Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-12-09

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Dec 9

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

436 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 446▲ 436 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

346 head

▼ 206 vs last sale 552▲ 346 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 5.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins was lightly tested. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. 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	—	Average	1,680	66.94	1,125	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,736	60.31	1,047	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	51.70	863	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,316	50.18	661	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,166	37.57	438	21
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,680	74.87	1,258	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	108.98	1,439	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,315	103.52	1,361	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,559	117.14	1,826	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,543	112.17	1,731	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,307	107.79	1,409	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	92.55/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	99	56.84/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	94	26.41/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	83	9.27/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	100	102.04/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	68	5.00/cwt	1

Every lot

40 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	1,307	107.79/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,409	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,543	112.17/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,731	17
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,559	117.14/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,826	8
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,315	103.52/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,361	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,320	108.98/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,439	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	58.43/cwt	56.00–60.00	789	2
Bulls	—	—	1,727	75.13/cwt	73.50–79.00	1,297	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	65.99/cwt	61.00–71.00	1,152	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	31.76/cwt	22.00–38.00	338	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,259	42.85/cwt	39.50–47.50	539	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	56.27/cwt	53.00–62.00	720	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	47.90/cwt	45.00–52.00	637	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	51.70/cwt	47.00–56.00	863	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,736	60.31/cwt	57.50–64.00	1,047	12
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,680	74.87/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,258	5
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	144	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	92	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	155.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	161	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	108	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	22	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	48	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	2	1
Bulls	—	Utility	71	7.54/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	72	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	79	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	45.06/cwt	40.00–50.00	38	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	27.59/cwt	25.00–30.00	23	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	22.92/cwt	15.00–30.00	19	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	123	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	67.04/cwt	50.00–85.00	64	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	54.58/cwt	40.00–70.00	52	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	96	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	97	144.74/cwt	120.00–170.00	140	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	163	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	89.48/cwt	80.00–95.00	93	9
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	65.37/cwt	50.00–80.00	69	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	105	33.62/cwt	20.00–50.00	35	4
Bulls	—	Utility	105	11.61/cwt	10.00–15.00	12	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	111	88.76/cwt	85.00–95.00	99	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	90	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 436Last week 446Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 346Last week 552Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,745	61.00–71.00	65.99
2	—	1,350	56.00–60.00	58.43
3	—	1,727	73.50–79.00	75.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,307	103.00–111.00	107.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,559	116.00–118.00	117.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,543	106.00–115.00	112.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,680	71.00–80.00	74.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,320	107.00–110.00	108.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	103.00–104.00	103.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,330	45.00–52.00	47.90
3	—	1,280	53.00–62.00	56.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,736	57.50–64.00	60.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,670	47.00–56.00	51.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,063	22.00–38.00	31.76
11	—	1,259	39.50–47.50	42.85

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	124	70.00	70.00
2	—	85	40.00–50.00	45.06
3	—	95	50.00–85.00	67.04
4	—	111	85.00–95.00	88.76
9	—	104	80.00–95.00	89.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	105	50.00–80.00	65.37
2	—	85	25.00–30.00	27.59
1	—	112	80.00	80.00
7	—	95	40.00–70.00	54.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	105	10.00–15.00	11.61
1	—	48	5.00	5.00
2	—	71	5.00–10.00	7.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	15.00	15.00
4	—	105	20.00–50.00	33.62
5	—	85	15.00–30.00	22.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	140.00	140.00
1	—	72	110.00	110.00
1	—	102	160.00	160.00
2	—	97	120.00–170.00	144.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	20.00	20.00
1	—	108	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	160.00	160.00
2	—	104	150.00–160.00	155.10

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.