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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Feb 3

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

437 head

▼ 124 vs last sale 561▲ 437 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

325 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 345▲ 325 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 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 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	—	High	1,614	70.79	1,143	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,775	61.51	1,092	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,710	55.92	956	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,291	53.44	690	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	37.13	415	28
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,255	60.54	760	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,516	89.53	1,357	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,584	79.51	1,259	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,657	67.69	1,122	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,442	123.50	1,781	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,331	111.38	1,482	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,570	122.64	1,925	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,488	116.47	1,733	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,340	109.04	1,461	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	91.78/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 2	99	63.58/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 3	90	28.76/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	66	6.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	91	82.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	82	20.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	75	15.00/cwt	2

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	1,340	109.04/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,461	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,488	116.47/cwt	111.00–120.50	1,733	18
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,570	122.64/cwt	120.00–126.50	1,925	20
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,331	111.38/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,482	6
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,442	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,781	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,558	75.91/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,183	4
Bulls	—	—	1,639	68.51/cwt	65.00–72.50	1,123	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	49.73/cwt	49.50–50.00	536	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	33.50/cwt	16.00–40.00	371	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	45.03/cwt	41.00–49.50	523	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	58.87/cwt	55.50–62.50	723	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	51.02/cwt	47.00–53.00	673	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,710	55.92/cwt	52.50–60.50	956	12
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,775	61.51/cwt	60.00–62.50	1,092	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,255	60.54/cwt	59.00–62.00	760	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,516	89.53/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,357	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,584	79.51/cwt	73.00–86.00	1,259	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,657	67.69/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,122	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	70	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	82	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	114	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	33	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	66	6.00/cwt	6.00–6.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	68	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	83	27.53/cwt	25.00–30.00	23	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	62.05/cwt	50.00–70.00	53	8
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	38.91/cwt	30.00–50.00	33	4
Bulls	—	Number 3Crossbred	88	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	31	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	90	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	27	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	202	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	79.61/cwt	55.00–100.00	75	13
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	70.28/cwt	50.00–85.00	67	8
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	101.84/cwt	95.00–110.00	105	11
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	77.03/cwt	70.00–85.00	79	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	160.19/cwt	150.00–170.00	167	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	98.56/cwt	85.00–110.00	111	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	124	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	37	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	128	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	70	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	132	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	66	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 Feb 3, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 437Last week 561Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 325Last week 345Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,558	74.00–77.00	75.91
9	—	1,639	65.00–72.50	68.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,488	111.00–120.50	116.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,340	106.00–112.00	109.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,570	120.00–126.50	122.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	59.00–62.00	60.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,584	73.00–86.00	79.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,516	86.00–93.00	89.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,657	66.00–70.00	67.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,442	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,331	109.00–113.00	111.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,775	60.00–62.50	61.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,228	55.50–62.50	58.87
18	—	1,319	47.00–53.00	51.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,162	41.00–49.50	45.03
20	—	1,108	16.00–40.00	33.50
2	—	1,077	49.50–50.00	49.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,710	52.50–60.50	55.92

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	113	85.00–110.00	98.56
13	—	94	55.00–100.00	79.61
11	—	103	95.00–110.00	101.84
8	—	85	50.00–70.00	62.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	90	30.00	30.00
1	—	68	20.00	20.00
1	—	124	30.00	30.00
2	—	83	25.00–30.00	27.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	95	50.00–85.00	70.28
1	—	132	50.00	50.00
4	—	85	30.00–50.00	38.91
1	—	128	55.00	55.00
5	—	103	70.00–85.00	77.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	6.00	6.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	220.00	220.00
2	—	104	150.00–170.00	160.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	15.00	15.00
1	—	70	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	82	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	130.00	130.00

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.