Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-04-06

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-06

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Apr 6

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

123 head

▲ 123 vs last sale 0▼ 50 vs year ago 173 · −28.9%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

178 head

▲ 178 vs last sale 0▼ 11 vs year ago 189 · −5.8%

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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	1,759	102.55	1,804	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,758	86.75	1,525	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,447	76.81	1,111	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,225	52.44	642	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,552	107.59	1,670	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,258	103.00	1,296	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,391	150.53	2,094	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,322	125.00	1,653	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	314.69/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 2	103	271.51/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	86	124.64/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	66	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	100	427.12/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	82	30.00/cwt	1

Every lot

28 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	1,322	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,653	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,391	150.53/cwt	145.00–161.00	2,094	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,759	102.55/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,804	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	52.44/cwt	28.00–75.00	642	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,447	76.81/cwt	63.00–85.00	1,111	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,758	86.75/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,525	11
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,258	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,296	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,552	107.59/cwt	97.50–125.00	1,670	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	82	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	25	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	409	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	97	410.31/cwt	380.00–440.00	398	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	118	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	419	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	70	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	70	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	82	297.18/cwt	275.00–320.00	244	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	132.62/cwt	40.00–240.00	111	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	451	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	92	300.20/cwt	285.00–315.00	276	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	92	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	97	266.11/cwt	250.00–280.00	258	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	153	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	301.62/cwt	300.00–305.00	311	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	106	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	398	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	106	283.11/cwt	265.00–295.00	300	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	110	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	325	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	264.91/cwt	260.00–270.00	297	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	354	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 Apr 6, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 0Year ago 173

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 178Last week 0Year ago 189

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,759	95.00–108.00	102.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,447	63.00–85.00	76.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,758	82.00–92.00	86.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,225	28.00–75.00	52.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,391	145.00–161.00	150.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,322	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	97.50–125.00	107.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,258	103.00	103.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	375.00	375.00
1	—	92	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	295.00	295.00
3	—	103	300.00–305.00	301.62
4	—	82	275.00–320.00	297.18
1	—	110	295.00	295.00
6	—	92	285.00–315.00	300.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	106	265.00–295.00	283.11
4	—	97	250.00–280.00	266.11
2	—	112	260.00–270.00	264.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	150.00	150.00
3	—	84	40.00–240.00	132.62
1	—	70	100.00	100.00
1	—	92	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	97	380.00–440.00	410.31
1	—	102	485.00	485.00
1	—	118	355.00	355.00
1	—	86	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	30.00	30.00

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.