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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-26

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jan 26

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Jan 19Jan 26Feb 2 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 188▼ 77 vs year ago 192 · −40.1%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

188 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 234▼ 57 vs year ago 245 · −23.3%

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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	1,326	94.90	1,258	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,751	82.65	1,447	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	73.93	999	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	60.00	699	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,884	115.00	2,167	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,480	102.00	1,510	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,247	95.53	1,191	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	204.74/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	99	143.58/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	88	63.75/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	66	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	90	165.48/cwt	9

Every lot

36 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	—	—	1,326	94.90/cwt	84.00–104.00	1,258	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	36.00/cwt	35.00–37.50	363	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	62.09/cwt	54.00–72.00	735	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,234	74.61/cwt	73.00–76.00	921	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	73.93/cwt	63.00–79.00	999	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,711	88.49/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,514	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,760	81.35/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,432	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,480	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,510	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,884	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,167	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,247	95.53/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,191	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	66	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	89	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	172	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	86	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	92	35.00/cwt	30.00–40.00	32	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	268.10/cwt	235.00–285.00	255	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	270	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	56	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	70	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	25	1
Bulls	—	Utility	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	94	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	80	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	44	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	158.01/cwt	145.00–175.00	134	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	120	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	277	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	97	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	121.96/cwt	100.00–145.00	113	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	307.89/cwt	270.00–345.00	292	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	178.46/cwt	165.00–190.00	170	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	292.75/cwt	280.00–305.00	299	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	183.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	191	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	154.51/cwt	130.00–180.00	162	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	108	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	65	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	182.57/cwt	180.00–185.00	206	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	116	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	197	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	118	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	336	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	122	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	323	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 Jan 26, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 188Year ago 192

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 188Last week 234Year ago 245

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,326	84.00–104.00	94.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,351	63.00–79.00	73.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,760	76.00–85.00	81.35
2	—	1,711	87.00–90.00	88.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,184	54.00–72.00	62.09
2	—	1,234	73.00–76.00	74.61
2	—	1,007	35.00–37.50	36.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,884	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,247	94.00–97.00	95.53

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	270.00–345.00	307.89
2	—	102	280.00–305.00	292.75
1	—	88	315.00	315.00
1	—	118	285.00	285.00
1	—	122	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	56	5.00	5.00
1	—	76	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	100.00–145.00	121.96
1	—	116	170.00	170.00
1	—	86	140.00	140.00
6	—	105	130.00–180.00	154.51
1	—	78	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	35.00	35.00
1	—	92	105.00	105.00
1	—	108	60.00	60.00
1	—	80	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	85	145.00–175.00	158.01
2	—	113	180.00–185.00	182.57
5	—	104	180.00–190.00	183.96
6	—	95	165.00–190.00	178.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	20.00	20.00
2	—	92	30.00–40.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	260.00	260.00
3	—	95	235.00–285.00	268.10
1	—	66	135.00	135.00
1	—	86	200.00	200.00

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.