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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-20

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, May 20

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

448 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 372▲ 448 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

287 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 250▲ 287 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold mostly steady.

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	1,426	72.18	1,029	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,816	74.12	1,346	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,632	62.61	1,022	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	61.54	748	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	46.63	522	29
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,495	88.55	1,324	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,397	82.04	1,146	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,148	69.78	801	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,436	111.91	1,607	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,285	109.74	1,410	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,178	109.67	1,292	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,580	116.05	1,834	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,492	111.69	1,666	24
Steers	Select	Average	1,257	108.94	1,369	11

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	140.48/cwt	47
Bulls	Number 2	95	107.24/cwt	44
Bulls	Number 3	92	58.65/cwt	15
Bulls	Utility	77	15.79/cwt	20
Heifers	Number 1	94	126.25/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	86	40.01/cwt	8

Every lot

60 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	1,257	108.94/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,369	11
Steers	—	Choice	1,482	111.94/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,659	23
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,552	117.28/cwt	115.00–120.50	1,820	9
Steers	—	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	1,706	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,885	2
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,712	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,815	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,178	109.67/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,292	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,285	109.74/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,410	7
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,436	111.91/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,607	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,067	51.05/cwt	41.00–66.00	545	5
Bulls	—	—	1,594	77.60/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,237	4
Bulls	—	—	1,613	86.17/cwt	84.00–89.50	1,390	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	41.28/cwt	33.00–49.00	424	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	55.15/cwt	54.00–56.50	650	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	47.81/cwt	45.00–51.50	568	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	57.56/cwt	55.00–61.50	698	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	66.97/cwt	62.00–74.00	817	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,629	60.72/cwt	57.50–64.00	989	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,639	66.39/cwt	63.50–70.00	1,088	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,658	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,127	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,821	72.41/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,319	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,842	77.06/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,419	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,148	69.78/cwt	68.00–72.00	801	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,397	82.04/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,146	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,495	88.55/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,324	6
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	77	27.53/cwt	25.00–30.00	21	2
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	78	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	62	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	86	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	2
Heifers	—	Number 2Crossbred	86	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	30	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	234	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	92	85.00/cwt	70.00–100.00	78	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	98	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	34	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	100	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	35	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	102	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	77	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	56	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityCrossbred	58	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	64	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	1
Bulls	—	Utility	72	13.47/cwt	5.00–20.00	10	3
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	—	UtilityCrossbred	75	24.93/cwt	20.00–30.00	19	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	76	60.53/cwt	40.00–70.00	46	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	43.28/cwt	20.00–65.00	35	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	77.81/cwt	60.00–90.00	66	12
Bulls	—	UtilityCrossbred	85	28.59/cwt	20.00–35.00	24	3
Bulls	—	Utility	86	18.71/cwt	10.00–30.00	16	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	92.85/cwt	85.00–95.00	81	7
Bulls	—	Utility	91	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	2
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	92	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	202	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	93	53.05/cwt	35.00–70.00	49	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	239.36/cwt	225.00–255.00	225	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	119.89/cwt	100.00–140.00	113	9
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	104.76/cwt	80.00–120.00	98	8
Bulls	—	Number 3	100	75.00/cwt	50.00–110.00	75	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	244	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	126.77/cwt	100.00–145.00	132	17
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	150.69/cwt	140.00–165.00	158	16
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	130.00/cwt	120.00–140.00	146	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	112	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	134	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	151.73/cwt	140.00–155.00	173	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	123	139.74/cwt	120.00–155.00	172	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.

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 448Last week 372Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 287Last week 250Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	86	40.00	40.00
2	—	77	25.00–30.00	27.53
1	—	100	35.00	35.00
1	—	98	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	92	70.00–100.00	85.00
1	—	102	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	94	100.00–140.00	119.89
16	—	105	140.00–165.00	150.69
7	—	87	85.00–95.00	92.85
6	—	123	120.00–155.00	139.74
6	—	114	140.00–155.00	151.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	94	80.00–120.00	104.76
17	—	104	100.00–145.00	126.77
12	—	85	60.00–90.00	77.81
3	—	112	120.00–140.00	130.00
3	—	76	40.00–70.00	60.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	93	35.00–70.00	53.05
5	—	82	20.00–65.00	43.28
3	—	100	50.00–110.00	75.00
1	—	112	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	20.00–35.00	28.59
2	—	75	20.00–30.00	24.93
1	—	58	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	72	10.00	10.00
1	—	62	5.00	5.00
1	—	56	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	86	10.00–30.00	18.71
3	—	72	5.00–20.00	13.47
2	—	91	10.00	10.00
1	—	64	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	225.00–255.00	239.36
1	—	104	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,594	72.00–80.00	77.60
6	—	1,613	84.00–89.50	86.17
5	—	1,067	41.00–66.00	51.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,213	55.00–61.50	57.56
11	—	1,220	62.00–74.00	66.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,629	57.50–64.00	60.72
5	—	1,639	63.50–70.00	66.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,188	45.00–51.50	47.81
6	—	1,178	54.00–56.50	55.15
12	—	1,028	33.00–49.00	41.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,821	70.00–76.00	72.41
5	—	1,842	75.00–80.00	77.06
1	—	1,658	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,285	109.00–111.00	109.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,436	108.00–116.00	111.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,178	109.00–111.00	109.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,482	110.00–115.00	111.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,712	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,552	115.00–120.50	117.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,706	110.00–111.00	110.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,257	105.00–111.00	108.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	81.00–83.00	82.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,495	87.00–90.00	88.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	68.00–72.00	69.78

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.