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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-12-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-30

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Dec 30

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

354 head

▲ 150 vs last sale 204▲ 354 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

402 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 344▲ 402 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 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold mostly steady.

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	1,480	70.35	1,041	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,795	65.31	1,172	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,390	57.77	803	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	56.70	929	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,125	46.04	518	19
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,476	93.78	1,384	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,598	78.49	1,254	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,237	70.96	878	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,498	122.00	1,828	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,200	113.01	1,356	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,272	91.00	1,158	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,621	128.37	2,081	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,538	121.28	1,865	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,323	112.70	1,491	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	89.15/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 2	101	57.79/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	90	33.33/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	84	8.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	90	165.00/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	1,323	112.70/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,491	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,538	121.28/cwt	117.00–125.50	1,865	14
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,621	128.37/cwt	125.00–132.00	2,081	17
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,200	113.01/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,356	3
Heifers	—	Select	1,272	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,158	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,498	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,828	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,346	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	767	1
Bulls	—	—	1,432	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,189	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	70.46/cwt	66.00–74.00	1,064	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	34.88/cwt	33.00–38.00	332	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	46.03/cwt	41.50–49.50	521	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	51.63/cwt	50.00–53.00	613	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	55.89/cwt	53.00–58.00	760	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,441	61.00/cwt	59.00–63.50	879	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,626	59.48/cwt	59.00–60.00	967	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,642	55.91/cwt	51.50–58.50	918	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,795	65.31/cwt	60.00–70.00	1,172	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,237	70.96/cwt	67.00–74.00	878	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,476	93.78/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,384	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,598	78.49/cwt	75.00–83.50	1,254	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	149	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	70	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	105	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	70	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	136	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	81	32.47/cwt	30.00–35.00	26	2
Bulls	—	Utility	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	52	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	70.11/cwt	65.00–80.00	66	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	55.06/cwt	50.00–60.00	52	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	176	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	98	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	29	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	51	1
Bulls	—	Utility	102	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	63.92/cwt	60.00–70.00	66	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	106	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	186	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	106	72.48/cwt	70.00–75.00	77	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	79.96/cwt	75.00–85.00	90	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	115	64.91/cwt	60.00–70.00	75	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	122	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	85	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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Slaughter CattleReceipts 354Last week 204Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 402Last week 344Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,510	66.00–74.00	70.46
1	—	1,346	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,432	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,621	125.00–132.00	128.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,323	105.00–116.00	112.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,538	117.00–125.50	121.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,476	90.00–99.00	93.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,237	67.00–74.00	70.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	75.00–83.50	78.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,188	50.00–53.00	51.63
13	—	1,132	41.50–49.50	46.03
2	—	952	33.00–38.00	34.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,795	60.00–70.00	65.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,360	53.00–58.00	55.89
7	—	1,441	59.00–63.50	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,642	51.50–58.50	55.91
2	—	1,626	59.00–60.00	59.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	109.00–116.00	113.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,498	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,272	91.00	91.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	87	60.00	60.00
5	—	112	75.00–85.00	79.96
6	—	94	65.00–80.00	70.11
6	—	106	70.00–75.00	72.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	30.00	30.00
1	—	102	50.00	50.00
1	—	70	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	81	30.00–35.00	32.47
3	—	115	60.00–70.00	64.91
5	—	94	50.00–60.00	55.06
5	—	104	60.00–70.00	63.92
1	—	122	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
1	—	84	10.00	10.00
1	—	102	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	150.00	150.00
1	—	80	170.00	170.00
1	—	98	180.00	180.00
1	—	106	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	165.00	165.00

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.