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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, May 4

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

435 head

▼ 170 vs last sale 605▲ 435 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

263 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 232▲ 263 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 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter heifers had no trend available.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold

10.00-20.00 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	1,570	81.34	1,277	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,816	60.00	1,090	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	55.62	729	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,609	54.02	869	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,129	44.79	506	22
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,426	76.50	1,091	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,388	76.27	1,059	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,505	68.98	1,038	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,400	93.00	1,302	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,566	110.79	1,735	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,617	103.92	1,680	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,718	96.48	1,658	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	112.51/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 2	93	84.64/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	105	49.99/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	94	123.60/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	94	70.00/cwt	1

Every lot

37 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	1,566	110.79/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,735	15
Steers	—	Choice	1,617	103.92/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,680	10
Steers	—	Select	1,718	96.48/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,658	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,400	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,302	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,427	74.55/cwt	63.00–80.00	1,064	5
Bulls	—	—	1,690	86.99/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,470	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	33.60/cwt	31.00–36.00	366	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	55.58/cwt	53.50–57.50	612	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	45.61/cwt	42.50–50.00	522	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	59.74/cwt	59.00–60.50	742	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	54.44/cwt	48.50–58.50	725	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,609	54.02/cwt	51.00–55.50	869	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,816	60.00/cwt	58.50–63.00	1,090	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,388	76.27/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,059	3
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,505	68.98/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,038	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,426	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,091	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	164	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	88	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	66	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	75.11/cwt	70.00–80.00	71	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	94	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	66	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	185.00/cwt	165.00–205.00	185	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	100	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	65	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	75	155.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	116	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	76	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	87	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	76	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	53	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	84	112.01/cwt	105.00–115.00	94	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	87	94.89/cwt	85.00–105.00	83	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	102.18/cwt	95.00–115.00	95	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	83.23/cwt	70.00–100.00	79	8
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	204	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	105.02/cwt	95.00–110.00	109	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	106	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	95	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	107	67.48/cwt	65.00–70.00	72	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	112	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	56	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	105.80/cwt	100.00–110.00	121	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	124	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	112	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 May 4, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 435Last week 605Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 263Last week 232Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter heifers had no trend available.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold

10.00-20.00 lower. 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
7	—	93	95.00–115.00	102.18
6	—	114	100.00–110.00	105.80
5	—	104	95.00–110.00	105.02
5	—	84	105.00–115.00	112.01
1	—	124	90.00	90.00
1	—	76	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	95	70.00–100.00	83.23
2	—	87	85.00–105.00	94.89
1	—	106	90.00	90.00
1	—	76	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	107	65.00–70.00	67.48
1	—	112	50.00	50.00
1	—	94	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	150.00–160.00	155.07
1	—	102	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	70.00–80.00	75.11
1	—	100	65.00	65.00
1	—	88	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	205.00	205.00
2	—	100	165.00–205.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,609	51.00–55.50	54.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,331	48.50–58.50	54.44
4	—	1,242	59.00–60.50	59.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,089	31.00–36.00	33.60
15	—	1,145	42.50–50.00	45.61
3	—	1,102	53.50–57.50	55.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,816	58.50–63.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,566	108.00–115.00	110.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,718	93.00–100.00	96.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,617	100.00–106.00	103.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,505	67.00–71.00	68.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,388	72.00–80.00	76.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,426	76.50	76.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,690	80.00–100.00	86.99
5	—	1,427	63.00–80.00	74.55

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.