy Boner Cows traded 6.00 higher and Slaughter Dairy Lean Cows traded 7.00 higher. Feeder Dairy Calves traded mostly 30.00 to 50.00 higher and Beef Cross Feeder Calves traded mostly 80.00 to 100.00 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	1,434	223.00	3,198	1thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,329	195.78	2,602	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,595	230.70	3,680	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,492	218.44	3,259	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,284	204.00	2,619	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,830	194.00	3,550	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	162.73	2,498	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,430	151.98	2,173	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,199	143.38	1,719	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,673	186.32	3,117	7thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	155.66	2,600	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,538	143.63	2,209	28
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,279	126.15	1,613	29
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,439	188.54	2,713	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,398	181.07	2,531	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,509	192.00	2,897	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,354	180.00	2,437	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,420	228.88	3,250	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,637	228.64	3,742	26
Steers	Choice	Average	1,633	222.22	3,629	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	1,026.73/cwt	114
Bulls	Number 2	104	913.25/cwt	44
Bulls	Number 3	98	776.89/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	69	156.69/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	89	1,115.37/cwt	24
Heifers	Number 2	81	953.79/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80	400.00/cwt	1

Every lot

68 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	1,466	234.56/cwt	234.00–235.00	3,439	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,633	222.22/cwt	218.00–226.00	3,629	10
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,651	228.15/cwt	225.00–233.00	3,767	24
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,420	228.88/cwt	224.00–233.00	3,250	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,830	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,550	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	143.38/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,719	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	151.48/cwt	151.00–152.00	2,106	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	172.26/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,429	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	154.43/cwt	154.00–155.00	2,340	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	162.59/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,522	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,590	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,449	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,279	126.15/cwt	117.00–141.00	1,613	29
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,538	143.63/cwt	129.00–159.00	2,209	28
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	155.66/cwt	148.00–164.00	2,600	14
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,398	181.07/cwt	177.00–184.00	2,531	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,439	188.54/cwt	187.00–190.00	2,713	5
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,329	195.78/cwt	192.00–199.00	2,602	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,434	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	3,198	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,284	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,619	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,492	218.44/cwt	209.00–225.00	3,259	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,595	230.70/cwt	229.00–233.00	3,680	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,354	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,437	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,509	192.00/cwt	189.00–195.00	2,897	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,673	186.32/cwt	175.00–198.00	3,117	7
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	60–70	Number 2Beef Cross	62	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	620	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	72	1,390.00/cwt	1,390.00–1,390.00	1,001	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	74	1,095.14/cwt	1,090.00–1,100.00	810	2
Heifers	70–80	Number 1	74	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	592	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 2	74	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	389	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	80	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	960	1
Heifers	80–90	Utility/Non-TubingJersey	80	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	320	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	84	1,479.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,570.00	1,242	5
Heifers	80–90	Number 1	84	835.68/cwt	790.00–880.00	702	7
Heifers	80–90	Number 2	86	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	495	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1	92	775.00/cwt	700.00–850.00	713	2
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	1,272.81/cwt	1,200.00–1,360.00	1,196	5
Heifers	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	96	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,037	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	100	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	102	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	1,306	2
Heifers	110–120	Number 1	116	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	998	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	50–60	UtilityJersey	58	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	46	1
Bulls	60–70	UtilityCrossbred	64	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	64	1
Bulls	60–70	UtilityJersey	66	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	92	1
Bulls	70–80	UtilityJersey	71	145.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	103	2
Bulls	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	72	1,170.00/cwt	1,170.00–1,170.00	842	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	74	1,025.87/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	759	6
Bulls	70–80	Number 3Beef Cross	76	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	608	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	78	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,092	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	84	1,446.42/cwt	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,215	7
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	84	1,051.19/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	883	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	84	996.15/cwt	900.00–1,070.00	837	23
Bulls	80–90	UtilityJersey	84	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	277	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 3	92	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	644	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	1,363.73/cwt	1,280.00–1,480.00	1,282	5
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	94	1,180.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,200.00	1,109	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	94	949.74/cwt	860.00–1,050.00	893	41
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	94	849.05/cwt	800.00–900.00	798	9
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	103	922.82/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	951	2
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	103	899.92/cwt	880.00–930.00	927	18
Bulls	100–110	Number 3	103	802.23/cwt	775.00–830.00	826	2
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	104	1,258.19/cwt	1,210.00–1,290.00	1,309	5
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	104	857.00/cwt	820.00–880.00	891	10
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	110	880.00/cwt	870.00–890.00	968	4
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	112	1,172.10/cwt	1,140.00–1,200.00	1,313	4
Bulls	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	114	1,089.19/cwt	880.00–1,190.00	1,242	5
Bulls	110–120	Number 2	114	849.78/cwt	820.00–870.00	969	12
Bulls	110–120	Number 3	116	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	905	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 2	120	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	1,020	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 May 12, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 393Year ago 368

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 297Last week 304Year ago 357

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	800.00	800.00
7	80–90	84	790.00–880.00	835.68
2	90–100	92	700.00–850.00	775.00
1	110–120	116	860.00	860.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	1,390.00	1,390.00
5	80–90	84	1,400.00–1,570.00	1,479.00
5	90–100	94	1,200.00–1,360.00	1,272.81
2	100–110	102	1,280.00	1,280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	62	1,000.00	1,000.00
2	70–80	74	1,090.00–1,100.00	1,095.14
1	80–90	80	1,200.00	1,200.00
1	90–100	96	1,080.00	1,080.00
1	100–110	100	1,060.00	1,060.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	525.00	525.00
1	80–90	86	575.00	575.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,400.00	1,400.00
7	80–90	84	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,446.42
5	90–100	94	1,280.00–1,480.00	1,363.73
5	100–110	104	1,210.00–1,290.00	1,258.19
4	110–120	112	1,140.00–1,200.00	1,172.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	90–100	94	800.00–900.00	849.05
10	100–110	104	820.00–880.00	857.00
12	110–120	114	820.00–870.00	849.78
1	120–130	120	850.00	850.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	92	700.00	700.00
2	100–110	103	775.00–830.00	802.23
1	110–120	116	780.00	780.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	1,170.00	1,170.00
2	80–90	84	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,051.19
2	90–100	94	1,160.00–1,200.00	1,180.00
2	100–110	103	850.00–1,000.00	922.82
5	110–120	114	880.00–1,190.00	1,089.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	800.00	800.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	58	80.00	80.00
1	60–70	66	140.00	140.00
2	70–80	71	140.00–150.00	145.07
1	80–90	84	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	70–80	74	950.00–1,100.00	1,025.87
23	80–90	84	900.00–1,070.00	996.15
41	90–100	94	860.00–1,050.00	949.74
18	100–110	103	880.00–930.00	899.92
4	110–120	110	870.00–890.00	880.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	64	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,279	117.00–141.00	126.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,538	129.00–159.00	143.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,670	148.00–164.00	155.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,199	135.00–146.00	143.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	154.00	154.00
4	—	1,390	151.00–152.00	151.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	170.00–174.00	172.26
18	—	1,551	156.00–169.00	162.59
2	—	1,515	154.00–155.00	154.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,439	187.00–190.00	188.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,398	177.00–184.00	181.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,420	224.00–233.00	228.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,434	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,329	192.00–199.00	195.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,651	225.00–233.00	228.15
2	—	1,466	234.00–235.00	234.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,633	218.00–226.00	222.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,492	209.00–225.00	218.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,284	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	229.00–233.00	230.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,354	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,509	189.00–195.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,673	175.00–198.00	186.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	194.00	194.00

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.