Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-11-25

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-25

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Nov 25

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

383 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 485▲ 383 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

401 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 360▲ 401 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 mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves traded 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	—	Low	1,704	66.45	1,132	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,810	63.25	1,145	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,683	55.12	928	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,350	55.09	744	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	43.85	510	22
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,482	91.00	1,349	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,205	68.34	823	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,557	112.53	1,752	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,356	111.70	1,515	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,034	92.00	951	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,509	122.13	1,843	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,476	117.65	1,737	26
Steers	Select	Average	1,443	109.14	1,575	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	102.57/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	101	71.58/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 3	91	33.66/cwt	11
Bulls	Utility	79	13.57/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	98	98.90/cwt	9

Every lot

47 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	1,443	109.14/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,575	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,476	117.65/cwt	114.00–121.50	1,737	26
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,509	122.13/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,843	8
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,034	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	951	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,356	111.70/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,515	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,557	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,752	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	75.99/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,223	2
Bulls	—	—	1,691	67.10/cwt	64.00–73.00	1,135	9
Bulls	—	—	1,807	58.12/cwt	55.00–61.00	1,050	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	32.33/cwt	24.00–36.00	312	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,202	45.31/cwt	42.00–49.50	545	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	51.86/cwt	51.00–53.00	655	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	58.58/cwt	56.00–62.00	786	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	53.00/cwt	50.00–56.50	718	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,683	55.12/cwt	53.00–56.50	928	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,810	63.25/cwt	59.00–67.00	1,145	12
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,205	68.34/cwt	68.00–69.00	823	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,482	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,349	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	152.50/cwt	145.00–160.00	122	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	95	27.58/cwt	25.00–30.00	26	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	163	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	101	32.48/cwt	30.00–35.00	33	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	108	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	178	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	122	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	159	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	56	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	74	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	96	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	12.43/cwt	10.00–15.00	9	2
Bulls	—	Utility	75	11.04/cwt	10.00–12.00	8	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	76	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	91	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	81	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	24	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	83	37.04/cwt	30.00–50.00	31	3
Bulls	—	Utility	85	18.36/cwt	15.00–20.00	16	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	56.74/cwt	50.00–60.00	49	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	165.04/cwt	150.00–190.00	152	3
Bulls	—	Utility	92	17.50/cwt	15.00–20.00	16	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	82.94/cwt	70.00–100.00	77	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	93	28.95/cwt	20.00–40.00	27	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	97	73.79/cwt	50.00–90.00	72	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	81.30/cwt	70.00–90.00	83	8
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	99.88/cwt	80.00–110.00	104	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	106	56.54/cwt	50.00–70.00	60	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	108	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	162	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	76.23/cwt	65.00–90.00	85	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	96.38/cwt	90.00–100.00	109	7
Bulls	—	Number 1	122	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	195	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	126	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	88	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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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Nov 25, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 383Last week 485Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 401Last week 360Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	25.00–30.00	27.58
2	—	101	30.00–35.00	32.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	145.00–160.00	152.50
1	—	122	130.00	130.00
1	—	108	165.00	165.00
1	—	96	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	56	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	15.00–20.00	18.36
2	—	92	15.00–20.00	17.50
2	—	75	10.00–12.00	11.04
1	—	62	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	93	20.00–40.00	28.95
3	—	106	50.00–70.00	56.54
2	—	81	30.00	30.00
2	—	74	10.00–15.00	12.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	102	70.00–90.00	81.30
4	—	112	65.00–90.00	76.23
4	—	97	50.00–90.00	73.79
3	—	83	30.00–50.00	37.04
1	—	126	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	92	150.00–190.00	165.04
1	—	74	130.00	130.00
1	—	108	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	113	90.00–100.00	96.38
7	—	104	80.00–110.00	99.88
7	—	93	70.00–100.00	82.94
3	—	86	50.00–60.00	56.74
1	—	122	160.00	160.00
1	—	76	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,341	56.00–62.00	58.58
15	—	1,355	50.00–56.50	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,810	59.00–67.00	63.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,683	53.00–56.50	55.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,202	42.00–49.50	45.31
5	—	1,263	51.00–53.00	51.86
5	—	965	24.00–36.00	32.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,205	68.00–69.00	68.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,482	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,034	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,557	110.00–115.00	112.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,356	108.00–114.00	111.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,443	100.00–113.00	109.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,509	121.00–124.00	122.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,476	114.00–121.50	117.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,807	55.00–61.00	58.12
2	—	1,610	75.00–77.00	75.99
9	—	1,691	64.00–73.00	67.10

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.