Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-07-27

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-27

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

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 122▼ 36 vs year ago 143 · −25.2%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

183 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 253▼ 60 vs year ago 243 · −24.7%

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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	1,511	129.28	1,953	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,736	118.92	2,064	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,707	111.29	1,900	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,302	98.22	1,279	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	73.06	790	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,238	127.47	1,578	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,136	121.00	1,375	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	92	370.20/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	96	276.59/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	85	149.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	85	397.78/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	105	132.50/cwt	2

Every lot

32 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	—	—	1,511	129.28/cwt	116.00–138.00	1,953	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	52.99/cwt	40.00–60.00	503	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	94.97/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,071	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	77.61/cwt	68.00–89.00	882	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	96.52/cwt	89.00–104.00	1,236	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	107.55/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,527	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,707	111.29/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,900	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,736	118.92/cwt	117.00–120.00	2,064	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,136	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,375	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,238	127.47/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,578	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	72	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	317	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	84	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	126	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	467.40/cwt	400.00–520.00	397	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	520.00/cwt	475.00–565.00	489	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	100	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	130	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	110	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	149	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	58	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	29	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	77	279.94/cwt	275.00–285.00	216	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	472	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	80	172.50/cwt	130.00–215.00	138	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	83	557.10/cwt	500.00–615.00	462	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	270.71/cwt	240.00–300.00	230	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	341.92/cwt	330.00–350.00	294	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	318.40/cwt	305.00–330.00	302	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	283	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	98	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	108	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	315.07/cwt	310.00–320.00	325	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	287.43/cwt	280.00–295.00	302	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	110	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	264	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	116	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	377	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	122	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	317	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 Jul 27, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 122Year ago 143

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 183Last week 253Year ago 243

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,511	116.00–138.00	129.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,281	89.00–104.00	96.52
2	—	1,420	107.00–108.00	107.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	949	40.00–60.00	52.99
8	—	1,136	68.00–89.00	77.61
2	—	1,128	93.00–97.00	94.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,736	117.00–120.00	118.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,707	104.00–117.00	111.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	124.00–131.00	127.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,136	121.00	121.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	95	305.00–330.00	318.40
1	—	116	325.00	325.00
2	—	77	275.00–285.00	279.94
4	—	103	310.00–320.00	315.07
5	—	86	330.00–350.00	341.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	605.00	605.00
1	—	100	525.00	525.00
3	—	83	500.00–615.00	557.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	85	240.00–300.00	270.71
1	—	122	260.00	260.00
1	—	96	295.00	295.00
2	—	105	280.00–295.00	287.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	58	50.00	50.00
1	—	98	110.00	110.00
1	—	110	240.00	240.00
2	—	80	130.00–215.00	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	475.00–565.00	520.00
3	—	85	400.00–520.00	467.40
1	—	72	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	130.00	130.00
1	—	110	135.00	135.00

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.