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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Oct 28

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

479 head

▲ 138 vs last sale 341▲ 479 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

263 head

▼ 113 vs last sale 376▲ 263 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-1.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 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	1,699	65.29	1,109	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,686	52.14	879	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,291	44.65	577	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,153	33.30	384	16
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,606	88.50	1,421	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,469	71.44	1,049	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,231	61.88	762	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,290	104.74	1,351	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,195	103.66	1,239	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,269	94.23	1,196	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,561	111.41	1,739	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,407	107.19	1,508	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,295	99.61	1,290	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	81.47/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 2	97	64.03/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	90	27.49/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	77	14.40/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 1	97	159.93/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	92	25.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	15.00/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	1,295	99.61/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,290	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,407	107.19/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,508	17
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,561	111.41/cwt	109.50–113.00	1,739	12
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,195	103.66/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,239	3
Heifers	—	Select	1,269	94.23/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,196	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,290	104.74/cwt	104.50–105.00	1,351	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,694	64.50/cwt	56.00–70.50	1,093	11
Bulls	—	—	1,750	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,295	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	26.48/cwt	10.00–33.00	295	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	44.34/cwt	43.50–45.00	510	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	36.97/cwt	34.50–41.50	440	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	47.87/cwt	47.00–49.50	572	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	43.22/cwt	42.00–46.00	577	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,656	57.06/cwt	53.50–61.00	945	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,716	47.21/cwt	46.00–49.00	810	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,231	61.88/cwt	53.00–65.00	762	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,469	71.44/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,049	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,606	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,421	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	138	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	92	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	23	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	167	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	101	154.85/cwt	140.00–170.00	156	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	64	12.58/cwt	10.00–15.00	8	2
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	70	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	—	Utility	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	76	27.43/cwt	25.00–30.00	21	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	144	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	—	Utility	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	21	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	36.81/cwt	30.00–40.00	32	6
Bulls	—	Utility	94	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	76.14/cwt	40.00–100.00	72	9
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	63.99/cwt	40.00–80.00	61	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	158	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	78.88/cwt	70.00–85.00	81	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	96.95/cwt	85.00–105.00	101	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	34.97/cwt	30.00–40.00	36	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	60.00/cwt	50.00–70.00	66	2
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	114	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	143	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	91.04/cwt	85.00–100.00	104	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	122	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	110	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

Mon Oct 28, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 479Last week 341Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 263Last week 376Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	122	90.00	90.00
5	—	104	85.00–105.00	96.95
5	—	114	85.00–100.00	91.04
6	—	86	30.00–40.00	36.81
9	—	95	40.00–100.00	76.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	180.00	180.00
1	—	96	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	25.00	25.00
2	—	76	25.00–30.00	27.43
2	—	110	50.00–70.00	60.00
3	—	95	40.00–80.00	63.99
4	—	103	70.00–85.00	78.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	20.00	20.00
2	—	74	20.00	20.00
3	—	104	30.00–40.00	34.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
1	—	82	10.00	10.00
2	—	64	10.00–15.00	12.58
2	—	94	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	15.00	15.00
1	—	80	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	101	140.00–170.00	154.85
1	—	98	170.00	170.00
1	—	86	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,115	10.00–33.00	26.48
2	—	1,150	43.50–45.00	44.34
7	—	1,191	34.50–41.50	36.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,656	53.50–61.00	57.06
5	—	1,716	46.00–49.00	47.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,195	47.00–49.50	47.87
9	—	1,334	42.00–46.00	43.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,606	88.50	88.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,469	69.00–74.00	71.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,231	53.00–65.00	61.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,561	109.50–113.00	111.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,295	95.00–103.00	99.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,407	103.00–110.00	107.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,269	85.00–101.00	94.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	104.50–105.00	104.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	103.00–104.00	103.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,694	56.00–70.50	64.50
1	—	1,750	74.00	74.00

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.