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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-12-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-29

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

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Dec 22Dec 29Jan 5 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 58▼ 43 vs year ago 157 · −27.4%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

202 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 165▼ 1 vs year ago 203 · −0.5%

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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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,395	71.92	1,003	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,734	71.04	1,232	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,138	49.91	568	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,436	113.00	1,623	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,430	116.00	1,659	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,209	99.99	1,209	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	200.79/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 2	94	128.82/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	93	46.67/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	79	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	90	208.88/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	108	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 · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	36.81/cwt	20.00–48.00	396	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	59.74/cwt	50.00–64.00	709	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	766	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	78.92/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,084	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	70.74/cwt	64.00–76.00	996	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,692	58.30/cwt	56.00–61.00	986	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,744	74.35/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,297	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,764	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,411	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,436	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,623	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,209	99.99/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,209	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,430	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,659	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	219.14/cwt	155.00–280.00	167	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	160	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	101	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	273	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	106	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	80	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	108	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	11	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	70	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	—	Utility	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	78	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	83	135.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	112	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	170.09/cwt	155.00–180.00	145	5
Bulls	—	Utility	86	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	282	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	91	152.49/cwt	145.00–160.00	139	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	126.81/cwt	120.00–140.00	119	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	288.77/cwt	260.00–305.00	274	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	98	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	29	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	290.20/cwt	280.00–300.00	296	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	149.42/cwt	130.00–170.00	154	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	179.27/cwt	155.00–200.00	186	10
Bulls	—	Number 3	110	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	105	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	125	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 (Thursday) - Greencastle, PA

Thu Dec 29, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 58Year ago 157

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 202Last week 165Year ago 203

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	108	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	101	270.00	270.00
1	—	80	200.00	200.00
2	—	76	155.00–280.00	219.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	10.00	10.00
1	—	72	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	91	145.00–160.00	152.49
5	—	85	155.00–180.00	170.09
10	—	104	155.00–200.00	179.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	30.00	30.00
1	—	70	15.00	15.00
1	—	110	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	110.00	110.00
2	—	103	130.00–170.00	149.42
2	—	83	130.00–140.00	135.06
1	—	78	100.00	100.00
3	—	94	120.00–140.00	126.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	102	280.00–300.00	290.20
3	—	95	260.00–305.00	288.77
1	—	88	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,373	77.00–81.00	78.92
12	—	1,408	64.00–76.00	70.74
1	—	1,320	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,075	20.00–48.00	36.81
8	—	1,186	50.00–64.00	59.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,764	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,692	56.00–61.00	58.30
5	—	1,744	71.00–76.00	74.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,436	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,209	99.00–101.00	99.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	116.00	116.00

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.