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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-21

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Oct 21

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

341 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 341▲ 341 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

376 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 350▲ 376 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 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter Holstein steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold mostly steady.

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	1,741	70.58	1,229	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,748	60.34	1,055	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,662	54.39	904	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	46.95	639	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,081	37.29	403	12
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,404	90.26	1,267	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,599	82.10	1,313	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,225	65.50	802	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,403	108.59	1,524	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,395	105.96	1,478	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,556	114.13	1,776	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,462	108.53	1,587	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,333	100.47	1,339	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	76.89/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	97	53.94/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	91	15.00/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	71	6.64/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	94	108.23/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	96	22.55/cwt	2

Every lot

40 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	1,333	100.47/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,339	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,462	108.53/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,587	12
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,556	114.13/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,776	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,395	105.96/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,478	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,403	108.59/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,524	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,708	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,298	1
Bulls	—	—	1,747	69.68/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,217	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	31.95/cwt	26.00–36.00	311	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	42.74/cwt	42.50–43.00	466	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,187	40.44/cwt	39.50–42.50	480	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	46.95/cwt	45.00–49.50	639	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,554	51.00/cwt	48.50–52.50	793	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,748	60.34/cwt	59.00–61.00	1,055	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,749	57.10/cwt	54.50–58.00	999	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,225	65.50/cwt	59.00–73.00	802	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,404	90.26/cwt	90.00–90.50	1,267	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,599	82.10/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,313	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	134.63/cwt	120.00–150.00	110	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	93	30.05/cwt	25.00–35.00	28	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	96	22.55/cwt	20.00–25.00	22	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	106	160.00/cwt	155.00–165.00	170	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	58	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	76	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	2
Bulls	—	Utility	83	7.41/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	143	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	21.72/cwt	20.00–25.00	18	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	42.54/cwt	35.00–50.00	37	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	93	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	65.08/cwt	50.00–70.00	61	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	54.64/cwt	30.00–80.00	51	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	70.95/cwt	65.00–75.00	74	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	86.51/cwt	80.00–95.00	91	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	113	74.96/cwt	70.00–80.00	85	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	87.41/cwt	85.00–90.00	100	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	96	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 341Last week 341Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 376Last week 350Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	80.00	80.00
2	—	114	85.00–90.00	87.41
4	—	87	35.00–50.00	42.54
4	—	94	50.00–70.00	65.08
7	—	105	80.00–95.00	86.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	20.00	20.00
2	—	113	70.00–80.00	74.96
3	—	85	20.00–25.00	21.72
5	—	94	30.00–80.00	54.64
5	—	104	65.00–75.00	70.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	15.00	15.00
2	—	82	15.00	15.00
3	—	93	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	58	5.00	5.00
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
2	—	83	5.00–10.00	7.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	25.00–35.00	30.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	82	120.00–150.00	134.63
2	—	106	155.00–165.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	96	20.00–25.00	22.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,747	68.00–72.00	69.68
1	—	1,708	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,556	112.00–116.00	114.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	98.00–102.00	100.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,462	105.00–112.00	108.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,599	78.00–85.00	82.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,225	59.00–73.00	65.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,404	90.00–90.50	90.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	105.00–107.00	105.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	107.00–110.00	108.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,360	45.00–49.50	46.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,554	48.50–52.50	51.00
5	—	1,749	54.50–58.00	57.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	42.50–43.00	42.74
5	—	1,187	39.50–42.50	40.44
5	—	972	26.00–36.00	31.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,748	59.00–61.00	60.34

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.