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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-23

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Feb 23

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Feb 9Feb 23Mar 9 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 159▲ 55 vs year ago 50 · +110.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

175 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 213▲ 125 vs year ago 50 · +250.0%

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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	1,827	96.97	1,772	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,688	100.25	1,692	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,587	87.70	1,392	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,565	81.01	1,268	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,429	67.49	964	34

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	206.28/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 2	99	147.31/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	92	55.52/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	81	15.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	95	219.81/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	94	20.00/cwt	1

Every lot

27 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	—	—	1,827	96.97/cwt	77.50–105.00	1,772	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,426	66.57/cwt	60.00–74.00	949	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,460	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,124	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,550	89.40/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,386	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,568	79.33/cwt	72.00–85.00	1,244	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,587	87.70/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,392	12
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,688	100.25/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,692	9
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	314.53/cwt	255.00–370.00	267	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	351	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	94	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	96	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	29	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	120	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	60	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	344	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	80	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	96	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	33.50/cwt	25.00–45.00	28	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	192.66/cwt	175.00–200.00	166	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	322	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	92	155.22/cwt	140.00–165.00	143	3
Bulls	—	Utility	92	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	93	76.04/cwt	40.00–135.00	71	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	183.12/cwt	170.00–195.00	174	8
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	184.95/cwt	180.00–190.00	194	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	107	142.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	153	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	110	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	204	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	187	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	110	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	66	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 Feb 23, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 159Year ago 50

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 175Last week 213Year ago 50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,827	77.50–105.00	96.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,568	72.00–85.00	79.33
6	—	1,550	88.00–91.00	89.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,688	97.00–105.00	100.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,587	83.00–94.00	87.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,426	60.00–74.00	66.57
3	—	1,460	77.00	77.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	350.00	350.00
1	—	80	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
1	—	92	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	105	180.00–190.00	184.95
4	—	86	175.00–200.00	192.66
8	—	95	170.00–195.00	183.12
4	—	110	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	120.00	120.00
4	—	107	140.00–150.00	142.54
1	—	110	170.00	170.00
3	—	92	140.00–165.00	155.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	25.00–45.00	33.50
3	—	93	40.00–135.00	76.04
1	—	110	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	30.00	30.00
1	—	120	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	390.00	390.00
2	—	85	255.00–370.00	314.53

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.