Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-04-20

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-20

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Apr 20

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 122▼ 34 vs year ago 155 · −21.9%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

162 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 184▼ 56 vs year ago 218 · −25.7%

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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	1,288	123.00	1,584	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,728	92.08	1,591	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	82.38	1,070	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,210	69.21	838	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,516	128.22	1,944	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,451	136.82	1,985	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,378	134.00	1,847	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	313.16/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 2	96	228.28/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	91	92.50/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	79	10.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	88	222.15/cwt	7

Every lot

38 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,378	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,847	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,288	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,584	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	49.46/cwt	48.00–53.00	485	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,229	84.95/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,044	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,268	70.31/cwt	59.00–78.00	892	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	82.38/cwt	77.00–92.00	1,070	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,728	92.08/cwt	82.00–99.00	1,591	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,516	128.22/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,944	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,451	136.82/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,985	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	70	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	220	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	86	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	108	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	437.53/cwt	435.00–440.00	416	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	96	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	115	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	100	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	125	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	68	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Utility	68	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	74	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	152	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	220.00/cwt	195.00–245.00	172	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	83	202.05/cwt	190.00–215.00	168	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	266.75/cwt	250.00–280.00	227	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	404	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	88	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	88	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	423	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	92	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	251	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	228.16/cwt	195.00–250.00	212	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	96	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	96	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	236.31/cwt	185.00–270.00	246	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	108	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	302	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	112	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	470	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	112	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	168	1
Bulls	—	Utility	112	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	17	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	116	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	296	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	318	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	122	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	305	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	136	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	449	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 Apr 20, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 122Year ago 155

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 162Last week 184Year ago 218

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,288	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	981	48.00–53.00	49.46
11	—	1,268	59.00–78.00	70.31
3	—	1,229	83.00–88.00	84.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,299	77.00–92.00	82.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,728	82.00–99.00	92.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,378	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,516	123.00–133.00	128.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,451	132.00–140.00	136.82

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	136	330.00	330.00
2	—	86	470.00	470.00
1	—	112	420.00	420.00
1	—	74	205.00	205.00
1	—	90	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	20.00	20.00
1	—	112	150.00	150.00
1	—	88	100.00	100.00
1	—	96	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	78	195.00–245.00	220.00
7	—	93	195.00–250.00	228.16
1	—	122	250.00	250.00
6	—	104	185.00–270.00	236.31
2	—	83	190.00–215.00	202.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	10.00	10.00
1	—	112	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	92	270.00–275.00	272.50
1	—	120	265.00	265.00
5	—	85	250.00–280.00	266.75
2	—	108	280.00	280.00
1	—	116	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	10.00	10.00
1	—	62	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	125.00	125.00
1	—	96	120.00	120.00
1	—	100	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	290.00	290.00
2	—	95	435.00–440.00	437.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	20.00	20.00

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.