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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-20

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Apr 20

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

313 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 317▼ 241 vs year ago 554 · −43.5%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

212 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 280▼ 52 vs year ago 264 · −19.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-3.00 lower.

Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold

10.00-15.00 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	—	High	1,596	83.05	1,325	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,732	60.27	1,044	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,611	59.48	958	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,341	58.35	782	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,158	42.38	491	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,296	79.76	1,034	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,458	87.98	1,283	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,570	78.05	1,225	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,374	66.46	913	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,298	83.62	1,085	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,552	107.94	1,675	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,484	101.98	1,513	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,515	96.21	1,458	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	117.29/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	100	88.11/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	90	48.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	84	228.33/cwt	3

Every lot

33 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	1,484	101.98/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,513	15
Steers	—	Select	1,515	96.21/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,458	5
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,552	107.94/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,675	16
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,298	83.62/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,085	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,586	80.73/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,280	3
Bulls	—	—	1,626	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,463	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	33.84/cwt	29.00–38.50	384	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	47.06/cwt	43.00–50.00	545	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	51.14/cwt	50.50–51.50	621	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	56.02/cwt	53.50–60.00	747	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	62.54/cwt	61.00–68.00	847	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,611	59.48/cwt	57.50–61.00	958	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,732	60.27/cwt	60.00–60.50	1,044	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,296	79.76/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,034	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,374	66.46/cwt	66.00–67.00	913	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,458	87.98/cwt	83.50–94.00	1,283	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,570	78.05/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,225	5
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	72	222.50/cwt	210.00–235.00	160	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	108	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	259	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	76	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	23	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	41	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	84	103.03/cwt	95.00–110.00	87	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	69	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	99.32/cwt	90.00–115.00	92	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	82.68/cwt	75.00–95.00	77	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	212.06/cwt	190.00–235.00	216	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	90.67/cwt	80.00–105.00	93	7
Bulls	—	Number 1	106	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	122	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	198	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	112	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	73	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	113.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	131	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	116	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	116	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	100.00/cwt	95.00–105.00	120	3

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 Apr 20, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 313Last week 317Year ago 554

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 212Last week 280Year ago 264

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-3.00 lower.

Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold

10.00-15.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,626	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,586	79.00–83.00	80.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,515	90.00–102.00	96.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,552	105.00–112.00	107.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,484	97.00–105.00	101.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,296	77.00–82.00	79.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,570	74.00–80.00	78.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,374	66.00–67.00	66.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	83.50–94.00	87.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	50.50–51.50	51.14
8	—	1,135	29.00–38.50	33.84
9	—	1,159	43.00–50.00	47.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,333	53.50–60.00	56.02
5	—	1,355	61.00–68.00	62.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,732	60.00–60.50	60.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,611	57.50–61.00	59.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	79.00–87.00	83.62

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	106	115.00	115.00
3	—	120	95.00–105.00	100.00
5	—	84	95.00–110.00	103.03
5	—	115	110.00–120.00	113.97
6	—	93	90.00–115.00	99.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	65.00	65.00
1	—	76	30.00	30.00
1	—	82	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	80.00	80.00
1	—	116	100.00	100.00
4	—	93	75.00–95.00	82.68
7	—	103	80.00–105.00	90.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	180.00	180.00
2	—	102	190.00–235.00	212.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	108	240.00	240.00
2	—	72	210.00–235.00	222.50

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.