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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Mar 9

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

448 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 411▲ 448 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

327 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 327▲ 327 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 steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter

Holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Holstien bull calves sold

steady. All prices per cwt.

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	1,472	69.42	1,022	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,843	61.48	1,133	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,341	60.42	810	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	55.70	900	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	41.54	488	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,303	74.10	966	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,482	88.99	1,319	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,560	83.32	1,300	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,549	69.48	1,076	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,504	109.40	1,645	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,362	104.84	1,428	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,589	112.76	1,792	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,515	106.76	1,617	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,320	101.11	1,335	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	110.40/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	99	82.58/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	87	34.83/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	92	13.49/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	88	145.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	92	25.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	10.00/cwt	1

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	1,320	101.11/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,335	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,515	106.76/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,617	14
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,589	112.76/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,792	11
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,362	104.84/cwt	102.00–107.50	1,428	6
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,504	109.40/cwt	108.50–110.50	1,645	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,399	73.53/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,029	2
Bulls	—	—	1,501	67.77/cwt	66.00–72.50	1,017	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	31.49/cwt	21.00–39.00	333	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	44.80/cwt	40.00–51.00	543	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,300	52.15/cwt	52.00–52.50	678	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	57.69/cwt	52.50–66.00	772	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	68.61/cwt	66.50–72.00	925	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	55.70/cwt	53.50–58.50	900	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,843	61.48/cwt	57.50–65.50	1,133	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,482	88.99/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,319	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,549	69.48/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,076	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,560	83.32/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,300	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,303	74.10/cwt	69.00–82.00	966	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	74	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	44	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	155	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	158	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	92	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	23	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	165	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	26.25/cwt	20.00–30.00	19	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	82	32.58/cwt	30.00–40.00	27	4
Bulls	—	Utility	84	15.24/cwt	10.00–20.00	13	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	68.00/cwt	60.00–80.00	59	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	87	33.42/cwt	25.00–45.00	29	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	140.00/cwt	130.00–150.00	123	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	99.15/cwt	70.00–130.00	93	9
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	86.49/cwt	50.00–105.00	82	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	95	44.13/cwt	15.00–60.00	42	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	180	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	100	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	85	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	103	40.15/cwt	25.00–55.00	41	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	123.17/cwt	100.00–130.00	128	13
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	96.24/cwt	80.00–115.00	100	9
Bulls	—	Utility	108	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	11	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	110	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	138	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	113	101.72/cwt	100.00–105.00	115	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	122	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	153	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 Mar 9, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 448Last week 411Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 327Last week 327Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter

Holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Holstien bull calves sold

steady. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	104	100.00–130.00	123.17
9	—	94	70.00–130.00	99.15
5	—	87	60.00–80.00	68.00
2	—	110	125.00	125.00
1	—	122	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	104	80.00–115.00	96.24
5	—	95	50.00–105.00	86.49
4	—	82	30.00–40.00	32.58
3	—	113	100.00–105.00	101.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	180.00	180.00
2	—	88	130.00–150.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	25.00–55.00	40.15
4	—	74	20.00–30.00	26.25
3	—	95	15.00–60.00	44.13
3	—	87	25.00–45.00	33.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	10.00–20.00	15.24
1	—	108	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	165.00	165.00
1	—	90	175.00	175.00
1	—	86	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,504	108.50–110.50	109.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,362	102.00–107.50	104.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,549	65.00–74.00	69.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,482	88.00–90.00	88.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,560	76.00–86.00	83.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,303	69.00–82.00	74.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,320	96.00–107.00	101.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,589	110.00–116.00	112.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,515	103.00–111.00	106.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,399	73.00–74.00	73.53
5	—	1,501	66.00–72.50	67.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	66.50–72.00	68.61
9	—	1,338	52.50–66.00	57.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,212	40.00–51.00	44.80
9	—	1,058	21.00–39.00	31.49
3	—	1,300	52.00–52.50	52.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,843	57.50–65.50	61.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,615	53.50–58.50	55.70

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.