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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-12

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Aug 12

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

326 head

▼ 162 vs last sale 488▲ 326 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

338 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 350▲ 338 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 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 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	—	High	1,655	70.80	1,172	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,904	71.51	1,362	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,678	63.06	1,058	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,365	57.49	784	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,095	43.36	475	15
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,494	86.30	1,289	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,414	79.04	1,118	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,540	67.85	1,045	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,356	112.00	1,519	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,274	105.79	1,348	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,197	101.46	1,214	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,548	114.82	1,777	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,385	109.84	1,521	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,313	103.31	1,356	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	104	94.84/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	99	66.29/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	95	34.32/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	77	9.17/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	97	154.02/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	76	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot

45 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	1,313	103.31/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,356	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,385	109.84/cwt	106.50–113.50	1,521	11
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,548	114.82/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,777	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,197	101.46/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,214	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,274	105.79/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,348	8
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,356	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,519	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,324	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,046	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	68.75/cwt	65.00–71.50	1,195	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	34.37/cwt	25.00–40.00	335	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	51.44/cwt	50.00–53.50	571	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	43.88/cwt	41.00–47.00	507	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	62.68/cwt	60.00–68.50	775	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	622	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,429	56.23/cwt	50.00–58.50	804	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	63.06/cwt	60.00–65.00	1,058	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,904	71.51/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,362	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,414	79.04/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,118	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,494	86.30/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,289	4
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,540	67.85/cwt	63.00–71.00	1,045	5
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	160	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	197.55/cwt	195.00–200.00	186	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	118	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	201	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	76	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	1
Bulls	—	Utility	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	82	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	29	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	17.47/cwt	15.00–20.00	15	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	42.50/cwt	40.00–45.00	37	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	90	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	32	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	60.28/cwt	35.00–80.00	56	7
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	71	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	144	2
Bulls	—	Utility	100	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	71.67/cwt	70.00–80.00	73	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	46.54/cwt	30.00–60.00	47	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	92.07/cwt	80.00–105.00	96	10
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	106	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	164	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	92.14/cwt	80.00–110.00	103	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	113	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	90	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	118	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	47	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	108	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.

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 326Last week 488Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 338Last week 350Year ago 0

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

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	190.00	190.00
1	—	118	170.00	170.00
2	—	94	195.00–200.00	197.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	74	10.00	10.00
1	—	100	15.00	15.00
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
1	—	68	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	30.00–60.00	46.54
2	—	85	15.00–20.00	17.47
1	—	118	40.00	40.00
1	—	90	35.00	35.00
1	—	76	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	93	35.00–80.00	60.28
6	—	102	70.00–80.00	71.67
3	—	113	80.00	80.00
1	—	82	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	96	150.00	150.00
1	—	106	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	104	80.00–105.00	92.07
5	—	112	80.00–110.00	92.14
2	—	86	40.00–45.00	42.50
1	—	120	90.00	90.00
1	—	94	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,324	79.00	79.00
4	—	1,738	65.00–71.50	68.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,274	104.00–107.00	105.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,356	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,197	97.00–105.00	101.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,548	113.00–118.00	114.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,385	106.50–113.50	109.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,313	101.00–107.00	103.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,414	75.00–82.00	79.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	85.00–87.00	86.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,540	63.00–71.00	67.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,296	48.00	48.00
4	—	1,237	60.00–68.50	62.68
9	—	1,429	50.00–58.50	56.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,678	60.00–65.00	63.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,111	50.00–53.50	51.44
7	—	1,155	41.00–47.00	43.88
4	—	975	25.00–40.00	34.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,904	69.00–75.00	71.51

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.