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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-05

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Aug 5

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

488 head

▲ 185 vs last sale 303▲ 488 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

350 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 386▲ 350 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steer,holsteins and heifers all traded 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 lower.

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	—	Low	1,431	78.98	1,130	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,753	76.69	1,344	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,752	66.25	1,161	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,353	62.58	846	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	49.07	541	13
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,493	93.06	1,389	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,509	87.99	1,328	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,594	77.46	1,235	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,443	112.21	1,619	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,326	107.00	1,419	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,207	104.32	1,259	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,534	119.60	1,835	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,401	113.95	1,596	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,179	107.21	1,264	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	105.52/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	98	64.34/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	87	19.19/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	73	8.33/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	96	123.56/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	92	20.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot

49 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	1,179	107.21/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,264	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,401	113.95/cwt	111.00–116.50	1,596	15
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,534	119.60/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,835	15
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,207	104.32/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,259	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,326	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,419	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,443	112.21/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,619	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,131	64.56/cwt	63.00–66.00	730	2
Bulls	—	—	1,430	89.64/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,282	4
Bulls	—	—	1,477	77.92/cwt	71.00–83.50	1,151	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	43.07/cwt	36.00–46.50	436	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	57.41/cwt	56.00–59.00	648	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	51.30/cwt	47.00–54.00	601	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	57.92/cwt	56.50–60.00	766	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,382	67.23/cwt	63.00–75.50	929	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,597	63.25/cwt	59.50–67.50	1,010	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,753	76.69/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,344	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,959	70.24/cwt	69.50–71.50	1,376	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,493	93.06/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,389	12
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,509	87.99/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,328	4
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,594	77.46/cwt	75.50–78.00	1,235	5
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	117	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	84	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	164.29/cwt	145.00–185.00	140	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	184	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	100	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	25	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	234	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	104	27.45/cwt	25.00–30.00	29	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	112	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	34	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	56	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	58	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	77	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	21	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	160	1
Bulls	—	Utility	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	87	42.53/cwt	40.00–45.00	37	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	88	57.50/cwt	55.00–60.00	51	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	70.22/cwt	55.00–80.00	65	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	57.93/cwt	40.00–80.00	54	8
Bulls	—	Number 3	95	20.04/cwt	15.00–25.00	19	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	192	1
Bulls	—	UtilityCrossbred	102	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	77.56/cwt	65.00–85.00	80	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	93.18/cwt	90.00–100.00	97	8
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	113	187.70/cwt	180.00–195.00	212	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	96.99/cwt	95.00–105.00	112	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	118	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	94	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 Aug 5, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 488Last week 303Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 350Last week 386Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter steer,holsteins and heifers all traded 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	200.00	200.00
1	—	78	150.00	150.00
2	—	85	145.00–185.00	164.29
1	—	104	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	25.00–30.00	27.45
1	—	112	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	25.00	25.00
1	—	84	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
1	—	56	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	10.00	10.00
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
1	—	58	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	15.00–25.00	20.04
2	—	77	15.00	15.00
1	—	82	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	94	40.00–80.00	57.93
6	—	103	65.00–85.00	77.56
2	—	87	40.00–45.00	42.53
1	—	118	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	180.00–195.00	187.70
1	—	96	200.00	200.00
1	—	84	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	104	90.00–100.00	93.18
5	—	115	95.00–105.00	96.99
3	—	93	55.00–80.00	70.22
2	—	88	55.00–60.00	57.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,131	63.00–66.00	64.56
4	—	1,430	88.00–91.00	89.64
13	—	1,477	71.00–83.50	77.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,012	36.00–46.50	43.07
2	—	1,129	56.00–59.00	57.41
6	—	1,171	47.00–54.00	51.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,959	69.50–71.50	70.24
4	—	1,597	59.50–67.50	63.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,382	63.00–75.50	67.23
8	—	1,323	56.50–60.00	57.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,753	73.00–81.00	76.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,594	75.50–78.00	77.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,493	90.00–96.00	93.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,509	87.00–89.00	87.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,401	111.00–116.50	113.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,179	101.00–110.00	107.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,534	117.00–122.00	119.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,207	98.00–110.00	104.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,443	109.00–115.00	112.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,326	106.00–108.00	107.00

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.