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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Nov 18

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

485 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 414▲ 485 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

360 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 330▲ 360 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 sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 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	1,677	62.47	1,047	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,851	57.84	1,071	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,651	49.99	825	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,372	48.07	659	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	37.25	434	24
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,518	90.03	1,367	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,455	83.67	1,217	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,381	115.09	1,589	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,279	110.18	1,409	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,183	105.28	1,245	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,549	122.69	1,900	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,507	115.89	1,746	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,322	104.91	1,387	13

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	104	89.61/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	97	56.02/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	90	25.00/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	78	10.73/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	91	131.26/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	88	20.00/cwt	1

Every lot

42 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	1,322	104.91/cwt	97.50–109.50	1,387	13
Steers	—	Choice	1,507	115.89/cwt	111.00–119.50	1,746	14
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,549	122.69/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,900	11
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,183	105.28/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,245	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,279	110.18/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,409	7
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,381	115.09/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,589	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,534	51.59/cwt	42.00–55.00	791	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	67.09/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,139	5
Bulls	—	—	1,998	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,439	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	30.92/cwt	17.00–35.00	323	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	53.55/cwt	53.00–54.00	602	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,252	40.08/cwt	36.00–44.00	502	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,254	46.01/cwt	44.50–48.00	577	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	47.49/cwt	45.00–51.00	664	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,651	49.99/cwt	45.00–52.50	825	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,851	57.84/cwt	55.00–62.50	1,071	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,455	83.67/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,217	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,518	90.03/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,367	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	174.88/cwt	165.00–185.00	143	4
Heifers	—	Number 2	88	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	142.77/cwt	130.00–155.00	131	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	106	32.50/cwt	25.00–40.00	34	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	57	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	—	Utility	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	70	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	21	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	74	29.86/cwt	25.00–35.00	22	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	35.12/cwt	30.00–40.00	30	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	43	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	86	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	26	1
Bulls	—	Utility	88	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	50.25/cwt	35.00–70.00	47	8
Bulls	—	Utility	93	16.71/cwt	10.00–20.00	16	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	96	80.10/cwt	70.00–90.00	77	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	177	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	73.98/cwt	70.00–75.00	77	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	86.65/cwt	75.00–95.00	91	9
Bulls	—	Number 2	111	68.17/cwt	55.00–80.00	76	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	90.09/cwt	85.00–95.00	102	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	114	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	29	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	124	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	112	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	124	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	87	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 485Last week 414Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 360Last week 330Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	50.00	50.00
2	—	124	90.00	90.00
3	—	113	85.00–95.00	90.09
6	—	96	70.00–90.00	80.10
9	—	105	75.00–95.00	86.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	124	70.00	70.00
2	—	74	25.00–35.00	29.86
2	—	84	30.00–40.00	35.12
3	—	111	55.00–80.00	68.17
5	—	104	70.00–75.00	73.98
8	—	93	35.00–70.00	50.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	30.00	30.00
1	—	86	30.00	30.00
1	—	90	15.00	15.00
1	—	114	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
1	—	88	10.00	10.00
2	—	57	5.00	5.00
3	—	93	10.00–20.00	16.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	106	25.00–40.00	32.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	92	130.00–155.00	142.77
4	—	82	165.00–185.00	174.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	20.00	20.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,534	42.00–55.00	51.59
1	—	1,998	72.00	72.00
5	—	1,698	64.00–69.00	67.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,279	106.00–113.00	110.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,381	114.00–118.00	115.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,183	103.00–108.00	105.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,455	78.00–87.00	83.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	89.00–91.00	90.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,507	111.00–119.50	115.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,549	119.00–127.00	122.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,322	97.50–109.50	104.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,398	45.00–51.00	47.49
2	—	1,124	53.00–54.00	53.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,651	45.00–52.50	49.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,252	36.00–44.00	40.08
4	—	1,254	44.50–48.00	46.01
10	—	1,044	17.00–35.00	30.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,851	55.00–62.50	57.84

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.