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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-23

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Mar 23

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

603 head

▲ 253 vs last sale 350▲ 603 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

302 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 303▲ 302 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 higher. Slaughter

Holsteins had no trend available. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. 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	—	Average	1,650	89.80	1,482	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,810	74.72	1,352	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,720	71.21	1,225	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	69.26	904	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	55.30	586	26
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,425	80.53	1,148	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,520	89.45	1,360	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	81.38	1,169	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,259	72.21	909	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,358	112.14	1,523	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,323	108.78	1,439	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,098	101.00	1,109	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,515	115.35	1,748	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	110.06	1,649	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,268	103.88	1,317	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	91.92/cwt	36
Bulls	Number 2	98	67.99/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 3	86	23.15/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	74	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	98	100.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	86	15.00/cwt	1

Every lot

43 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	1,268	103.88/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,317	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,498	110.06/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,649	16
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,515	115.35/cwt	114.50–116.00	1,748	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,098	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,109	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,323	108.78/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,439	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,358	112.14/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,523	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,194	74.10/cwt	57.00–83.00	885	4
Bulls	—	—	1,853	96.78/cwt	85.00–106.00	1,793	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	902	38.30/cwt	31.00–45.00	345	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	65.94/cwt	60.00–72.50	712	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	53.16/cwt	47.00–57.50	581	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	72.71/cwt	70.50–75.00	902	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	65.37/cwt	61.50–69.50	901	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,720	71.21/cwt	67.50–74.50	1,225	10
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,810	74.72/cwt	73.50–76.50	1,352	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,425	80.53/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,148	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,259	72.21/cwt	66.00–76.50	909	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,436	81.38/cwt	77.50–86.00	1,169	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,520	89.45/cwt	86.00–92.50	1,360	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	86	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	86	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	198	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	96	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	34	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	190	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	118	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	47	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 2	72	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	25	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	22.50/cwt	20.00–25.00	17	2
Bulls	—	Utility	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	78	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	27	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	83	41.30/cwt	30.00–50.00	34	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	16.73/cwt	15.00–20.00	14	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	69.11/cwt	60.00–75.00	59	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	154.20/cwt	120.00–180.00	142	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	32	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	80.17/cwt	70.00–105.00	75	11
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	72.64/cwt	65.00–80.00	70	8
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	93.12/cwt	70.00–105.00	97	8
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	77.26/cwt	70.00–85.00	80	9
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	86.12/cwt	70.00–100.00	98	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	91	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	120	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	120	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	90	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

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 603Last week 350Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 302Last week 303Year ago 0

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

Holsteins had no trend available. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. 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
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,425	78.00–84.00	80.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,436	77.50–86.00	81.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	86.00–92.50	89.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,259	66.00–76.50	72.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,323	106.00–111.00	108.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,098	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,358	111.00–114.00	112.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,515	114.50–116.00	115.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,498	107.00–113.00	110.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,268	100.00–106.00	103.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	902	31.00–45.00	38.30
9	—	1,080	60.00–72.50	65.94
13	—	1,093	47.00–57.50	53.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,379	61.50–69.50	65.37
9	—	1,241	70.50–75.00	72.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,720	67.50–74.50	71.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,810	73.50–76.50	74.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,194	57.00–83.00	74.10
9	—	1,853	85.00–106.00	96.78

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	20.00	20.00
1	—	96	35.00	35.00
1	—	118	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	215.00	215.00
1	—	100	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	74	20.00–25.00	22.50
1	—	102	20.00	20.00
2	—	92	35.00	35.00
3	—	85	15.00–20.00	16.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	86	60.00–75.00	69.11
8	—	104	70.00–105.00	93.12
11	—	94	70.00–105.00	80.17
1	—	78	35.00	35.00
1	—	120	100.00	100.00
5	—	114	70.00–100.00	86.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	80.00	80.00
1	—	120	75.00	75.00
4	—	83	30.00–50.00	41.30
9	—	104	70.00–85.00	77.26
8	—	96	65.00–80.00	72.64
1	—	72	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	92	120.00–180.00	154.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	10.00	10.00

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.