Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-11-11

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-11

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Nov 11

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

414 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 408▲ 414 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

330 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 318▲ 330 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 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 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	1,711	65.15	1,115	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,786	60.51	1,081	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,586	50.04	794	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	44.90	586	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	27.40	295	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,379	78.35	1,080	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,473	67.49	994	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,414	117.03	1,655	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,358	110.37	1,499	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,139	100.22	1,142	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,619	120.50	1,951	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,610	111.40	1,794	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,247	102.84	1,282	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	103.01/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	102	70.82/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	100	36.72/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	74	10.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	101	105.00/cwt	5

Every lot

43 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	102.84/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,282	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,610	111.40/cwt	109.00–115.50	1,794	9
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,619	120.50/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,951	15
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,139	100.22/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,142	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,358	110.37/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,499	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,414	117.03/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,655	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,328	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	584	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,244	1
Bulls	—	—	1,737	65.82/cwt	60.00–72.50	1,143	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	18.26/cwt	10.00–24.00	175	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	36.54/cwt	33.00–40.50	437	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	44.90/cwt	42.00–48.50	586	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	54.82/cwt	52.00–57.00	857	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	47.65/cwt	45.50–50.50	761	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,786	60.51/cwt	58.00–64.00	1,081	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,379	78.35/cwt	73.00–86.00	1,080	4
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,473	67.49/cwt	66.00–69.00	994	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	150	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	33	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	152	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	106	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	37	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	118	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	153	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	76	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	80	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	24	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	115	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	39	1
Bulls	—	Utility	90	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	91	184.95/cwt	180.00–190.00	168	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	20.00/cwt	15.00–25.00	18	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	63.15/cwt	50.00–85.00	59	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	52.11/cwt	40.00–70.00	48	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	199	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	79.32/cwt	60.00–90.00	82	7
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	102.56/cwt	95.00–105.00	108	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	107	52.66/cwt	35.00–70.00	56	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	101.97/cwt	95.00–105.00	114	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	113	78.31/cwt	75.00–80.00	88	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	116	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	197	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	126	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	63	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 →

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 414Last week 408Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 330Last week 318Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	20.00	20.00
1	—	74	10.00	10.00
1	—	62	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	107	35.00–70.00	52.66
2	—	92	15.00–25.00	20.00
1	—	126	50.00	50.00
1	—	76	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	103	60.00–90.00	79.32
3	—	113	75.00–80.00	78.31
3	—	93	40.00–70.00	52.11
1	—	86	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	91	180.00–190.00	184.95
1	—	116	170.00	170.00
1	—	102	195.00	195.00
1	—	82	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	93	50.00–85.00	63.15
6	—	105	95.00–105.00	102.56
5	—	112	95.00–105.00	101.97
1	—	80	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	35.00	35.00
1	—	106	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	170.00	170.00
1	—	98	155.00	155.00
1	—	118	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,328	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,658	75.00	75.00
17	—	1,737	60.00–72.50	65.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	109.00–111.00	110.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,414	116.00–118.00	117.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,139	97.00–103.00	100.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,610	109.00–115.50	111.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,619	117.00–124.00	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,247	94.00–107.00	102.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,379	73.00–86.00	78.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,473	66.00–69.00	67.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,598	45.50–50.50	47.65
3	—	1,563	52.00–57.00	54.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,197	33.00–40.50	36.54
4	—	956	10.00–24.00	18.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,786	58.00–64.00	60.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,306	42.00–48.50	44.90

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.