Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2025-03-08

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2025-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Sat, Mar 8

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1922

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Receipts

618 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 489▲ 618 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $333.20/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −159.45 against this barn's trailing median of $492.64.

Average price

$333.20

47 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$29.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs PA average

−16.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	335.69	1,843	43
Medium and Large 2	569	306.36	1,743	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.33/cwt here — about $100 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 sale47 hd

333.20

—

PA average1 barns · 47 hd

333.20

+0.00

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−16.08

This barn, trailing median1 sales

492.64

−159.45

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

Every lot

50 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	331.90/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,075	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,758	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	323.74/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,531	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	355.21/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,712	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	340.54/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,795	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	306.36/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,743	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	329.57/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,902	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	316.14/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,970	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	303.76/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,962	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	279.31/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,880	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	302.72/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,062	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	303.40/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,203	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	270.14/cwt	255.00–277.00	2,099	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	255.22/cwt	242.50–262.00	2,100	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	246.63/cwt	237.00–252.50	2,170	14
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	232.06/cwt	220.00–238.00	2,116	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,146	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	326.50/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,218	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	329.44/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,440	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	319.94/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,507	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	275.31/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,321	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	298.00/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,579	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	275.60/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,463	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	255.10/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,423	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	280.39/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,607	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	267.45/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,656	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	241.01/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,547	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,646	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	264.98/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,783	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	244.94/cwt	243.00–247.50	1,773	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	250.90/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,972	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	242.14/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,998	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	854	218.33/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,865	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	228.76/cwt	227.50–230.00	2,127	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,023	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	310.34/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,158	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	388.35/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,627	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	356.49/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,693	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	322.41/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,554	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	321.48/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,652	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	312.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,734	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	258.75/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,514	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	293.56/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,802	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	260.53/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,641	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,923	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	267.56/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,798	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	242.52/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,770	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	234.85/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,815	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	209.93/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,705	5

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 Mar 8, 2025

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

Receipts 618Last week 489Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	342	335.00	335.00
7	350–400	373	320.00–335.00	326.50
25	400–450	437	320.00–340.00	329.44
11	450–500	471	310.00–325.00	319.94
10	500–550	530	295.00–300.00	298.00
25	550–600	573	275.00–285.00	280.39
11	600–650	619	262.50–275.00	267.45
6	650–700	673	260.00–275.00	264.98
11	700–750	724	243.00–247.50	244.94
10	750–800	786	250.00–252.50	250.90
7	800–850	825	230.00–247.00	242.14
3	850–900	854	217.50–220.00	218.33
6	900–950	930	227.50–230.00	228.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	480	265.00–285.00	275.31
8	500–550	531	270.00–285.00	275.60
6	550–600	558	245.00–265.00	255.10
4	600–650	642	240.00–242.00	241.01
4	650–700	672	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	395.00	395.00
5	450–500	482	335.00–365.00	355.21
24	500–550	527	330.00–355.00	340.54
19	550–600	577	320.00–345.00	329.57
27	600–650	623	310.00–330.00	316.14
8	650–700	681	290.00–310.00	302.72
7	700–750	726	295.00–315.00	303.40
21	750–800	777	255.00–277.00	270.14
9	800–850	823	242.50–262.00	255.22
14	850–900	880	237.00–252.50	246.63
6	900–950	912	220.00–238.00	232.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	324	325.00–345.00	331.90
4	450–500	473	315.00–330.00	323.74
4	550–600	569	295.00–315.00	306.36
8	600–650	646	300.00–305.00	303.76
9	650–700	673	265.00–285.00	279.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	419	380.00–390.00	388.35
3	450–500	475	340.00–365.00	356.49
6	500–550	514	305.00–330.00	321.48
5	550–600	555	310.00–315.00	312.50
8	600–650	614	285.00–300.00	293.56
5	650–700	652	295.00	295.00
4	700–750	730	240.00–250.00	242.52
7	750–800	773	230.00–247.50	234.85
5	800–850	812	200.00–212.50	209.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	341	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	373	300.00–320.00	310.34
4	450–500	482	320.00–325.00	322.41
3	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
4	550–600	585	257.50–260.00	258.75
4	600–650	630	250.00–265.00	260.53
5	650–700	672	262.50–270.00	267.56

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.