Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-05-11

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-11

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, May 11

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

488 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 435▲ 116 vs year ago 372 · +31.2%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

300 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 263▲ 50 vs year ago 250 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 4.00-6.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold

5.00-10.00 lower. All prices per cwt. No report available on cows.

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	1,740	97.78	1,702	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,464	83.00	1,215	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,294	83.25	1,077	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,485	112.71	1,674	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,496	106.46	1,593	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,460	101.00	1,475	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,580	115.71	1,828	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,571	109.19	1,715	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,431	103.26	1,478	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	104.14/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	95	76.10/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	89	43.14/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 1	92	125.48/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 2	84	55.00/cwt	1

Every lot

34 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	1,431	103.26/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,478	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,571	109.19/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,715	13
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,580	115.71/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,828	18
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,460	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,475	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,485	112.71/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,674	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,496	106.46/cwt	105.00–107.50	1,593	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,623	85.33/cwt	77.00–92.50	1,385	2
Bulls	—	—	1,799	104.00/cwt	95.00–118.00	1,871	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,294	83.25/cwt	83.00–83.50	1,077	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,464	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,215	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	70	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	91	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	162.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	136	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	84	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	46	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	86	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	60	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	92	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	60	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	150	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	153	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	124	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	161	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	72	37.57/cwt	35.00–40.00	27	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	39	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	32.32/cwt	25.00–40.00	27	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	185.95/cwt	165.00–205.00	156	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	66.28/cwt	60.00–75.00	56	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	78.40/cwt	70.00–85.00	67	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	162.50/cwt	135.00–190.00	146	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	86.79/cwt	80.00–95.00	82	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	75.16/cwt	50.00–90.00	71	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	98	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	29	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	87.29/cwt	65.00–100.00	90	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	103	58.45/cwt	50.00–70.00	60	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	96.71/cwt	90.00–100.00	101	9
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	103.00/cwt	95.00–115.00	115	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	91	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	116	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	180	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 11, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 488Last week 435Year ago 372

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 300Last week 263Year ago 250

5.00-10.00 lower. All prices per cwt. No report available on cows.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	160.00	160.00
2	—	84	160.00–165.00	162.38
1	—	124	130.00	130.00
1	—	102	150.00	150.00
1	—	70	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	92	65.00	65.00
1	—	86	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	165.00–205.00	185.95
1	—	116	155.00	155.00
2	—	90	135.00–190.00	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	30.00	30.00
3	—	103	50.00–70.00	58.45
2	—	82	25.00–40.00	32.32
2	—	72	35.00–40.00	37.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	103	65.00–100.00	87.29
6	—	95	50.00–90.00	75.16
4	—	84	60.00–75.00	66.28
1	—	114	80.00	80.00
1	—	78	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	104	90.00–100.00	96.71
6	—	94	80.00–95.00	86.79
6	—	86	70.00–85.00	78.40
5	—	112	95.00–115.00	103.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,496	105.00–107.50	106.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,485	108.00–118.00	112.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,431	100.00–107.00	103.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,580	113.00–119.00	115.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,571	106.00–112.00	109.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,294	83.00–83.50	83.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,464	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,799	95.00–118.00	104.00
2	—	1,623	77.00–92.50	85.33

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.