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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Jan 6

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

505 head

▲ 151 vs last sale 354▲ 505 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

360 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 402▲ 360 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 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold 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	—	High	1,475	64.50	952	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,858	59.23	1,100	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	50.17	641	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,664	49.90	830	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	36.78	427	37
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,499	89.81	1,346	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,447	81.45	1,179	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,313	69.72	915	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,437	120.41	1,730	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,389	114.47	1,590	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,375	108.65	1,494	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,609	126.05	2,028	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,508	117.32	1,769	19
Steers	Select	Average	1,373	109.49	1,503	12

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	73.29/cwt	33
Bulls	Number 2	96	44.12/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 3	85	16.15/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	77	7.50/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	92	87.05/cwt	7
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	77	8.33/cwt	3

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	1,373	109.49/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,503	12
Steers	—	Choice	1,508	117.32/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,769	19
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,609	126.05/cwt	123.50–129.00	2,028	8
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,375	108.65/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,494	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,389	114.47/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,590	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,437	120.41/cwt	119.00–122.50	1,730	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,124	52.47/cwt	48.00–58.00	590	3
Bulls	—	—	1,498	64.56/cwt	58.00–69.50	967	21
Bulls	—	—	1,619	73.23/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,186	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	32.35/cwt	21.00–37.50	356	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	46.30/cwt	45.00–50.50	562	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,246	40.92/cwt	37.50–44.50	510	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	48.97/cwt	46.00–52.50	619	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	54.95/cwt	53.00–56.50	734	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,664	49.90/cwt	47.50–52.00	830	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,858	59.23/cwt	55.50–65.00	1,100	12
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,313	69.72/cwt	65.00–72.00	915	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,447	81.45/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,179	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,499	89.81/cwt	87.00–93.50	1,346	6
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	86.46/cwt	50.00–110.00	73	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	155	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	106	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	164	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	73	13.41/cwt	10.00–15.00	10	3
Bulls	—	Utility	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	83	12.47/cwt	10.00–15.00	10	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	26.25/cwt	20.00–30.00	22	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	35.12/cwt	30.00–40.00	30	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	56.80/cwt	40.00–75.00	53	13
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	20.05/cwt	15.00–25.00	19	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	42.02/cwt	20.00–70.00	40	9
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	62.45/cwt	50.00–70.00	64	4
Bulls	—	Utility	102	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	5	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	103	152.72/cwt	130.00–175.00	157	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	81.62/cwt	75.00–85.00	84	9
Bulls	—	Number 2	111	52.66/cwt	35.00–70.00	58	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	80.81/cwt	75.00–90.00	93	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	102	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 →

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Jan 6, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 505Last week 354Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 360Last week 402Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,437	119.00–122.50	120.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,389	114.00–115.00	114.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	105.00–113.00	108.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,264	46.00–52.50	48.97
5	—	1,335	53.00–56.50	54.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,858	55.50–65.00	59.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,246	37.50–44.50	40.92
21	—	1,102	21.00–37.50	32.35
5	—	1,213	45.00–50.50	46.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,664	47.50–52.00	49.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,508	114.00–121.00	117.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,373	103.00–114.00	109.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,609	123.50–129.00	126.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,313	65.00–72.00	69.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,499	87.00–93.50	89.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,447	75.00–85.00	81.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,619	70.00–76.00	73.23
3	—	1,124	48.00–58.00	52.47
21	—	1,498	58.00–69.50	64.56

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	50.00–110.00	86.46
1	—	106	155.00	155.00
1	—	94	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	10.00	10.00
1	—	62	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	93	40.00–75.00	56.80
2	—	86	30.00–40.00	35.12
6	—	115	75.00–90.00	80.81
9	—	103	75.00–85.00	81.62
1	—	120	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	20.00–30.00	26.25
4	—	102	50.00–70.00	62.45
9	—	95	20.00–70.00	42.02
2	—	111	35.00–70.00	52.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	10.00–15.00	12.47
3	—	73	10.00–15.00	13.41
4	—	94	15.00–25.00	20.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
1	—	102	5.00	5.00
3	—	75	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	130.00–175.00	152.72

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.