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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-01

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Dec 1

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Nov 17Dec 1Dec 8 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

219 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 199▲ 219 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

285 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 281▲ 285 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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	1,861	81.12	1,510	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,860	73.22	1,362	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,390	61.98	862	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,246	38.73	482	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,665	109.83	1,829	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	153.07/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 2	90	90.36/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	98	75.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	96	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	106	204.92/cwt	5

Every lot

24 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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,861	81.12/cwt	72.00–88.00	1,510	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	29.18/cwt	20.00–36.00	330	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,361	48.27/cwt	40.00–61.00	657	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	61.98/cwt	57.00–67.00	862	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,860	73.22/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,362	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,665	109.83/cwt	100.00–123.00	1,829	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	207	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	105	262.29/cwt	255.00–270.00	275	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	114	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	268	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	118	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	35	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 2	77	62.53/cwt	60.00–65.00	48	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	227.50/cwt	200.00–255.00	177	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	84	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	107	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	87.64/cwt	50.00–110.00	74	3
Bulls	—	Utility	88	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	257	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	129.88/cwt	115.00–140.00	122	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	105.11/cwt	100.00–110.00	99	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	98	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	74	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	100	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	95	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	135	2
Bulls	—	Utility	104	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	132	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	117	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	164	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 Dec 1, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 199Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 285Last week 281Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,861	72.00–88.00	81.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,390	57.00–67.00	61.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,860	69.00–76.00	73.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,361	40.00–61.00	48.27
5	—	1,130	20.00–36.00	29.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	100.00–123.00	109.83

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	94	115.00–140.00	129.88
2	—	84	125.00–130.00	127.44
2	—	102	130.00–135.00	132.55
2	—	117	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	285.00	285.00
2	—	78	200.00–255.00	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	50.00–110.00	87.64
1	—	110	120.00	120.00
1	—	100	95.00	95.00
2	—	77	60.00–65.00	62.53
2	—	94	100.00–110.00	105.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	10.00	10.00
1	—	104	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	235.00	235.00
1	—	114	235.00	235.00
2	—	105	255.00–270.00	262.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	118	30.00	30.00

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.