Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-03-30

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-30

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Mar 30

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

0 head

▼ 144 vs last sale 144▼ 173 vs year ago 173 · −100.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

0 head

▼ 231 vs last sale 231▼ 189 vs year ago 189 · −100.0%

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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	1,649	100.41	1,656	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,775	88.93	1,579	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,389	81.91	1,137	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,199	64.16	769	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,316	131.61	1,732	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,204	115.00	1,385	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	130.00	1,867	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,201	128.04	1,538	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	319.82/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 2	90	239.43/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	86	145.17/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	81	10.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	92	318.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	90	45.00/cwt	1

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,201	128.04/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,538	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,436	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,867	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,649	100.41/cwt	87.50–107.00	1,656	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	59.35/cwt	30.00–74.00	703	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,249	80.18/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,001	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	81.19/cwt	71.00–86.00	1,116	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,580	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,454	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,775	88.93/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,579	11
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,204	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,385	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,316	131.61/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,732	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	70	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	193	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	90	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	41	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	108	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	400.00/cwt	385.00–415.00	408	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	68	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	160	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	74	189.73/cwt	180.00–200.00	140	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	85	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	76	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	209	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	248.07/cwt	220.00–270.00	211	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	294.91/cwt	270.00–310.00	254	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	86	144.01/cwt	75.00–200.00	124	4
Bulls	—	Utility	88	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	428	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	96	310.88/cwt	280.00–345.00	298	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	97	258.24/cwt	245.00–265.00	250	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	100	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	180	1
Bulls	—	Utility	100	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	239.35/cwt	200.00–295.00	247	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	320.08/cwt	290.00–340.00	333	8
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	106	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	445	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	308.52/cwt	300.00–325.00	349	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	117	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	450	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	121	299.96/cwt	295.00–305.00	363	2

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 30, 2023

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 0Last week 144Year ago 173

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 0Last week 231Year ago 189

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,649	87.50–107.00	100.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,375	71.00–86.00	81.19
1	—	1,580	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,775	80.00–94.00	88.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,184	30.00–74.00	59.35
3	—	1,249	77.00–84.00	80.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,436	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,201	126.00–130.00	128.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,316	124.00–138.00	131.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,204	115.00	115.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	117	385.00	385.00
1	—	68	235.00	235.00
1	—	94	455.00	455.00
1	—	106	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	20.00	20.00
1	—	88	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	115.00	115.00
1	—	100	180.00	180.00
4	—	86	75.00–200.00	144.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	113	300.00–325.00	308.52
6	—	96	280.00–345.00	310.88
8	—	104	290.00–340.00	320.08
1	—	76	275.00	275.00
2	—	121	295.00–305.00	299.96
4	—	86	270.00–310.00	294.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
1	—	72	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	103	200.00–295.00	239.35
5	—	85	220.00–270.00	248.07
2	—	74	180.00–200.00	189.73
3	—	97	245.00–265.00	258.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	102	385.00–415.00	400.00
1	—	70	275.00	275.00
1	—	90	400.00	400.00

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.