Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2024-09-06

Greencastle

Feeder Cattle · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Fri, Sep 6
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1922
Receipts
817 head
▲ 344 vs last sale 473▲ 217 vs year ago 600 · +36.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the August Feeder Cattle Sale, Steers traded 15.00 to 20.00 lower, Heifers were mostly 20.00 lower and Bulls sold 25.00 lower. With Feeder cattle prices trending lower, there was still good demand for higher quality calves. The bulk of the calves sold were 400 to 550 lb calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $248.01/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −244.64 against this barn's trailing median of $492.64.
Average price
$248.01
86 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,354
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$317
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$59.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs PA average
−21.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546257.631,40672
Medium and Large 2548198.521,08914thin
One grade step is worth $59.11/cwt here — about $317 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale86 hd
248.01
—
PA average1 barns · 86 hd
248.01
+0.00
National average147 barns · 6,928 hd
269.40
−21.39
This barn, trailing median1 sales
492.64
−244.64
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

62 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0303
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2393215.00/cwt215.00–215.008453
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430271.54/cwt250.00–290.001,16839
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470269.92/cwt250.00–280.001,26918
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483207.51/cwt205.00–210.001,0024
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517206.65/cwt205.00–210.001,0686
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518261.27/cwt245.00–275.001,35341
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572192.42/cwt185.00–205.001,1018
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582252.81/cwt237.50–265.001,47131
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1611238.09/cwt217.50–245.001,45517
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633193.54/cwt192.50–195.001,2257
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657244.21/cwt242.50–245.001,60419
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2657196.79/cwt185.00–202.501,2937
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1706225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5893
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2776150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1643
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1784214.49/cwt212.50–217.501,6825
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1872210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8317
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910202.75/cwt190.00–210.001,84511
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2940173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,6262
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,022171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,7486
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,085181.16/cwt178.00–185.001,96611
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,117178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,9886
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333237.27/cwt235.00–240.007909
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2352210.00/cwt210.00–210.007392
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378229.93/cwt215.00–245.0086911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418229.34/cwt210.00–240.0095939
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424213.36/cwt200.00–230.0090514
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1457224.78/cwt215.00–235.001,02727
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490175.00/cwt175.00–175.008582
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534225.29/cwt215.00–230.001,20324
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576223.75/cwt220.00–225.001,28912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,2632
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627213.27/cwt210.00–220.001,3376
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659213.09/cwt195.00–220.001,40410
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2711185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3153
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717199.92/cwt195.00–210.001,4336
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1772197.71/cwt197.50–200.001,52624
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4223
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1859171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4694
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2890162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,4462
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1909172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,5637
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2920149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3712
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1336225.00/cwt225.00–225.007564
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371235.68/cwt225.00–250.008747
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435243.08/cwt225.00–265.001,05711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2448175.00/cwt175.00–175.007843
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472205.21/cwt185.00–225.009698
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479213.98/cwt205.00–222.501,02515
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524244.26/cwt240.00–250.001,2807
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545175.00/cwt175.00–175.009542
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1645205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3222
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2687170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1682
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3405185.00/cwt185.00–185.007491
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3570170.00/cwt170.00–170.009691
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3632142.50/cwt142.50–142.509012
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3689153.64/cwt147.50–162.501,05911
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3789144.89/cwt140.00–155.001,1436
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3818144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1784
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3947144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3643
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Large 2-3511200.06/cwt195.00–210.001,0226
Beef/Dairy Steers600–650Large 2-3623185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1533

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.