Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-02-17

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Feb 17

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

← Feb 10Feb 17Mar 9 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

411 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 404▲ 411 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

327 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 267▲ 327 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

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	1,513	79.75	1,206	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,865	66.77	1,245	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,318	65.29	861	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,624	60.35	980	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	46.22	509	26
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,327	77.65	1,030	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,402	91.65	1,285	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,502	80.90	1,215	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,212	74.00	897	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,435	115.66	1,660	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,357	110.29	1,497	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,607	122.45	1,968	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,559	115.47	1,800	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,179	107.16	1,263	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	104.04/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 2	100	85.57/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 3	88	35.16/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	96	8.73/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	100	80.82/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	88	15.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	74	6.67/cwt	3

Every lot

45 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	1,179	107.16/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,263	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,559	115.47/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,800	13
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,607	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.50	1,968	14
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,357	110.29/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,497	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,435	115.66/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,660	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	75.59/cwt	71.00–82.00	1,106	9
Bulls	—	—	1,624	89.12/cwt	81.00–100.00	1,447	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	35.66/cwt	32.00–39.00	382	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	53.96/cwt	49.50–58.50	590	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	45.64/cwt	40.00–50.00	513	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	57.25/cwt	52.00–63.50	743	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	72.09/cwt	63.00–78.00	963	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,624	60.35/cwt	56.50–65.00	980	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,865	66.77/cwt	62.00–72.00	1,245	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,212	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	897	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,402	91.65/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,285	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,502	80.90/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,215	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,327	77.65/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,030	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	72	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	78	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	120	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	98	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	103	19.95/cwt	15.00–25.00	21	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	106	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	191	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	73	16.74/cwt	15.00–20.00	12	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	74	30.14/cwt	25.00–35.00	22	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	82	37.44/cwt	35.00–40.00	31	2
Bulls	—	Utility	82	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	61	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	28	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	78.04/cwt	70.00–85.00	73	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	173	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	77.12/cwt	35.00–100.00	74	9
Bulls	—	Utility	97	9.95/cwt	5.00–15.00	10	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	55.29/cwt	35.00–80.00	56	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	97.72/cwt	70.00–110.00	101	9
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	106.55/cwt	15.00–135.00	112	10
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	108	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	157	1
Bulls	—	Utility	108	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	11	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	106.55/cwt	100.00–110.00	119	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	127.19/cwt	120.00–135.00	145	7
Bulls	—	Number 1	121	124.92/cwt	115.00–135.00	151	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 Feb 17, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 411Last week 404Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 327Last week 267Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	121	115.00–135.00	124.92
2	—	87	70.00	70.00
10	—	105	15.00–135.00	106.55
7	—	114	120.00–135.00	127.19
5	—	93	70.00–85.00	78.04
2	—	74	25.00–35.00	30.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	35.00–80.00	55.29
3	—	73	15.00–20.00	16.74
1	—	92	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	96	35.00–100.00	77.12
3	—	112	100.00–110.00	106.55
2	—	82	35.00–40.00	37.44
9	—	103	70.00–110.00	97.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	180.00	180.00
1	—	108	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	97	5.00–15.00	9.95
1	—	108	10.00	10.00
1	—	82	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	15.00	15.00
2	—	103	15.00–25.00	19.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
1	—	72	5.00	5.00
1	—	82	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	15.00	15.00
1	—	78	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	180.00	180.00
2	—	96	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,123	40.00–50.00	45.64
9	—	1,094	49.50–58.50	53.96
6	—	1,070	32.00–39.00	35.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,624	56.50–65.00	60.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,336	63.00–78.00	72.09
11	—	1,297	52.00–63.50	57.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,865	62.00–72.00	66.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,435	115.00–117.50	115.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,357	105.00–114.00	110.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,559	110.00–119.00	115.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,179	106.00–108.00	107.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,607	120.00–125.50	122.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,212	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,402	85.00–96.00	91.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	77.00–85.00	80.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,327	75.00–80.00	77.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,463	71.00–82.00	75.59
4	—	1,624	81.00–100.00	89.12

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.