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Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-29

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Sep 29

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

188 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 154▼ 22 vs year ago 210 · −10.5%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

267 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 253▲ 35 vs year ago 232 · +15.1%

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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
Bulls	—	Average	1,655	92.27	1,527	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,726	82.91	1,431	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,399	73.89	1,034	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,174	52.84	620	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,392	100.50	1,399	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,249	126.16	1,576	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	162.97/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	91	110.01/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	80	35.07/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	70	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	87	210.73/cwt	6
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	66	5.00/cwt	1

Every lot

29 lots · USDA AMS · Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) - 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,249	126.16/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,576	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	92.27/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,527	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	38.24/cwt	13.00–48.00	426	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,217	61.93/cwt	50.00–70.00	754	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,282	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,077	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	73.89/cwt	63.00–86.00	1,034	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,726	82.91/cwt	74.00–88.00	1,431	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,392	100.50/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,399	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	179	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	81	239.69/cwt	215.00–265.00	194	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	84	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	50	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	230	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	108	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	254	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	72	15.14/cwt	10.00–20.00	11	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	74	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	37	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	114	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	80	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	28	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	82	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	66	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	117.46/cwt	110.00–125.00	102	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	134.24/cwt	100.00–155.00	126	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	71	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	97	255.05/cwt	250.00–260.00	247	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	97	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	129	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	140.92/cwt	130.00–150.00	147	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	105	264.90/cwt	260.00–270.00	278	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	162	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 (Thursday) - Greencastle, PA

Thu Sep 29, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 188Last week 154Year ago 210

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 267Last week 253Year ago 232

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	86.00–99.00	92.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,399	63.00–86.00	73.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,726	74.00–88.00	82.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,282	84.00	84.00
4	—	1,114	13.00–48.00	38.24
3	—	1,217	50.00–70.00	61.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,249	122.00–130.00	126.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	93.00–105.00	100.50

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	105	260.00–270.00	264.90
1	—	76	150.00	150.00
2	—	97	250.00–260.00	255.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	114	140.00–145.00	142.41
4	—	87	110.00–125.00	117.46
5	—	94	100.00–155.00	134.24
5	—	104	130.00–150.00	140.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	35.00	35.00
2	—	72	10.00–20.00	15.14
1	—	94	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	80.00	80.00
1	—	74	50.00	50.00
4	—	97	130.00–135.00	132.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	255.00	255.00
1	—	76	235.00	235.00
2	—	81	215.00–265.00	239.69
1	—	108	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00

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.