Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-09-16

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-16

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Sep 16

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

351 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 222▲ 351 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

330 head

▲ 117 vs last sale 213▲ 330 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold 10.00-15.00 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	1,704	76.46	1,303	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,797	65.33	1,174	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,656	59.87	991	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,376	56.95	783	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,093	44.92	491	17
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,443	90.95	1,312	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,599	83.75	1,339	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,674	73.96	1,238	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,231	104.73	1,289	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,106	100.00	1,106	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,472	111.43	1,640	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,445	106.27	1,536	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,268	101.72	1,290	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	91.67/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	100	49.15/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	94	16.98/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	88	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	95	91.66/cwt	6

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	1,268	101.72/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,290	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,445	106.27/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,536	6
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,472	111.43/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,640	11
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,106	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,106	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,231	104.73/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,289	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,692	71.85/cwt	67.00–76.00	1,216	5
Bulls	—	—	1,716	81.07/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,391	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	33.41/cwt	30.00–40.00	323	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	46.43/cwt	43.00–49.00	524	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	53.03/cwt	50.00–57.00	605	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	59.37/cwt	50.00–65.50	782	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	56.14/cwt	53.00–59.50	783	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,656	59.87/cwt	55.00–62.00	991	9
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,797	65.33/cwt	65.00–66.50	1,174	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,443	90.95/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,312	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,599	83.75/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,339	9
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,674	73.96/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,238	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	78	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	86	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	97	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	158	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	160	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	114	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	34	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	72	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	115	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	78	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	—	Utility	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	38.84/cwt	35.00–40.00	33	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	88	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	181.89/cwt	145.00–205.00	171	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	60.27/cwt	40.00–75.00	57	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	37.23/cwt	25.00–50.00	35	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	12.45/cwt	10.00–15.00	12	2
Bulls	—	Utility	94	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	230	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	58.91/cwt	50.00–65.00	61	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	75.06/cwt	60.00–95.00	78	8
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	66	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	81.67/cwt	70.00–90.00	91	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	114	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	34	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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Slaughter CattleReceipts 351Last week 222Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 330Last week 213Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	160.00	160.00
2	—	97	160.00–165.00	162.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	20.00	20.00
1	—	78	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	10.00	10.00
1	—	82	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	10.00–15.00	12.45
1	—	114	30.00	30.00
1	—	88	15.00	15.00
1	—	78	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	103	50.00–65.00	58.91
5	—	94	25.00–50.00	37.23
1	—	110	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	94	145.00–205.00	181.89
1	—	102	225.00	225.00
1	—	72	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	104	60.00–95.00	75.06
6	—	94	40.00–75.00	60.27
4	—	86	35.00–40.00	38.84
3	—	112	70.00–90.00	81.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,692	67.00–76.00	71.85
5	—	1,716	78.00–84.00	81.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,231	103.00–106.00	104.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,106	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,445	104.00–110.00	106.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,268	97.00–104.00	101.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,472	107.00–114.00	111.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,599	79.00–87.00	83.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,443	88.00–94.00	90.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,674	70.00–78.00	73.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,318	50.00–65.50	59.37
15	—	1,395	53.00–59.50	56.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,656	55.00–62.00	59.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,140	50.00–57.00	53.03
9	—	1,129	43.00–49.00	46.43
4	—	967	30.00–40.00	33.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,797	65.00–66.50	65.33

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.