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Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, May 18

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

433 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 488▼ 15 vs year ago 448 · −3.3%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

261 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 300▼ 26 vs year ago 287 · −9.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers had no trend available. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: 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	—	Low	1,703	88.38	1,505	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,812	72.64	1,316	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,363	70.52	961	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,784	67.52	1,205	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,164	55.82	650	29
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,551	91.36	1,417	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,487	84.16	1,251	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,655	72.65	1,202	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,320	115.00	1,518	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,472	107.17	1,578	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,280	79.00	1,011	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,574	120.94	1,904	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,511	114.57	1,731	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,535	108.52	1,666	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	106.35/cwt	33
Bulls	Number 2	95	75.74/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	93	55.03/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	69	25.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	82	112.63/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	78	60.00/cwt	1

Every lot

41 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	1,511	114.57/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,731	15
Steers	—	Select	1,535	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,666	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,574	120.94/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,904	20
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,280	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,011	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,518	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,472	107.17/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,578	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,576	85.45/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,347	10
Bulls	—	—	1,807	69.83/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,262	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	96.68/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,774	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	37.07/cwt	33.00–45.00	375	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	62.42/cwt	57.00–68.00	703	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,246	52.80/cwt	47.00–56.50	658	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,359	72.38/cwt	67.00–77.00	984	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	64.00/cwt	61.00–67.50	883	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	69.26/cwt	68.50–70.00	1,205	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,802	66.83/cwt	65.50–68.00	1,204	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,812	72.64/cwt	69.50–74.50	1,316	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,487	84.16/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,251	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,551	91.36/cwt	88.00–105.00	1,417	6
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,655	72.65/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,202	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	60	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	48	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	70	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	70	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	78	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	47	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	185.35/cwt	170.00–200.00	159	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	95	62.53/cwt	60.00–65.00	59	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	68	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	70	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	21	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	77	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	46	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	78	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	62	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	78	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	35	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	87.55/cwt	80.00–95.00	74	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	62.55/cwt	60.00–65.00	59	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	91.54/cwt	80.00–100.00	87	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	78.04/cwt	75.00–85.00	74	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	229.62/cwt	220.00–240.00	239	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	100.38/cwt	90.00–110.00	104	11
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	83.62/cwt	70.00–95.00	87	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	106	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	53	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	90	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	103.04/cwt	95.00–110.00	118	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	116	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	215	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 18, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 433Last week 488Year ago 448

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 261Last week 300Year ago 287

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers had no trend available. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: 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
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,807	68.00–74.00	69.83
8	—	1,835	90.00–109.00	96.68
10	—	1,576	81.00–89.00	85.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,574	117.00–125.00	120.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	107.00–110.00	108.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,511	110.00–117.00	114.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,487	78.00–87.00	84.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	71.00–75.00	72.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,551	88.00–105.00	91.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,472	105.00–110.00	107.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,812	69.50–74.50	72.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,802	65.50–68.00	66.83
2	—	1,740	68.50–70.00	69.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,012	33.00–45.00	37.07
14	—	1,127	57.00–68.00	62.42
12	—	1,246	47.00–56.50	52.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,359	67.00–77.00	72.38
4	—	1,379	61.00–67.50	64.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	80.00	80.00
5	—	115	95.00–110.00	103.04
6	—	85	80.00–95.00	87.55
11	—	104	90.00–110.00	100.38
7	—	95	80.00–100.00	91.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	50.00	50.00
2	—	94	60.00–65.00	62.55
1	—	78	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	80.00	80.00
3	—	77	60.00	60.00
4	—	104	70.00–95.00	83.62
5	—	95	75.00–85.00	78.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	220.00–240.00	229.62
1	—	116	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	60.00–65.00	62.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	100.00	100.00
1	—	60	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	86	170.00–200.00	185.35

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.