Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-03-05

Greencastle

Feeder Cattle · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Sat, Mar 5
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1922
Receipts
645 head
▲ 295 vs last sale 350▼ 265 vs year ago 910 · −29.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next feeder cattle sale is Saturday April 2, 2022 at 10:00AM

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $165.15/cwt on 178 head.
Average price
$165.15
178 head · 588 lb average
Value per head Derived
$972
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$400
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.28
vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1611169.621,036152
Medium and Large 2458138.9963626
One grade step is worth $30.63/cwt here — about $400 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 sale178 hd
165.15
—
PA average5 barns · 478 hd
154.86
+10.28
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

75 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2245155.00/cwt155.00–155.003802
Steers—Medium and Large 2255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003832
Steers—Medium and Large 1305165.00/cwt165.00–165.005031
Steers—Medium and Large 2335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005033
Steers—Medium and Large 2366139.52/cwt112.50–160.005114
Steers—Medium and Large 1383169.32/cwt164.00–175.006484
Steers—Medium and Large 1429167.85/cwt160.00–180.007208
Steers—Medium and Large 2433138.22/cwt132.50–140.005984
Steers—Medium and Large 2455133.71/cwt130.00–137.506082
Steers—Medium and Large 1476176.80/cwt170.00–185.008429
Steers—Medium and Large 1529164.79/cwt147.50–180.0087214
Steers—Medium and Large 2529141.35/cwt130.00–150.007484
Steers—Medium and Large 1576181.63/cwt172.00–187.501,04640
Steers—Medium and Large 2615147.50/cwt147.50–147.509071
Steers—Medium and Large 1633174.49/cwt153.00–180.001,10527
Steers—Medium and Large 2660107.50/cwt107.50–107.507101
Steers—Medium and Large 1676174.78/cwt142.50–183.001,18225
Steers—Medium and Large 2715137.50/cwt137.50–137.509831
Steers—Medium and Large 1727145.89/cwt140.00–149.001,0616
Steers—Medium and Large 1776136.38/cwt132.00–140.001,0589
Steers—Medium and Large 2815120.00/cwt120.00–120.009781
Steers—Medium and Large 1820139.68/cwt138.00–141.001,1457
Steers—Medium and Large 1860135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1611
Steers—Medium and Large 287097.50/cwt97.50–97.508481
Steers—Medium and Large 1905138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245135.00/cwt135.00–135.003312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1260152.50/cwt152.50–152.503972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322108.15/cwt82.50–120.003483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329130.76/cwt127.50–137.504305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360145.89/cwt122.50–150.0052517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368112.97/cwt90.00–126.004163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428138.17/cwt130.00–142.0059116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431115.39/cwt105.00–120.004979
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455125.00/cwt125.00–125.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476138.05/cwt130.00–140.0065720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515115.00/cwt115.00–115.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530137.41/cwt132.50–141.0072826
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555117.50/cwt117.50–117.506521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565131.71/cwt127.00–135.0074416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627114.70/cwt112.50–122.507198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630135.45/cwt116.00–143.0085311
Heifers—Medium and Large 267090.00/cwt90.00–90.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673131.91/cwt130.00–134.0088812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723132.97/cwt130.00–134.009614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1758131.35/cwt122.00–136.009966
Heifers—Medium and Large 276093.00/cwt93.00–93.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1870127.00/cwt125.00–129.001,1054
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1215161.67/cwt160.00–165.003483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1255175.00/cwt175.00–175.004461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273134.77/cwt130.00–140.003682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333162.60/cwt157.50–165.005413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383162.37/cwt152.50–170.0062215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423148.86/cwt142.50–155.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433164.14/cwt157.50–170.0071114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465165.00/cwt165.00–165.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477132.05/cwt110.00–142.506303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523128.85/cwt100.00–145.006746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525145.02/cwt142.50–147.507613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2553118.71/cwt110.00–127.506562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566164.11/cwt145.00–168.0092910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615137.00/cwt137.00–137.008432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1633150.32/cwt135.00–167.009528
Bulls—Medium and Large 1662145.72/cwt141.00–155.009657
Bulls—Medium and Large 1728128.19/cwt121.00–136.0093314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770131.74/cwt131.00–132.501,0144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1815120.00/cwt120.00–120.009782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2820115.00/cwt115.00–115.009435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1872116.97/cwt115.00–125.001,0205
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 327588.00/cwt88.00–88.002423
Dairy Steers—Large 341585.00/cwt85.00–85.003531
Dairy Steers—Large 352087.00/cwt87.00–87.004521
Dairy Steers—Large 3620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006202
Dairy Steers—Large 365697.50/cwt97.50–97.506401
Dairy Steers—Large 376880.38/cwt78.00–85.006173
Dairy Steers—Large 3870107.50/cwt107.50–107.509353

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.