Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-12-23

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-12-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-23

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Dec 23

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

204 head

▼ 164 vs last sale 368▲ 204 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

344 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 356▲ 344 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

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	1,493	71.50	1,068	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,634	61.41	1,003	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	52.55	702	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,601	51.96	832	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	43.34	498	25
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,481	93.51	1,385	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,166	67.00	781	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,557	120.96	1,883	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,407	117.09	1,647	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,575	122.56	1,930	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,409	117.33	1,653	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,246	92.00	1,146	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	92.37/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 2	100	60.04/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	96	31.75/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	83	9.25/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	100	108.25/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	96	17.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	67	7.50/cwt	2

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	1,246	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,146	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,409	117.33/cwt	112.00–120.50	1,653	7
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,575	122.56/cwt	121.00–124.50	1,930	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,407	117.09/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,647	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,557	120.96/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,883	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	84.71/cwt	77.50–104.00	1,252	4
Bulls	—	—	1,503	62.70/cwt	54.00–71.00	942	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	33.18/cwt	26.00–39.00	361	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	50.14/cwt	48.00–54.50	580	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	43.05/cwt	40.00–47.00	502	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	54.46/cwt	53.00–56.50	719	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	50.37/cwt	45.00–52.50	681	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,601	51.96/cwt	50.00–55.00	832	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,634	61.41/cwt	58.50–64.50	1,003	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,166	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	781	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,481	93.51/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,385	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	142.37/cwt	130.00–155.00	135	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	96	17.50/cwt	15.00–20.00	17	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	110	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	44	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	72	8.24/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	76	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	80	22.50/cwt	20.00–25.00	18	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	143	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	28.37/cwt	25.00–30.00	24	3
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	88	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	44	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	91	163.21/cwt	140.00–180.00	149	3
Bulls	—	Utility	92	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	53.76/cwt	50.00–55.00	50	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	95	26.71/cwt	20.00–35.00	25	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	60.00/cwt	45.00–75.00	58	2
Bulls	—	Utility	100	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	67.92/cwt	50.00–80.00	70	7
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	166	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	87.39/cwt	80.00–95.00	91	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	39.42/cwt	25.00–55.00	41	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	91	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	116	96.32/cwt	90.00–100.00	112	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	116	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	58	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	121	85.03/cwt	80.00–90.00	103	3

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 →

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Dec 23, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 368Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 344Last week 356Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,352	45.00–52.50	50.37
8	—	1,321	53.00–56.50	54.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,167	40.00–47.00	43.05
8	—	1,156	48.00–54.50	50.14
5	—	1,089	26.00–39.00	33.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,601	50.00–55.00	51.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,634	58.50–64.50	61.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,557	120.00–122.00	120.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	115.00–118.00	117.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,481	93.00–94.00	93.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,166	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,246	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,575	121.00–124.50	122.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,409	112.00–120.50	117.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,503	54.00–71.00	62.70
4	—	1,478	77.50–104.00	84.71

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	96	45.00–75.00	60.00
7	—	103	50.00–80.00	67.92
2	—	114	80.00	80.00
3	—	84	25.00–30.00	28.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	93	50.00–55.00	53.76
3	—	121	80.00–90.00	85.03
2	—	76	25.00	25.00
1	—	88	50.00	50.00
4	—	104	80.00–95.00	87.39
4	—	116	90.00–100.00	96.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	116	50.00	50.00
2	—	80	20.00–25.00	22.50
2	—	104	25.00–55.00	39.42
3	—	95	20.00–35.00	26.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	10.00	10.00
2	—	92	10.00	10.00
3	—	72	5.00–10.00	8.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	170.00	170.00
1	—	104	160.00	160.00
3	—	91	140.00–180.00	163.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	96	15.00–20.00	17.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
1	—	64	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	130.00–155.00	142.37

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.