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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Dec 2

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

← Nov 25Dec 2Dec 9 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

446 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 383▲ 446 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

552 head

▲ 151 vs last sale 401▲ 552 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 higher. Slaughter holsteins was lightly tested. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 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	—	High	1,893	68.29	1,293	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,659	63.85	1,059	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,715	54.17	929	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,429	51.04	729	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	38.99	456	22
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,457	89.53	1,304	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,323	119.17	1,577	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,212	113.49	1,375	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,591	122.90	1,955	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,574	118.03	1,858	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,418	108.14	1,533	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	105	105.23/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 2	97	59.91/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	90	23.30/cwt	14
Bulls	Utility	93	8.30/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	87	101.25/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80	10.00/cwt	2

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	1,418	108.14/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,533	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,574	118.03/cwt	113.00–120.50	1,858	20
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,591	122.90/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,955	12
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,212	113.49/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,375	7
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,323	119.17/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,577	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,827	72.20/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,319	4
Bulls	—	—	1,946	65.17/cwt	55.00–69.00	1,268	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	23.90/cwt	21.00–27.00	241	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	35.29/cwt	30.00–39.50	402	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	43.31/cwt	40.00–47.50	525	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	54.33/cwt	54.00–55.00	732	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,459	49.84/cwt	47.00–53.00	727	11
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,659	63.85/cwt	60.00–68.50	1,059	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,712	57.37/cwt	57.00–58.00	982	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,716	53.21/cwt	51.00–55.50	913	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,457	89.53/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,304	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	106	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	125.00/cwt	100.00–150.00	113	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	92	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	21.22/cwt	15.00–30.00	16	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	118	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	82	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	25	2
Bulls	—	Utility	83	7.41/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	18.89/cwt	15.00–25.00	16	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	169	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	77.69/cwt	55.00–90.00	73	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	59.22/cwt	35.00–80.00	56	9
Bulls	—	Number 3	98	32.50/cwt	25.00–40.00	32	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	169.90/cwt	165.00–175.00	173	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	69.24/cwt	55.00–75.00	71	6
Bulls	—	Utility	104	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	105	26.93/cwt	15.00–45.00	28	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	106	96.87/cwt	85.00–105.00	103	8
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	77	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	112	152.50/cwt	145.00–160.00	171	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	112	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	22	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	93.14/cwt	85.00–105.00	106	5
Bulls	—	Utility	118	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	12	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	125	82.44/cwt	80.00–85.00	103	2

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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 446Last week 383Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 552Last week 401Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	5.00–10.00	7.41
1	—	118	10.00	10.00
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
2	—	104	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	15.00–25.00	18.89
4	—	74	15.00–30.00	21.22
3	—	105	15.00–45.00	26.93
2	—	98	25.00–40.00	32.50
1	—	112	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	95	35.00–80.00	59.22
6	—	103	55.00–75.00	69.24
2	—	82	30.00	30.00
1	—	110	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	112	145.00–160.00	152.50
2	—	102	165.00–175.00	169.90
1	—	94	180.00	180.00
1	—	76	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	106	85.00–105.00	96.87
5	—	114	85.00–105.00	93.14
4	—	94	55.00–90.00	77.69
2	—	125	80.00–85.00	82.44
1	—	86	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	140.00	140.00
2	—	90	100.00–150.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
1	—	84	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,827	70.00–74.00	72.20
5	—	1,946	55.00–69.00	65.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,212	110.00–117.00	113.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,323	115.00–121.00	119.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,591	121.00–127.00	122.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,574	113.00–120.50	118.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,418	102.00–111.00	108.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,457	86.00–94.00	89.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,212	40.00–47.50	43.31
2	—	1,009	21.00–27.00	23.90
7	—	1,139	30.00–39.50	35.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,659	60.00–68.50	63.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,347	54.00–55.00	54.33
11	—	1,459	47.00–53.00	49.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,712	57.00–58.00	57.37
10	—	1,716	51.00–55.50	53.21

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.