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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2025-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-09

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jan 9

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

248 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 143▲ 105 vs year ago 143 · +73.4%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

476 head

▲ 190 vs last sale 286▲ 190 vs year ago 286 · +66.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to weather conditions there was not a regular sale on Monday.

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
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,749	128.04	2,239	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,494	124.00	1,853	52
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,325	104.46	1,384	62

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	711.91/cwt	190
Bulls	Number 2	103	652.98/cwt	40
Bulls	Number 3	83	440.73/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	73	87.50/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	90	877.72/cwt	49
Heifers	Number 2	93	741.97/cwt	21

Every lot

52 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 · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	144.02/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,725	9
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,244	117.09/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,457	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,326	105.43/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,398	54
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,347	91.48/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,232	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,541	121.50/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,872	37
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	137.45/cwt	136.00–139.00	2,155	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,652	109.35/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,806	6
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,772	126.98/cwt	125.00–133.00	2,250	14
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,790	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,220	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	60–70	Number 2Beef Cross	66	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	521	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	74	888.17/cwt	870.00–900.00	657	5
Heifers	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	76	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	608	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 1	76	750.26/cwt	740.00–760.00	570	2
Heifers	70–80	Number 2	78	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	499	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	84	955.46/cwt	900.00–1,060.00	803	10
Heifers	80–90	Number 1	84	750.32/cwt	710.00–790.00	630	3
Heifers	80–90	Number 2	86	643.33/cwt	600.00–670.00	553	3
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	87	806.06/cwt	750.00–860.00	701	5
Heifers	90–100	Number 1	90	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	648	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	896.58/cwt	820.00–950.00	843	19
Heifers	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	98	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	676	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 2	98	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	588	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	102	852.06/cwt	820.00–890.00	869	8
Heifers	100–110	Number 1	102	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	704	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	103	753.50/cwt	690.00–800.00	776	6
Heifers	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	113	790.09/cwt	780.00–800.00	893	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	50–60	UtilityJersey	58	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	29	1
Bulls	60–70	UtilityJersey	68	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	75	1
Bulls	70–80	UtilityJersey	72	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	65	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	74	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	370	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	75	943.20/cwt	900.00–990.00	707	2
Bulls	70–80	Number 3	77	441.93/cwt	400.00–500.00	340	5
Bulls	80–90	Number 3	82	410.00/cwt	400.00–440.00	336	4
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	84	803.73/cwt	770.00–820.00	675	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	84	509.76/cwt	500.00–520.00	428	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	85	676.57/cwt	620.00–710.00	575	16
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	86	926.54/cwt	860.00–980.00	797	5
Bulls	90–100	Number 3	93	479.71/cwt	440.00–500.00	446	3
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	920.62/cwt	850.00–980.00	865	23
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	94	528.08/cwt	500.00–580.00	496	10
Bulls	90–100	UtilityJersey	94	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	94	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	95	657.09/cwt	600.00–710.00	624	52
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	96	760.00/cwt	700.00–820.00	730	2
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	104	858.62/cwt	830.00–890.00	893	19
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	104	633.94/cwt	600.00–720.00	659	54
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	105	566.37/cwt	550.00–590.00	595	3
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	107	798.45/cwt	780.00–820.00	854	7
Bulls	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	113	799.91/cwt	770.00–820.00	904	4
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	113	633.08/cwt	610.00–660.00	715	19
Bulls	110–120	Number 2	117	564.87/cwt	550.00–580.00	661	2
Bulls	120–130	Number 2Beef Cross	122	713.33/cwt	700.00–740.00	870	3
Bulls	120–130	Number 2	124	543.33/cwt	500.00–580.00	674	3

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 Jan 9, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 143Year ago 143

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 476Last week 286Year ago 286

Due to weather conditions there was not a regular sale on Monday.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	70–80	77	400.00–500.00	441.93
4	80–90	82	400.00–440.00	410.00
3	90–100	93	440.00–500.00	479.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	500.00	500.00
2	80–90	84	500.00–520.00	509.76
10	90–100	94	500.00–580.00	528.08
3	100–110	105	550.00–590.00	566.37
2	110–120	117	550.00–580.00	564.87
3	120–130	124	500.00–580.00	543.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	900.00–990.00	943.20
5	80–90	86	860.00–980.00	926.54
23	90–100	94	850.00–980.00	920.62
19	100–110	104	830.00–890.00	858.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	84	770.00–820.00	803.73
2	90–100	96	700.00–820.00	760.00
7	100–110	107	780.00–820.00	798.45
4	110–120	113	770.00–820.00	799.91
3	120–130	122	700.00–740.00	713.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	80–90	85	620.00–710.00	676.57
52	90–100	95	600.00–710.00	657.09
54	100–110	104	600.00–720.00	633.94
19	110–120	113	610.00–660.00	633.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	58	50.00	50.00
1	60–70	68	110.00	110.00
1	70–80	72	90.00	90.00
1	90–100	94	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	790.00	790.00
1	70–80	76	800.00	800.00
5	80–90	87	750.00–860.00	806.06
1	90–100	98	690.00	690.00
6	100–110	103	690.00–800.00	753.50
2	110–120	113	780.00–800.00	790.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	740.00–760.00	750.26
3	80–90	84	710.00–790.00	750.32
1	90–100	90	720.00	720.00
1	100–110	102	690.00	690.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	70–80	74	870.00–900.00	888.17
10	80–90	84	900.00–1,060.00	955.46
19	90–100	94	820.00–950.00	896.58
8	100–110	102	820.00–890.00	852.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	640.00	640.00
3	80–90	86	600.00–670.00	643.33
1	90–100	98	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,541	115.00–130.00	121.50
6	—	1,652	106.00–113.00	109.35
9	—	1,198	138.00–149.00	144.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,347	90.00–93.00	91.48
2	—	1,244	116.00–118.00	117.09
54	—	1,326	95.00–115.00	105.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	136.00–139.00	137.45
14	—	1,772	125.00–133.00	126.98
1	—	1,790	124.00	124.00

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.