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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-16

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Mar 16

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 129▼ 79 vs year ago 194 · −40.7%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

141 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 213▼ 71 vs year ago 212 · −33.5%

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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
Bulls	—	Average	1,727	119.52	2,064	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,800	103.13	1,856	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,834	96.83	1,775	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,386	88.70	1,229	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,146	72.11	827	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,477	120.19	1,775	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,314	141.00	1,853	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	250.30/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 2	100	175.25/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	71	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	91	348.74/cwt	5

Every lot

29 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,314	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,853	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,727	119.52/cwt	111.00–129.00	2,064	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	914	49.34/cwt	40.00–55.00	451	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	72.24/cwt	60.00–81.00	818	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,295	83.21/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,078	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	85.87/cwt	78.00–94.00	1,184	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,417	101.91/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,444	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,800	103.13/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,856	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,823	91.90/cwt	83.00–96.00	1,675	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,844	101.75/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,876	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,477	120.19/cwt	113.00–129.00	1,775	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	83	364.67/cwt	250.00–435.00	303	4
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	122	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	348	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	72	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	119	1
Bulls	—	Utility	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	76	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	137	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	78	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	152	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	340	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	222.51/cwt	205.00–235.00	191	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	221.26/cwt	200.00–240.00	208	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	179.40/cwt	145.00–230.00	169	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	423	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	245.91/cwt	230.00–255.00	256	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	413	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	110	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	275	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	115	175.13/cwt	160.00–190.00	201	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	288	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	124	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	186	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 Mar 16, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 129Year ago 194

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 141Last week 213Year ago 212

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,727	111.00–129.00	119.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,379	78.00–94.00	85.87
3	—	1,417	99.00–105.00	101.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,823	83.00–96.00	91.90
4	—	1,844	98.00–104.00	101.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,132	60.00–81.00	72.24
4	—	1,295	82.00–85.00	83.21
2	—	914	40.00–55.00	49.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,800	100.00–107.00	103.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,314	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,477	113.00–129.00	120.19

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	415.00	415.00
1	—	110	375.00	375.00
1	—	86	395.00	395.00
1	—	72	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	10.00	10.00
1	—	68	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	115	160.00–190.00	175.13
1	—	76	180.00	180.00
1	—	124	150.00	150.00
5	—	94	145.00–230.00	179.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	110	250.00	250.00
1	—	78	195.00	195.00
5	—	94	200.00–240.00	221.26
4	—	86	205.00–235.00	222.51
6	—	104	230.00–255.00	245.91
1	—	120	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	122	285.00	285.00
4	—	83	250.00–435.00	364.67

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.