Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-07-01

Greencastle

Feeder Cattle · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Fri, Jul 1
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1922
Receipts
249 head
▼ 251 vs last sale 500▲ 22 vs year ago 227 · +9.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 82lb Feeder calf deleted

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $139.33/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −265.35 against this barn's trailing median of $404.67.
Average price
$139.33
40 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$764
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$4
per head · Large 1 over Medium 1
$8.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs PA average
−20.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1525145.007612thin
Medium and Large 1548139.5576532
Medium 1556136.257576thin
One grade step is worth $8.75/cwt here — about $4 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale40 hd
139.33
—
PA average1 barns · 40 hd
139.33
+0.00
National average139 barns · 10,621 hd
159.56
−20.23
This barn, trailing median1 sales
404.67
−265.35
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

51 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335120.00/cwt120.00–120.004021
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385130.00/cwt130.00–130.005011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422175.00/cwt175.00–175.007392
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472190.00/cwt190.00–190.008972
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535197.90/cwt187.50–200.001,0596
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573185.72/cwt175.00–200.001,0649
Steers550–600Large 2593165.00/cwt165.00–165.009783
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622173.98/cwt170.00–175.001,08210
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009171
Steers650–700Large 1665160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0642
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1682172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1766
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717157.05/cwt145.00–160.001,1265
Steers700–750Medium 2725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009433
Steers700–750Large 2730135.00/cwt135.00–135.009861
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0882
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,2101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium 1270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004051
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340125.00/cwt125.00–125.004252
Heifers350–400Medium 1372125.00/cwt125.00–125.004652
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425146.52/cwt145.00–147.5062313
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461153.00/cwt150.00–155.007055
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522143.53/cwt142.50–145.0074915
Heifers500–550Large 1525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007612
Heifers500–550Medium 1541135.00/cwt135.00–135.007303
Heifers550–600Medium 1570137.50/cwt137.50–137.507843
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571136.04/cwt130.00–140.0077717
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611146.28/cwt140.00–150.0089415
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1654140.00/cwt140.00–140.009167
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0132
Heifers800–850Large 1801130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0413
Heifers950–1000Large 1955130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2422
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Large 1270130.00/cwt130.00–130.003511
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1332175.00/cwt175.00–175.005812
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380175.00/cwt175.00–175.006652
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415150.00/cwt150.00–150.006231
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463175.17/cwt140.00–185.008119
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578170.44/cwt150.00–187.5098516
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1632135.32/cwt132.00–145.008554
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2642134.00/cwt134.00–134.008604
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers100–150Large 3130100.00/cwt100.00–100.001301
Dairy Steers150–200Large 3176110.00/cwt110.00–110.001943
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3236114.81/cwt100.00–120.002718
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3375110.00/cwt110.00–110.004131
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007143
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3615103.72/cwt100.00–107.506384
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3683115.33/cwt115.00–116.007889
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3798116.00/cwt116.00–116.009264
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3845112.00/cwt112.00–112.009465
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3945118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1152
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3953115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0963

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.