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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Mar 16

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

350 head

▼ 98 vs last sale 448▲ 350 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

303 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 327▲ 303 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 5.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter

Holsteins had no trend available. Slaughter heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold

Steady-5.00 lower. 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	1,500	83.53	1,253	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,752	72.26	1,266	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,685	68.08	1,147	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	62.33	799	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,101	49.80	548	25
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,423	78.83	1,122	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,500	80.00	1,200	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,501	100.00	1,501	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,379	96.68	1,333	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,270	93.00	1,181	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,538	108.68	1,671	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,503	102.46	1,540	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,244	98.62	1,227	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	104.13/cwt	39
Bulls	Number 2	101	67.67/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 3	100	31.65/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	85	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	92	112.98/cwt	7

Every lot

41 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	1,244	98.62/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,227	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,503	102.46/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,540	18
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,538	108.68/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,671	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,270	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,181	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,379	96.68/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,333	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,501	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,501	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	76.00/cwt	71.00–85.00	1,018	5
Bulls	—	—	1,699	92.94/cwt	83.00–99.00	1,579	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	34.65/cwt	25.00–43.00	345	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	50.43/cwt	43.00–56.50	539	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	57.46/cwt	54.50–61.00	689	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	66.87/cwt	64.50–72.00	851	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	59.31/cwt	55.50–64.00	763	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	68.08/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,147	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,752	72.26/cwt	70.00–75.50	1,266	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,500	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,200	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,423	78.83/cwt	74.00–83.50	1,122	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	84	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	21	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	158	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	170.29/cwt	160.00–180.00	158	3
Heifers	—	Number 1	96	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	34	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	100	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	40	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	76	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	40.48/cwt	30.00–50.00	34	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	68.15/cwt	60.00–75.00	59	8
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	180	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	81.77/cwt	70.00–95.00	77	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	216.85/cwt	205.00–225.00	206	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	60.14/cwt	50.00–65.00	57	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	95	32.47/cwt	30.00–35.00	31	2
Bulls	—	Utility	100	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	177	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	95.33/cwt	80.00–110.00	99	13
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	76.91/cwt	60.00–95.00	81	10
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	193	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	110	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	33	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	99.05/cwt	90.00–110.00	112	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	113	75.09/cwt	65.00–85.00	85	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	108	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	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 Mar 16, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 350Last week 448Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 303Last week 327Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 5.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter

Holsteins had no trend available. Slaughter heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold

Steady-5.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,752	70.00–75.50	72.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,287	55.50–64.00	59.31
6	—	1,273	64.50–72.00	66.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,199	54.50–61.00	57.46
5	—	996	25.00–43.00	34.65
11	—	1,069	43.00–56.50	50.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,685	65.00–71.00	68.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,699	83.00–99.00	92.94
5	—	1,340	71.00–85.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,379	95.00–99.00	96.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,501	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	74.00–83.50	78.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,538	105.00–112.00	108.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,503	96.00–110.00	102.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,244	97.00–101.00	98.62

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	160.00–180.00	170.29
1	—	88	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	25.00	25.00
1	—	100	40.00	40.00
1	—	96	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	175.00	175.00
1	—	104	170.00	170.00
1	—	88	205.00	205.00
3	—	95	205.00–225.00	216.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	65.00–85.00	75.09
3	—	95	50.00–65.00	60.14
10	—	105	60.00–95.00	76.91
2	—	84	30.00–50.00	40.48
1	—	120	85.00	85.00
1	—	76	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	104	80.00–110.00	95.33
6	—	94	70.00–95.00	81.77
5	—	113	90.00–110.00	99.05
8	—	86	60.00–75.00	68.15
1	—	120	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	10.00	10.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	30.00–35.00	32.47
1	—	110	30.00	30.00

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.