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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-29

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

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

303 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 302▲ 303 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

386 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 322▲ 386 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher.

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	1,529	87.04	1,331	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,534	78.10	1,198	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	72.74	924	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,799	71.96	1,295	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	55.11	625	13
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,513	92.25	1,396	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,530	83.30	1,274	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,292	78.46	1,014	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,413	120.92	1,709	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,340	113.69	1,523	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,549	124.25	1,925	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,460	117.83	1,720	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,367	111.53	1,525	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	101.66/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	96	65.80/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	96	40.00/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	88	8.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	71	125.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	82	20.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot

41 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,367	111.53/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,525	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,460	117.83/cwt	115.00–119.50	1,720	6
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,549	124.25/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,925	17
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,340	113.69/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,523	6
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,413	120.92/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,709	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	83.30/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,187	7
Bulls	—	—	1,633	90.78/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,482	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	43.27/cwt	40.00–47.00	453	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,166	56.99/cwt	52.00–60.00	665	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	62.07/cwt	58.00–67.00	729	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	74.19/cwt	70.00–78.50	897	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,493	67.44/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,007	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,534	78.10/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,198	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,745	73.94/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,290	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,835	70.64/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,296	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,292	78.46/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,014	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,513	92.25/cwt	91.50–93.00	1,396	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,530	83.30/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,274	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	54	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	14	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	82	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	198	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	27	1
Bulls	—	UtilityCrossbred	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	52	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	88	43.33/cwt	40.00–50.00	38	3
Bulls	—	Utility	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	92	64.24/cwt	60.00–75.00	59	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	71.47/cwt	60.00–85.00	68	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	215.00/cwt	200.00–230.00	206	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	98	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	101	78.08/cwt	60.00–90.00	79	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	213	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	93.48/cwt	90.00–100.00	97	10
Bulls	—	Number 3	106	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	69	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	90	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	97.43/cwt	85.00–110.00	111	6
Bulls	—	Utility	116	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	12	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	122	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	177	1

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 Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Jul 29, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 303Last week 302Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 386Last week 322Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	60.00	60.00
6	—	92	60.00–75.00	64.24
6	—	114	85.00–110.00	97.43
10	—	104	90.00–100.00	93.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	205.00	205.00
1	—	122	145.00	145.00
2	—	96	200.00–230.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	35.00	35.00
1	—	112	80.00	80.00
3	—	88	40.00–50.00	43.33
4	—	95	60.00–85.00	71.47
5	—	101	60.00–90.00	78.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	40.00	40.00
1	—	98	15.00	15.00
1	—	106	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	10.00	10.00
1	—	116	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	54	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	65.00–69.00	67.44
11	—	1,209	70.00–78.50	74.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,166	52.00–60.00	56.99
6	—	1,175	58.00–67.00	62.07
4	—	1,047	40.00–47.00	43.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,835	69.00–73.00	70.64
2	—	1,745	73.00–75.00	73.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,534	76.00–81.00	78.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	118.00–123.00	120.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,340	108.00–116.00	113.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,549	120.00–127.00	124.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,460	115.00–119.50	117.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,367	108.00–115.00	111.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,425	79.00–89.00	83.30
7	—	1,633	89.00–94.00	90.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,530	79.00–86.00	83.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	91.50–93.00	92.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,292	70.00–82.00	78.46

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.