Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-05-25

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-25

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, May 25

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

116 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 122▼ 12 vs year ago 128 · −9.4%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

145 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 148▼ 2 vs year ago 147 · −1.4%

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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	1,455	114.66	1,668	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,693	117.41	1,988	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,716	109.82	1,885	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,458	96.92	1,413	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,161	75.16	872	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,503	135.37	2,035	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	359.65/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 2	97	265.13/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	87	165.44/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	68	20.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	95	276.88/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	85	117.76/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 3	66	90.00/cwt	1

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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	114.66/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,668	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	806	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	282	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	88.01/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,002	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	75.30/cwt	64.00–85.00	903	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,449	94.51/cwt	78.00–109.00	1,369	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,500	108.97/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,635	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,693	117.41/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,988	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,712	107.25/cwt	96.00–114.00	1,836	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,725	114.97/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,983	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,503	135.37/cwt	134.00–137.00	2,035	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 3	66	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	59	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	68	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	61	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	258	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	85	117.76/cwt	95.00–140.00	100	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	90	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	126	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	441	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	432.50/cwt	400.00–465.00	433	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	108	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	178	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	120	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	198	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	68	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	75	135.60/cwt	90.00–180.00	102	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	288	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	83	250.88/cwt	230.00–280.00	208	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	180.75/cwt	140.00–255.00	152	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	282.49/cwt	280.00–285.00	240	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	92	237.13/cwt	200.00–275.00	218	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	298.66/cwt	280.00–320.00	278	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	503.05/cwt	460.00–560.00	473	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	97	185.05/cwt	180.00–190.00	179	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	100	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	140	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	101	285.15/cwt	270.00–300.00	288	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	103	504.76/cwt	480.00–530.00	520	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	331.29/cwt	300.00–360.00	341	7
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	484	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	110	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	363	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	113	303.37/cwt	300.00–310.00	343	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	120	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	122	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	378	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 May 25, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 122Year ago 128

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 145Last week 148Year ago 147

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	108.00–120.00	114.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,725	114.00–116.00	114.97
6	—	1,712	96.00–114.00	107.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	108.00–110.00	108.97
10	—	1,449	78.00–109.00	94.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	806	35.00	35.00
3	—	1,139	87.00–89.00	88.01
11	—	1,199	64.00–85.00	75.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,693	116.00–119.00	117.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	134.00–137.00	135.37

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	440.00	440.00
1	—	80	360.00	360.00
3	—	94	460.00–560.00	503.05
1	—	120	450.00	450.00
2	—	103	480.00–530.00	504.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	85	280.00–285.00	282.49
1	—	110	330.00	330.00
1	—	122	310.00	310.00
5	—	93	280.00–320.00	298.66
7	—	103	300.00–360.00	331.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	113	300.00–310.00	303.37
4	—	92	200.00–275.00	237.13
3	—	83	230.00–280.00	250.88
2	—	101	270.00–300.00	285.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	140.00	140.00
2	—	75	90.00–180.00	135.60
3	—	84	140.00–255.00	180.75
2	—	97	180.00–190.00	185.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	450.00	450.00
1	—	76	340.00	340.00
2	—	100	400.00–465.00	432.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	140.00	140.00
1	—	108	165.00	165.00
1	—	120	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	95.00–140.00	117.76

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.