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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-26

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Aug 26

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

429 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 373▲ 429 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

406 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 321▲ 406 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 to 1.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold 10.00 to 20.00 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	1,552	76.78	1,192	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,864	69.49	1,295	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	64.95	840	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,633	61.76	1,009	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,137	50.30	572	15
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,452	92.00	1,336	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,325	81.66	1,082	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,251	70.28	879	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,419	110.72	1,571	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,370	105.67	1,448	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,180	105.00	1,239	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,516	116.09	1,760	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,497	110.45	1,653	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,309	105.24	1,378	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	105	124.67/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 2	96	53.62/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	94	32.19/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	79	8.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	92	111.29/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	74	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	1,309	105.24/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,378	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,497	110.45/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,653	16
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,516	116.09/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,760	17
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,180	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,239	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,370	105.67/cwt	104.50–107.00	1,448	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,419	110.72/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,571	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,052	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	652	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	75.94/cwt	69.00–79.00	1,200	8
Bulls	—	—	1,607	81.08/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,303	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	926	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	343	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	56.15/cwt	50.50–59.50	629	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	46.34/cwt	44.50–49.50	548	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	66.23/cwt	61.50–72.00	840	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	59.83/cwt	59.00–61.50	833	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	55.26/cwt	55.00–55.50	847	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,627	65.00/cwt	64.00–67.50	1,058	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,667	60.85/cwt	56.00–63.50	1,014	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,864	69.49/cwt	69.00–70.00	1,295	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,251	70.28/cwt	66.00–75.00	879	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,325	81.66/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,082	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,452	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,336	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	172	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	95	22.58/cwt	20.00–25.00	21	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	181	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	76	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	27	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	216	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	17.56/cwt	15.00–20.00	15	2
Bulls	—	Utility	86	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	87	35.15/cwt	25.00–40.00	31	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	54.34/cwt	40.00–70.00	51	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	67.58/cwt	60.00–75.00	64	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	95	27.74/cwt	20.00–35.00	26	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	259	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	101	207.03/cwt	160.00–255.00	209	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	101	44.90/cwt	30.00–60.00	45	3
Bulls	—	Utility	104	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	91.07/cwt	85.00–100.00	96	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	74	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	90.06/cwt	85.00–95.00	104	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	115	72.43/cwt	70.00–75.00	83	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	108	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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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Aug 26, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 429Last week 373Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 406Last week 321Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	20.00–35.00	27.74
3	—	101	30.00–60.00	44.90
2	—	84	15.00–20.00	17.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
1	—	86	10.00	10.00
1	—	104	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
1	—	74	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	94	40.00–70.00	54.34
3	—	87	25.00–40.00	35.15
2	—	115	70.00–75.00	72.43
2	—	105	70.00	70.00
1	—	76	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	101	160.00–255.00	207.03
1	—	96	270.00	270.00
1	—	80	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	105	85.00–100.00	91.07
3	—	115	85.00–95.00	90.06
2	—	120	90.00	90.00
2	—	95	60.00–75.00	67.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	20.00–25.00	22.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	215.00	215.00
1	—	98	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,052	62.00	62.00
5	—	1,607	79.00–84.00	81.08
8	—	1,580	69.00–79.00	75.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,370	104.50–107.00	105.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,419	107.00–114.00	110.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,497	108.00–113.00	110.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,516	114.00–119.00	116.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,309	100.00–110.00	105.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,452	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,325	75.00–86.00	81.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,251	66.00–75.00	70.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	59.00–61.50	59.83
12	—	1,268	61.50–72.00	66.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,667	56.00–63.50	60.85
2	—	1,533	55.00–55.50	55.26
6	—	1,627	64.00–67.50	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	926	37.00	37.00
7	—	1,121	50.50–59.50	56.15
7	—	1,183	44.50–49.50	46.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,864	69.00–70.00	69.49

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.