Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-09-02

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-02

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Sep 2

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

397 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 429▲ 397 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

352 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 406▲ 352 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold mostly 1.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins was mostly steady and slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 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	1,563	70.30	1,098	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,701	60.25	1,025	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,314	57.42	754	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,121	45.20	506	11
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,482	89.92	1,333	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,371	75.03	1,029	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,286	72.51	932	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,293	109.31	1,413	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,266	103.98	1,316	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,222	96.88	1,184	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,486	113.56	1,688	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,426	108.65	1,549	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,247	97.26	1,213	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	89.86/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	96	45.78/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	96	16.95/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	86	10.00/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	78	190.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	90	15.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	74	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot

38 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	1,247	97.26/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,213	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,426	108.65/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,549	10
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,486	113.56/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,688	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,222	96.88/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,184	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,266	103.98/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,316	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,293	109.31/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,413	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,010	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	606	1
Bulls	—	—	1,673	72.36/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,211	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	859	34.95/cwt	34.00–36.00	300	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	45.97/cwt	43.00–49.00	538	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,206	52.74/cwt	52.50–53.00	636	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	53.90/cwt	51.00–56.50	704	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	62.70/cwt	61.50–63.50	831	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	66.08/cwt	63.50–68.50	1,094	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,737	55.58/cwt	53.50–57.00	965	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,286	72.51/cwt	72.00–73.00	932	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,371	75.03/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,029	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,482	89.92/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,333	13
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	148	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 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	—	Utility	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	83	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	87	27.47/cwt	25.00–30.00	24	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	88	37.50/cwt	35.00–40.00	33	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	200.00/cwt	185.00–215.00	184	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	54.14/cwt	40.00–85.00	50	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	41.85/cwt	20.00–80.00	39	4
Bulls	—	Utility	94	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	83.05/cwt	10.00–100.00	86	10
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	58.87/cwt	45.00–70.00	61	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	105	21.58/cwt	15.00–25.00	23	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	112	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	241	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	83.92/cwt	70.00–95.00	97	5
Bulls	—	Utility	134	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	20	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

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 397Last week 429Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 352Last week 406Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold mostly 1.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins was mostly steady and slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	88	35.00–40.00	37.50
4	—	93	40.00–85.00	54.14
5	—	115	70.00–95.00	83.92
10	—	104	10.00–100.00	83.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	215.00	215.00
2	—	92	185.00–215.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	87	25.00–30.00	27.47
4	—	93	20.00–80.00	41.85
4	—	104	45.00–70.00	58.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	10.00	10.00
3	—	105	15.00–25.00	21.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
1	—	78	10.00	10.00
1	—	94	15.00	15.00
1	—	134	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
1	—	78	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	15.00	15.00

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	—	1,010	60.00	60.00
5	—	1,673	69.00–74.00	72.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,266	102.00–106.00	103.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,293	107.00–112.00	109.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	95.00–101.00	96.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,486	112.00–115.00	113.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,247	93.00–102.00	97.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,426	105.00–113.00	108.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,371	74.00–76.00	75.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,482	86.00–96.00	89.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,286	72.00–73.00	72.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,325	61.50–63.50	62.70
6	—	1,306	51.00–56.50	53.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,737	53.50–57.00	55.58
4	—	1,655	63.50–68.50	66.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	859	34.00–36.00	34.95
2	—	1,206	52.50–53.00	52.74
7	—	1,171	43.00–49.00	45.97

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.