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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-13

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Jan 13

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

528 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 505▲ 528 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

405 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 360▲ 405 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 56.00 Prime Steer deleted

Compared to last week slaughter steers, holsteins and slaughter cows all sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold sready-5.00 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	—	Low	1,627	66.44	1,081	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,858	60.69	1,128	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,755	51.07	896	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	50.18	663	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,210	35.84	434	25
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,454	86.38	1,256	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,446	79.75	1,153	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,282	69.49	891	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,377	116.51	1,604	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,355	109.53	1,484	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,276	108.00	1,378	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,541	122.87	1,893	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,544	115.79	1,788	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,334	110.07	1,468	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	86.99/cwt	37
Bulls	Number 2	96	57.10/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 3	88	20.63/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	70	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	93	92.91/cwt	9
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	83	10.00/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	1,334	110.07/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,468	10
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,541	122.87/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,893	12
Steers	—	Choice	1,544	115.79/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,788	20
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,276	108.00/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,378	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,355	109.53/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,484	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,377	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,604	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,523	56.39/cwt	54.00–58.00	859	3
Bulls	—	—	1,565	75.15/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,176	3
Bulls	—	—	1,699	67.02/cwt	61.00–71.00	1,139	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	32.00/cwt	17.00–38.00	378	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,259	42.67/cwt	40.00–49.00	537	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	48.37/cwt	44.50–52.00	632	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	58.05/cwt	54.00–62.00	804	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,755	51.07/cwt	46.00–55.00	896	12
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,858	60.69/cwt	58.50–64.00	1,128	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,282	69.49/cwt	67.00–71.00	891	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,446	79.75/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,153	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,454	86.38/cwt	84.50–89.00	1,256	6
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	94	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	83	150.12/cwt	140.00–160.00	125	2
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	83	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	95	25.21/cwt	15.00–35.00	24	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	97	102.68/cwt	85.00–120.00	100	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	114	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	154	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	74	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	22	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	75	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	107	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	32.56/cwt	30.00–35.00	28	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	47.14/cwt	30.00–55.00	41	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	72.29/cwt	55.00–95.00	67	10
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	53.95/cwt	45.00–70.00	50	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	93	20.95/cwt	15.00–35.00	19	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	167.58/cwt	160.00–175.00	159	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	74.39/cwt	65.00–80.00	77	9
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	87.50/cwt	80.00–95.00	91	12
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	106	152.36/cwt	145.00–160.00	162	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	111	88.37/cwt	85.00–95.00	98	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	111	76.59/cwt	70.00–80.00	85	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	123	87.44/cwt	80.00–95.00	108	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.

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

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Jan 13, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 528Last week 505Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 405Last week 360Year ago 0

Correction: 56.00 Prime Steer deleted

Compared to last week slaughter steers, holsteins and slaughter cows all sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold sready-5.00 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	20.00	20.00
6	—	93	15.00–35.00	20.95
2	—	75	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	123	80.00–95.00	87.44
12	—	104	80.00–95.00	87.50
10	—	93	55.00–95.00	72.29
5	—	87	30.00–55.00	47.14
3	—	111	85.00–95.00	88.37

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	86	30.00–35.00	32.56
4	—	93	45.00–70.00	53.95
3	—	111	70.00–80.00	76.59
2	—	74	30.00	30.00
9	—	103	65.00–80.00	74.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	130.00	130.00
2	—	95	160.00–175.00	167.58
2	—	106	145.00–160.00	152.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	15.00–35.00	25.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	97	85.00–120.00	102.68
2	—	83	140.00–160.00	150.12
1	—	114	135.00	135.00
1	—	78	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,355	107.00–112.00	109.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,276	106.00–110.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,377	115.00–118.00	116.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,182	17.00–38.00	32.00
9	—	1,259	40.00–49.00	42.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,858	58.50–64.00	60.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,755	46.00–55.00	51.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	54.00–62.00	58.05
13	—	1,306	44.50–52.00	48.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,446	75.00–84.00	79.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	67.00–71.00	69.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,454	84.50–89.00	86.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,334	104.00–113.00	110.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,541	120.00–129.50	122.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,544	113.00–120.00	115.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	54.00–58.00	56.39
3	—	1,565	74.00–77.00	75.15
7	—	1,699	61.00–71.00	67.02

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.