Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-12-16

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Dec 16

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

368 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 436▲ 368 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

356 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 346▲ 356 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 holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold mostly steady. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-1.00 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	—	Average	1,727	62.97	1,088	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,758	58.71	1,032	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,711	51.70	885	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,403	48.14	675	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,173	38.01	446	25
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,399	82.54	1,155	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,152	71.33	822	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,335	107.59	1,436	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,118	97.98	1,095	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,577	119.62	1,886	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,471	115.43	1,698	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,386	110.66	1,534	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	104	100.28/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	96	53.19/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	94	23.33/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	91	9.94/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	91	68.35/cwt	3

Every lot

36 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	1,386	110.66/cwt	108.00–113.50	1,534	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,471	115.43/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,698	10
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,577	119.62/cwt	117.00–121.50	1,886	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,118	97.98/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,095	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,335	107.59/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,436	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,503	64.65/cwt	62.00–68.00	972	5
Bulls	—	—	2,101	60.16/cwt	58.00–61.50	1,264	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	30.43/cwt	21.00–38.50	329	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,224	42.49/cwt	39.50–44.00	520	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,296	46.76/cwt	46.00–47.50	606	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,401	47.15/cwt	45.00–51.00	661	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,412	52.87/cwt	52.50–53.50	747	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	50.20/cwt	47.00–52.50	830	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,758	58.71/cwt	55.50–62.00	1,032	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,789	53.70/cwt	53.00–54.00	961	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,152	71.33/cwt	65.00–78.00	822	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,399	82.54/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,155	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	85	22.53/cwt	20.00–25.00	19	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	166	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 2	75	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	2
Bulls	—	Utility	76	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	80	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	32.86/cwt	25.00–40.00	28	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	146	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	66.64/cwt	60.00–70.00	58	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	74.17/cwt	60.00–95.00	69	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	52.96/cwt	30.00–70.00	50	6
Bulls	—	Utility	95	11.18/cwt	5.00–20.00	11	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	72.02/cwt	70.00–75.00	74	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	97.01/cwt	90.00–105.00	101	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	105	179.90/cwt	170.00–190.00	189	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	108	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	32	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	100.04/cwt	90.00–105.00	113	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	60.35/cwt	50.00–70.00	69	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	123	97.44/cwt	90.00–105.00	120	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

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 368Last week 436Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 356Last week 346Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold mostly steady. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-1.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,503	62.00–68.00	64.65
3	—	2,101	58.00–61.50	60.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,386	108.00–113.50	110.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,471	113.00–117.00	115.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,577	117.00–121.50	119.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,152	65.00–78.00	71.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,399	82.00–83.00	82.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,224	39.50–44.00	42.49
2	—	1,296	46.00–47.50	46.76
10	—	1,082	21.00–38.50	30.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,758	55.50–62.00	58.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,412	52.50–53.50	52.87
19	—	1,401	45.00–51.00	47.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,789	53.00–54.00	53.70
4	—	1,653	47.00–52.50	50.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	93.00–103.00	97.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,335	104.00–110.00	107.59

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	123	90.00–105.00	97.44
3	—	87	60.00–70.00	66.64
4	—	93	60.00–95.00	74.17
5	—	104	90.00–105.00	97.01
7	—	113	90.00–105.00	100.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	95	5.00–20.00	11.18
1	—	76	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	20.00	20.00
2	—	84	25.00–40.00	32.86
2	—	114	50.00–70.00	60.35
5	—	103	70.00–75.00	72.02
6	—	95	30.00–70.00	52.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	20.00	20.00
1	—	94	20.00	20.00
1	—	108	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	170.00	170.00
2	—	105	170.00–190.00	179.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	20.00–25.00	22.53

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

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.