Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-03-07

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-07

Feeder Cattle · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Sat, Mar 7

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1922

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Receipts

881 head

▲ 881 vs last sale 0▲ 881 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.49/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$125.49

243 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$8.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.80

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	129.41	624	131
Medium and Large 2	446	120.90	539	112

One grade step is worth $8.51/cwt here — about $85 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale243 hd

125.49

—

PA average3 barns · 303 hd

108.69

+16.80

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

56 lots · USDA AMS · Greencastle Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - 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
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	156	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	256	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	405	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	255	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	395	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	128.28/cwt	112.00–139.00	413	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	165.98/cwt	160.00–181.00	544	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	359	142.62/cwt	130.00–155.00	512	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	171.95/cwt	152.00–180.00	626	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	166.77/cwt	160.00–172.00	704	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	129.23/cwt	125.00–132.00	549	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	131.13/cwt	122.00–149.00	601	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	165.34/cwt	150.00–172.00	789	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	118.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	596	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	151.20/cwt	144.00–160.00	789	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	116.50/cwt	112.00–126.00	650	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	144.97/cwt	130.00–156.00	829	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	143.38/cwt	136.00–147.00	902	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	132.58/cwt	128.00–136.00	887	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	116.52/cwt	109.00–126.00	945	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	231	154.64/cwt	150.00–159.50	357	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	262	121.54/cwt	105.00–130.00	318	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	298	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	471	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	136.30/cwt	112.50–146.00	436	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	151.26/cwt	142.50–155.00	496	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	147.68/cwt	142.50–155.00	538	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	136.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	498	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	122.95/cwt	110.00–136.00	518	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	123.80/cwt	116.00–130.00	572	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	110.27/cwt	107.50–115.00	520	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	109.15/cwt	97.50–115.00	572	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	118.84/cwt	114.00–121.00	632	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	101.25/cwt	91.00–110.00	569	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	118.35/cwt	115.00–122.00	681	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	117.57/cwt	117.00–119.00	729	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	106.90/cwt	104.00–109.00	664	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	111.69/cwt	110.00–113.00	747	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	802	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	806	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	854	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	417	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	133.33/cwt	132.00–135.00	480	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	361	154.00/cwt	137.00–162.00	556	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	653	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	151.43/cwt	140.00–160.00	712	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	146.95/cwt	142.00–152.00	771	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	781	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	674	128.21/cwt	127.00–130.00	864	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	722	117.36/cwt	115.00–121.00	847	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	360	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	313	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	400	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	300	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	450	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	270	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	605	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	424	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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Greencastle Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - Greencastle, PA

Sat Mar 7, 2020

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

Receipts 881Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	142.00	142.00
9	—	360	132.00–135.00	133.33
5	—	722	115.00–121.00	117.36
3	—	665	117.50	117.50
3	—	530	129.00	129.00
2	—	345	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	361	137.00–162.00	154.00
7	—	470	140.00–160.00	151.43
6	—	525	142.00–152.00	146.95
5	—	674	127.00–130.00	128.21
2	—	335	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	156	164.00	164.00
3	—	855	116.00	116.00
2	—	255	155.00	155.00
2	—	225	180.00	180.00
1	—	705	122.00	122.00
33	—	422	160.00–172.00	166.77
30	—	477	150.00–172.00	165.34
27	—	522	144.00–160.00	151.20
20	—	572	130.00–156.00	144.97
18	—	364	152.00–180.00	171.95
16	—	328	160.00–181.00	165.98
15	—	629	136.00–147.00	143.38
11	—	669	128.00–136.00	132.58
7	—	811	109.00–126.00	116.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	425	125.00–132.00	129.23
9	—	558	112.00–126.00	116.50
9	—	322	112.00–139.00	128.28
6	—	458	122.00–149.00	131.13
5	—	505	115.00–120.00	118.00
4	—	359	130.00–155.00	142.62
2	—	610	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	364	130.00–140.00	136.73
21	—	421	110.00–136.00	122.95
20	—	524	97.50–115.00	109.15
13	—	320	112.50–146.00	136.30
11	—	472	107.50–115.00	110.27
9	—	562	91.00–110.00	101.25
7	—	621	104.00–109.00	106.90
3	—	262	105.00–130.00	121.54
2	—	806	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	462	116.00–130.00	123.80
24	—	575	115.00–122.00	118.35
18	—	328	142.50–155.00	151.26
16	—	364	142.50–155.00	147.68
15	—	532	114.00–121.00	118.84
14	—	620	117.00–119.00	117.57
7	—	669	110.00–113.00	111.69
4	—	231	150.00–159.50	154.64
3	—	710	113.00	113.00
3	—	298	158.00	158.00
2	—	405	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	60.00	60.00
3	—	400	75.00	75.00
2	—	605	70.00	70.00
1	—	360	87.00	87.00

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.