Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2024-05-04

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Sat, May 4

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1922

← Apr 6May 4Jun 7 →

Receipts

507 head

▼ 761 vs last sale 1,268▼ 310 vs year ago 817 · −37.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The May Feeder Cattle sale showed a lighter run of calves but had very good buyer demand in an active market. Compared to last month's sale Feeder Steers traded 10.00-15.00 higher and Feeder Heifers traded 20.00 to 30.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $259.96/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −232.69 against this barn's trailing median of $492.64.

Average price

$259.96

31 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$22.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.23

vs PA average

−48.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	269.29	1,530	18thin
Medium and Large 2	575	247.03	1,420	13thin

One grade step is worth $22.26/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale31 hd

259.96

—

PA average2 barns · 33 hd

254.72

+5.23

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−48.65

This barn, trailing median1 sales

492.64

−232.69

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

Every lot

54 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,315	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	318.08/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,495	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	917	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	269.29/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,530	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	247.03/cwt	215.00–270.00	1,420	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	249.42/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,564	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	249.06/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,679	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	230.93/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,566	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	727	233.37/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,697	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	255.43/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,860	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,431	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	234.92/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,915	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	892	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,096	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	892	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,472	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	225.83/cwt	222.50–227.50	2,134	12
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,948	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,040	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,028	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	209.16/cwt	182.50–247.50	688	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,096	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	402	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,146	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	408	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,163	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	274.33/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,169	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	269.09/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,273	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	258.52/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,352	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	233.00/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,247	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	252.42/cwt	232.50–265.00	1,454	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	218.50/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,318	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	238.43/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,459	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	231.11/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,535	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	230.97/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,702	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	223.37/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,691	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,848	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	975	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,755	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,227	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	982	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	274.53/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,408	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	253.51/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,463	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	237.85/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,829	14
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,671	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	2
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	566	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	906	7
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	732	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,244	7
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	993	158.75/cwt	152.50–160.00	1,576	6
Dairy Steers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,015	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,446	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	763	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,602	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	982	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,866	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 May 4, 2024

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

Receipts 507Last week 1,268Year ago 817

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	408	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	426	265.00–280.00	274.33
5	450–500	473	265.00–275.00	269.09
13	500–550	523	245.00–270.00	258.52
15	550–600	576	232.50–265.00	252.42
7	600–650	612	230.00–250.00	238.43
11	650–700	664	227.50–235.00	231.11
5	700–750	737	225.00–235.00	230.97
14	750–800	757	215.00–230.00	223.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	182.50–247.50	209.16
3	350–400	395	277.50	277.50
2	400–450	402	285.00	285.00
5	500–550	535	200.00–255.00	233.00
5	600–650	603	217.50–220.00	218.50
2	650–700	660	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	785	165.00	165.00
2	850–900	880	210.00	210.00
2	950–1000	975	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	320.00	320.00
16	450–500	470	305.00–325.00	318.08
18	550–600	568	265.00–285.00	269.29
9	600–650	627	225.00–260.00	249.42
9	650–700	674	235.00–265.00	249.06
12	700–750	728	245.00–270.00	255.43
9	800–850	815	230.00–237.50	234.92
4	850–900	892	235.00	235.00
12	900–950	945	222.50–227.50	225.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	195.00	195.00
13	550–600	575	215.00–270.00	247.03
2	600–650	645	260.00	260.00
5	650–700	678	225.00–235.00	230.93
6	700–750	727	230.00–235.00	233.37
2	750–800	795	180.00	180.00
2	850–900	892	165.00	165.00
2	950–1000	950	205.00	205.00
2	1000–1050	1,040	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	295.00	295.00
3	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
11	500–550	513	265.00–290.00	274.53
8	550–600	577	230.00–265.00	253.51
2	600–650	630	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	690	215.00	215.00
2	700–750	745	225.00	225.00
14	750–800	769	230.00–242.50	237.85
2	800–850	815	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	427	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	475	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	190.00	190.00
7	550–600	566	160.00	160.00
7	700–750	732	170.00	170.00
6	950–1000	993	152.50–160.00	158.75
1	1000–1050	1,015	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	763	210.00	210.00
2	950–1000	982	190.00	190.00

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.