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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-08

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Dec 8

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 219▲ 135 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

203 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 285▲ 203 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	1,486	75.46	1,121	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,854	64.47	1,195	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,448	56.40	817	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,202	40.85	491	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,472	109.49	1,612	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,246	78.00	972	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,684	102.00	1,718	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,280	102.00	1,306	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,390	112.00	1,557	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	153.15/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	90	104.42/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	80	47.06/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	69	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	101	223.96/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	76	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot

32 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	1,390	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,557	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,486	75.46/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,121	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	33.38/cwt	23.00–41.00	360	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,326	48.32/cwt	44.00–55.00	641	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	56.40/cwt	47.00–63.00	817	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,854	64.47/cwt	53.00–73.00	1,195	11
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,246	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	972	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,449	106.65/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,545	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,542	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,820	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,280	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,306	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,684	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,718	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	268.27/cwt	260.00–275.00	249	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	112	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	263	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	114	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	91	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	50	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	68	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	34	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	36.76/cwt	30.00–40.00	27	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	76	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	46	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	78	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	86	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	83	106.61/cwt	100.00–120.00	88	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	141.48/cwt	135.00–150.00	120	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	88	62.50/cwt	25.00–100.00	55	2
Bulls	—	Utility	88	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	255.92/cwt	150.00–320.00	241	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	134.43/cwt	120.00–145.00	128	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	117.26/cwt	110.00–125.00	111	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	137.27/cwt	130.00–145.00	141	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	129.90/cwt	120.00–140.00	134	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	132	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	122	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	165	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	124	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	285	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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) - Greencastle, PA

Thu Dec 8, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 219Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 203Last week 285Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,486	73.00–78.00	75.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,449	105.00–108.00	106.65
1	—	1,542	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,246	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,448	47.00–63.00	56.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,854	53.00–73.00	64.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,326	44.00–55.00	48.32
6	—	1,077	23.00–41.00	33.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,684	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	112.00	112.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	50	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	94	150.00–320.00	255.92
1	—	124	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	95	120.00–145.00	134.43
7	—	103	130.00–145.00	137.27
1	—	78	110.00	110.00
1	—	122	135.00	135.00
7	—	85	135.00–150.00	141.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	120.00	120.00
2	—	103	120.00–140.00	129.90
3	—	83	100.00–120.00	106.61
1	—	68	50.00	50.00
1	—	76	60.00	60.00
2	—	95	110.00–125.00	117.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	88	25.00–100.00	62.50
3	—	74	30.00–40.00	36.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	235.00	235.00
3	—	93	260.00–275.00	268.27

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.