Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-04-13

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-13

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Apr 13

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

317 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 355▲ 317 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

280 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 205▲ 280 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 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins no trend available. Slaughter heifers sold mostly steady. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold

steady-5.00 higher. 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	1,483	66.41	985	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,282	78.00	1,000	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,264	102.12	1,291	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,175	97.66	1,148	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,326	94.32	1,251	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,447	107.94	1,562	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,528	99.95	1,527	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,467	89.84	1,318	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	110.37/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 2	100	65.50/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	96	44.01/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	91	124.91/cwt	5

Every lot

28 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	—	Choice and Prime	1,447	107.94/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,562	7
Steers	—	Select	1,467	89.84/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,318	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,528	99.95/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,527	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,175	97.66/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,148	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,264	102.12/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,291	4
Heifers	—	Select	1,326	94.32/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,251	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,093	49.41/cwt	46.00–52.00	540	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	71.54/cwt	60.00–76.00	1,134	3
Bulls	—	—	1,956	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,663	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,282	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,000	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	91	217.36/cwt	205.00–230.00	198	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	91	63.28/cwt	60.00–70.00	58	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 2	74	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	30	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	22	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	82	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	45	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	176	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	65.02/cwt	50.00–75.00	55	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	86	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	200.16/cwt	170.00–230.00	190	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	80.11/cwt	70.00–90.00	76	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	63.92/cwt	50.00–80.00	61	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	95.83/cwt	90.00–105.00	100	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	48.51/cwt	30.00–55.00	50	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	70.13/cwt	60.00–80.00	74	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	108	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	221	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	113	72.62/cwt	60.00–80.00	82	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	97.42/cwt	90.00–105.00	112	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	116	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	209	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.

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 317Last week 355Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 280Last week 205Year ago 0

steady-5.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	60.00–76.00	71.54
1	—	1,956	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,093	46.00–52.00	49.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,528	90.00–104.00	99.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,447	105.00–109.00	107.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,467	87.00–94.00	89.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,282	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	97.00–99.00	97.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,264	96.00–105.00	102.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,326	92.00–96.00	94.32

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	115	90.00–105.00	97.42
6	—	85	50.00–75.00	65.02
6	—	104	90.00–105.00	95.83
7	—	95	70.00–90.00	80.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	30.00	30.00
1	—	86	40.00	40.00
4	—	104	30.00–55.00	48.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	113	60.00–80.00	72.62
1	—	74	40.00	40.00
1	—	82	55.00	55.00
3	—	105	60.00–80.00	70.13
4	—	95	50.00–80.00	63.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	108	205.00	205.00
4	—	95	170.00–230.00	200.16
1	—	116	180.00	180.00
1	—	84	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	91	60.00–70.00	63.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	91	205.00–230.00	217.36

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.