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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-04

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, May 4

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

116 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 135▼ 72 vs year ago 188 · −38.3%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

148 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 188▼ 54 vs year ago 202 · −26.7%

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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	1,743	97.74	1,704	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,978	90.30	1,786	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,783	85.39	1,523	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,398	78.57	1,098	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	56.77	643	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,557	106.58	1,659	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,346	109.00	1,467	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	376.19/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	94	269.18/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	83	139.30/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	90	319.50/cwt	13

Every lot

31 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	—	—	1,743	97.74/cwt	70.00–108.00	1,704	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	40.93/cwt	10.00–56.00	463	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	66.27/cwt	61.00–75.00	752	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	78.57/cwt	70.00–84.00	1,098	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,783	85.39/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,523	12
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,978	90.30/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,786	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,557	106.58/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,659	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,346	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,467	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	312	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	81	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	103	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	383	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	91	129.67/cwt	100.00–160.00	118	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	447.35/cwt	435.00–455.00	416	6
Heifers	—	Number 1	100	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	110	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	66	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	79	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	72	127.50/cwt	105.00–150.00	92	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	76	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	148	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	273.54/cwt	230.00–295.00	230	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	496.29/cwt	450.00–540.00	422	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	175.06/cwt	170.00–180.00	149	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	306.14/cwt	285.00–320.00	263	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	91	262.31/cwt	245.00–280.00	239	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	477.58/cwt	470.00–485.00	454	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	96	346.77/cwt	335.00–360.00	333	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	98	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	147	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	101	271.39/cwt	225.00–330.00	274	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	353.17/cwt	340.00–360.00	367	8
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	104	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	112	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	470	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	403	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	342	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 May 4, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 135Year ago 188

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 148Last week 188Year ago 202

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,743	70.00–108.00	97.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,557	105.00–109.00	106.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,398	70.00–84.00	78.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,783	78.00–90.00	85.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,134	61.00–75.00	66.27
6	—	1,131	10.00–56.00	40.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,978	88.00–93.00	90.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,346	109.00	109.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	104	340.00–360.00	353.17
1	—	112	360.00	360.00
5	—	86	285.00–320.00	306.14
6	—	96	335.00–360.00	346.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	420.00	420.00
2	—	95	470.00–485.00	477.58
4	—	85	450.00–540.00	496.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	101	225.00–330.00	271.39
1	—	76	195.00	195.00
2	—	114	300.00	300.00
2	—	91	245.00–280.00	262.31
4	—	84	230.00–295.00	273.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	72	105.00–150.00	127.50
1	—	66	120.00	120.00
1	—	104	100.00	100.00
2	—	85	170.00–180.00	175.06
1	—	98	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	93	435.00–455.00	447.35
1	—	86	445.00	445.00
1	—	78	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	110.00	110.00
2	—	91	100.00–160.00	129.67
2	—	81	125.00–130.00	127.53

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.