Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2024-10-05

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2024-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Sat, Oct 5

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1922

← Sep 6Oct 5Nov 2 →

Receipts

725 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 817▼ 388 vs year ago 1,113 · −34.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to September's sale, Feeder Steers sold with good demand for 550 to 800 lb. calves that traded up to 30.00 higher. Feeder Heifers traded mostly 10.00 higher with good demand for 450 to 550 lb. calves. Next Feeder sale Friday October 18, 2024 at 7:15pm.

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 $226.31/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −178.37 against this barn's trailing median of $404.67.

Average price

$226.31

65 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$29.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

vs PA average

−20.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	228.99	1,257	59
Medium and Large 2	530	199.96	1,059	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.03/cwt here — about $198 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 sale65 hd

226.31

—

PA average3 barns · 96 hd

225.79

+0.52

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−20.47

This barn, trailing median1 sales

404.67

−178.37

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

Every lot

53 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	663	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Natural	338	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	963	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	269.75/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,128	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Natural	423	281.28/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,190	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,140	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	281.75/cwt	250.00–297.50	1,335	54
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	184.59/cwt	175.00–205.00	899	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	298.54/cwt	255.00–310.00	1,549	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	262.22/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,479	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	281.02/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,607	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	285.80/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,781	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	264.46/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,907	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	270.05/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,087	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,168	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	574	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	289	218.41/cwt	212.50–220.00	631	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	720	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	347	210.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	729	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Natural	372	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	893	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	865	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	238.36/cwt	235.00–240.00	913	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	235.62/cwt	230.00–240.00	961	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	207.02/cwt	200.00–215.00	878	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Natural	425	242.21/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,029	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	235.12/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,112	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	190.28/cwt	180.00–205.00	913	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	204.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,037	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	233.12/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,210	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,096	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	224.99/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,300	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,301	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,303	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	190.17/cwt	175.00–205.00	1,270	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,443	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	961	194.29/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,867	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	651	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	192.85/cwt	185.00–205.00	702	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	264.86/cwt	245.00–275.00	985	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	277.26/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,189	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	233.04/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,070	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	246.11/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,270	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	977	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	242.53/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,368	23
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,466	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	224.25/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,487	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,429	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	2
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	654	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,079	5
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	886	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,395	6

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 Oct 5, 2024

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

Receipts 725Last week 817Year ago 1,113

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	418	240.00–280.00	269.75
54	450–500	474	250.00–297.50	281.75
32	500–550	519	255.00–310.00	298.54
11	550–600	572	270.00–295.00	281.02
13	600–650	623	280.00–290.00	285.80
17	700–750	721	250.00–270.00	264.46
4	750–800	773	265.00–275.00	270.05
6	800–850	826	260.00–265.00	262.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	255	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	447	255.00	255.00
6	450–500	487	175.00–205.00	184.59
2	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
7	550–600	564	255.00–265.00	262.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	338	285.00	285.00
18	400–450	423	280.00–282.50	281.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	205.00	205.00
3	300–350	343	210.00	210.00
10	350–400	380	227.50	227.50
8	400–450	424	200.00–215.00	207.02
7	450–500	480	180.00–205.00	190.28
4	500–550	506	200.00–210.00	204.94
2	550–600	577	190.00	190.00
3	600–650	628	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	372	240.00	240.00
21	400–450	425	240.00–244.00	242.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	289	212.50–220.00	218.41
8	300–350	347	200.00–220.00	210.00
18	350–400	383	235.00–240.00	238.36
15	400–450	408	230.00–240.00	235.62
23	450–500	473	225.00–240.00	235.12
29	500–550	519	227.50–240.00	233.12
30	550–600	578	215.00–235.00	224.99
4	600–650	612	212.50	212.50
4	650–700	668	175.00–205.00	190.17
3	700–750	715	195.00	195.00
2	750–800	780	185.00	185.00
7	950–1000	961	192.50–195.00	194.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	150.00	150.00
5	650–700	654	165.00	165.00
6	850–900	886	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	260.00	260.00
17	350–400	372	245.00–275.00	264.86
8	400–450	429	255.00–285.00	277.26
5	450–500	459	230.00–235.00	233.04
15	500–550	516	210.00–260.00	246.11
23	550–600	564	225.00–250.00	242.53
6	600–650	624	235.00	235.00
5	650–700	663	215.00–237.50	224.25
4	800–850	805	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	230.00	230.00
5	350–400	364	185.00–205.00	192.85
3	400–450	435	215.00	215.00
3	500–550	528	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.