Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2024-08-02

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-02

Feeder Cattle · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Fri, Aug 2

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1922

← Jul 5Aug 2Sep 6 →

Receipts

473 head

▲ 240 vs last sale 233▲ 137 vs year ago 336 · +40.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale, feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 20.00 to 30.00 lower on a lighter run. With drought conditions in this area, a larger run on thinner light weight calves are showing up at the auction. Short pasture and very little chance of rain will have beef producers weaning calves earlier at lighter weights.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.88/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −183.79 against this barn's trailing median of $404.67.

Average price

$220.88

37 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$39.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs PA average

−37.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	233.62	1,316	25
Medium and Large 2	524	194.34	1,018	12thin

One grade step is worth $39.28/cwt here — about $297 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 sale37 hd

220.88

—

PA average1 barns · 37 hd

220.88

+0.00

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−37.58

This barn, trailing median1 sales

404.67

−183.79

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

Every lot

57 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	200–250	Medium and Large 2	248	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	794	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	891	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	292	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	832	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	814	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	396	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,109	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,218	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	289.01/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,341	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	247.48/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,185	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	264.43/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,409	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	231.15/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,327	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	270.42/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,555	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	246.99/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,549	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	233.91/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,712	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	216.12/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,655	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,859	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	854	219.49/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,874	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	867	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,743	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	510	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	263.57/cwt	245.00–285.00	743	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	260.52/cwt	250.00–265.00	857	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	248.37/cwt	245.00–255.00	934	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	212.65/cwt	199.00–235.00	808	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	757	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	447	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,162	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	227.65/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,075	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	194.34/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,018	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	217.49/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,159	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	236.69/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,347	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	237.05/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,479	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	234.23/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,558	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,632	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	842	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,663	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,604	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	995	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,716	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	746	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	251	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	728	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	316.70/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,010	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,068	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	993	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,196	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	233.80/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,118	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,475	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	697	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,324	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,290	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,609	6
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,112	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,724	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	2
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,462	4
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	911	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,722	4
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 2-3	535	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,150	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 2-3	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	1000–1050	Large 2-3	1,012	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,872	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

Fri Aug 2, 2024

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

Receipts 473Last week 233Year ago 336

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	248	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	292	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	313	260.00	260.00
4	450–500	479	240.00–255.00	247.48
5	550–600	574	225.00–235.00	231.15
2	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
2	850–900	867	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	396	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	420	290.00	290.00
9	450–500	464	280.00–295.00	289.01
7	500–550	533	250.00–280.00	264.43
13	550–600	575	265.00–280.00	270.42
11	600–650	627	230.00–255.00	246.99
10	700–750	732	215.00–240.00	233.91
4	750–800	766	210.00–222.50	216.12
1	800–850	845	220.00	220.00
10	850–900	854	217.00–222.00	219.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	282	245.00–285.00	263.57
10	300–350	329	250.00–265.00	260.52
12	350–400	376	245.00–255.00	248.37
10	400–450	447	260.00	260.00
5	450–500	472	220.00–240.00	227.65
4	500–550	533	215.00–220.00	217.49
21	550–600	569	230.00–247.50	236.69
18	600–650	624	232.50–240.00	237.05
19	650–700	665	215.00–245.00	234.23
5	700–750	742	220.00	220.00
3	750–800	760	225.00	225.00
4	800–850	842	197.50	197.50
2	850–900	867	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	200.00	200.00
2	300–350	320	230.00	230.00
5	350–400	380	199.00–235.00	212.65
8	400–450	415	182.50	182.50
12	500–550	524	192.50–200.00	194.34
3	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	720	190.00	190.00
2	950–1000	995	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	320.00	320.00
5	250–300	251	290.00	290.00
6	300–350	319	315.00–320.00	316.70
2	350–400	362	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	427	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	602	245.00	245.00
6	950–1000	975	165.00	165.00
5	1100–1150	1,112	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	260.00	260.00
7	450–500	478	225.00–240.00	233.80
2	650–700	697	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	770	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	200.00	200.00
4	750–800	790	185.00	185.00
4	900–950	911	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	215.00	215.00
2	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
2	1000–1050	1,012	185.00	185.00

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.