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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-29

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Apr 29

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

417 head

▼ 137 vs last sale 554▲ 417 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

263 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 264▲ 263 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,671	76.54	1,279	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,719	62.63	1,077	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,645	54.66	899	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	51.53	640	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	41.25	464	25
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,538	91.52	1,408	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,526	84.50	1,289	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,335	74.48	994	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,319	124.26	1,639	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,307	116.81	1,527	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,296	110.81	1,436	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,547	122.99	1,902	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	117.41	1,749	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,410	112.46	1,586	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	133.48/cwt	35
Bulls	Number 2	96	101.27/cwt	32
Bulls	Number 3	95	44.89/cwt	11
Bulls	Utility	76	20.26/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 1	101	201.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	85	147.59/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	74	12.50/cwt	4

Every lot

59 lots · USDA AMS · Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,410	112.46/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,586	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,471	117.97/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,735	23
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,535	121.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,872	15
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,591	126.76/cwt	126.00–128.00	2,017	4
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,709	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,897	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,296	110.81/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,436	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,307	116.81/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,527	10
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,319	124.26/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,639	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,593	76.37/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,217	9
Bulls	—	—	1,645	64.83/cwt	59.00–68.00	1,066	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	82.66/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,488	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	852	27.57/cwt	26.00–29.00	235	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	49.44/cwt	48.00–50.00	554	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	38.84/cwt	31.00–43.00	443	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	46.13/cwt	44.00–49.00	540	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	56.31/cwt	54.00–63.00	661	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	44.31/cwt	43.00–46.00	521	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	51.03/cwt	49.00–54.00	656	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,569	49.30/cwt	48.00–50.00	774	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,624	55.73/cwt	53.00–58.00	905	10
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,719	62.63/cwt	61.00–65.00	1,077	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,900	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,140	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,335	74.48/cwt	68.00–78.00	994	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,526	84.50/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,289	9
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,538	91.52/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,408	5
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	68	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	82	252.68/cwt	245.00–260.00	207	2
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	84	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	25	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	237	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	90	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	50	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	240	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	122	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	92	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityCrossbred	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	66	37.63/cwt	5.00–100.00	25	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	76	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	34	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	75.00/cwt	70.00–80.00	59	2
Bulls	—	UtilityCrossbred	78	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	87.11/cwt	65.00–100.00	73	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	37.08/cwt	25.00–65.00	31	4
Bulls	—	UtilityCrossbred	86	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	1
Bulls	—	Utility	86	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	101.73/cwt	90.00–110.00	89	6
Bulls	—	Utility	95	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	96	124.73/cwt	100.00–140.00	120	9
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	99.53/cwt	80.00–120.00	96	11
Bulls	—	Number 3	98	55.00/cwt	50.00–60.00	54	2
Bulls	—	Number 2Crossbred	100	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	65	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	149.90/cwt	130.00–165.00	154	12
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	113.70/cwt	90.00–135.00	117	7
Bulls	—	Number 3Crossbred	104	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	42	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	36	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	131.25/cwt	130.00–135.00	147	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	142.67/cwt	120.00–155.00	163	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	116	57.72/cwt	45.00–70.00	67	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	124	142.10/cwt	130.00–155.00	176	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.

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 417Last week 554Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 263Last week 264Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	103	130.00–165.00	149.90
9	—	96	100.00–140.00	124.73
2	—	124	130.00–155.00	142.10
6	—	114	120.00–155.00	142.67
6	—	87	90.00–110.00	101.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	112	130.00–135.00	131.25
7	—	84	65.00–100.00	87.11
11	—	96	80.00–120.00	99.53
7	—	103	90.00–135.00	113.70
2	—	78	70.00–80.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
1	—	86	10.00	10.00
2	—	95	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
3	—	66	5.00–100.00	37.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
1	—	78	20.00	20.00
1	—	86	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	25.00–65.00	37.08
2	—	116	45.00–70.00	57.72
2	—	98	50.00–60.00	55.00
1	—	104	35.00	35.00
1	—	76	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	255.00	255.00
1	—	86	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	30.00	30.00
1	—	90	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	82	245.00–260.00	252.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	10.00	10.00
1	—	82	20.00	20.00
2	—	72	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	122	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,535	120.00–125.00	121.98
4	—	1,591	126.00–128.00	126.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,410	111.00–115.00	112.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,471	116.00–121.00	117.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,709	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,526	81.00–87.00	84.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,538	89.00–94.00	91.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,335	68.00–78.00	74.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,171	44.00–49.00	46.13
3	—	1,121	48.00–50.00	49.44
13	—	1,141	31.00–43.00	38.84
2	—	852	26.00–29.00	27.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,719	61.00–65.00	62.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,286	49.00–54.00	51.03
6	—	1,173	54.00–63.00	56.31
3	—	1,175	43.00–46.00	44.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,624	53.00–58.00	55.73
2	—	1,900	60.00	60.00
4	—	1,569	48.00–50.00	49.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,593	72.00–79.00	76.37
6	—	1,800	81.00–85.00	82.66
3	—	1,645	59.00–68.00	64.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,307	114.00–119.00	116.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,319	123.00–125.00	124.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,296	110.00–112.00	110.81

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.