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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-27

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Apr 27

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 121▼ 47 vs year ago 182 · −25.8%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

188 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 162▲ 9 vs year ago 179 · +5.0%

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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	1,538	100.28	1,542	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,689	87.04	1,470	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,468	80.53	1,182	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,209	52.54	635	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,442	128.13	1,848	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,283	105.28	1,351	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	364.34/cwt	33
Bulls	Number 2	92	273.11/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	87	173.58/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	60	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	88	223.34/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	72	50.00/cwt	1

Every lot

34 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	—	—	1,538	100.28/cwt	80.00–111.00	1,542	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	60.76/cwt	53.00–69.00	708	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,275	40.21/cwt	15.00–65.00	513	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,387	87.90/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,219	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,498	77.77/cwt	68.00–84.00	1,165	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,689	87.04/cwt	81.00–97.00	1,470	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,283	105.28/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,351	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,442	128.13/cwt	118.00–133.00	1,848	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	72	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	36	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	359	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	127	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	84	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	176	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	87	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	141	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	108	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	205	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	73	118.35/cwt	30.00–210.00	86	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	74	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	148	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	76	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	217	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	80	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	120	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	385	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	82	266.75/cwt	250.00–280.00	219	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	84	331.75/cwt	320.00–345.00	279	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	90	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	180	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	334.99/cwt	260.00–370.00	315	11
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	271.90/cwt	220.00–310.00	258	7
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	466	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	100	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	280	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	354.28/cwt	330.00–375.00	365	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	306.68/cwt	300.00–315.00	316	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	106	439.37/cwt	385.00–485.00	466	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	431.67/cwt	430.00–435.00	475	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	116	342.46/cwt	340.00–345.00	397	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	120	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	276	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	122	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	397	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 27, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 121Year ago 182

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 188Last week 162Year ago 179

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	80.00–111.00	100.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,498	68.00–84.00	77.77
3	—	1,387	81.00–94.00	87.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,689	81.00–97.00	87.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,165	53.00–69.00	60.76
6	—	1,275	15.00–65.00	40.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,442	118.00–133.00	128.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	101.00–109.00	105.28

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	485.00	485.00
3	—	106	385.00–485.00	439.37
3	—	110	430.00–435.00	431.67
1	—	82	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	116	340.00–345.00	342.46
3	—	84	320.00–345.00	331.75
1	—	76	285.00	285.00
1	—	122	325.00	325.00
11	—	94	260.00–370.00	334.99
7	—	103	330.00–375.00	354.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	73	30.00–210.00	118.35
1	—	80	150.00	150.00
1	—	100	280.00	280.00
1	—	120	230.00	230.00
1	—	90	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	95	220.00–310.00	271.90
3	—	103	300.00–315.00	306.68
1	—	74	200.00	200.00
3	—	82	250.00–280.00	266.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	87	160.00–165.00	162.53
1	—	108	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	155.00	155.00
1	—	78	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	210.00	210.00

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.