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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-06

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Jul 6

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

354 head

▲ 199 vs last sale 155▲ 6 vs year ago 348 · +1.7%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

349 head

▲ 114 vs last sale 235▲ 25 vs year ago 324 · +7.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter

holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter

cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. 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	1,618	88.04	1,424	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,734	65.11	1,129	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,818	63.01	1,146	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,396	58.60	818	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,152	43.97	507	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,593	68.21	1,087	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,537	84.16	1,294	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,558	80.77	1,258	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,293	78.89	1,020	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,242	109.00	1,354	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,359	105.13	1,429	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,601	108.84	1,743	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,475	105.36	1,554	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,309	99.08	1,297	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	127.82/cwt	33
Bulls	Number 2	98	85.13/cwt	36
Bulls	Number 3	89	44.43/cwt	30
Bulls	Utility	75	15.94/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	90	145.84/cwt	15
Heifers	Number 2	84	72.19/cwt	7
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70	12.66/cwt	6

Every lot

66 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	1,309	99.08/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,297	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,475	105.36/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,554	8
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,601	108.84/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,743	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,242	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,354	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,359	105.13/cwt	105.00–105.50	1,429	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,437	85.71/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,232	5
Bulls	—	—	1,602	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	721	1
Bulls	—	—	1,771	97.15/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,721	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	54.19/cwt	53.50–55.00	527	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	48.08/cwt	44.00–52.00	547	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	50.28/cwt	46.00–54.00	579	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,243	34.94/cwt	31.00–42.00	434	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	58.17/cwt	54.00–61.50	832	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,434	63.85/cwt	63.00–65.00	916	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,734	65.11/cwt	64.00–67.00	1,129	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,818	63.01/cwt	58.00–65.00	1,146	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,293	78.89/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,020	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,537	84.16/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,294	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,558	80.77/cwt	79.00–83.50	1,258	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,593	68.21/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,087	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	63	5.32/cwt	5.00–6.00	3	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	68	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	119	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	71	107.39/cwt	100.00–115.00	76	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	72	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	29	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	74	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	81	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	74	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	75	183.60/cwt	155.00–210.00	138	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	82	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	49	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	83	50.12/cwt	40.00–60.00	42	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	206.75/cwt	200.00–210.00	174	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	180	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	92	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	51	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	103	75.15/cwt	60.00–90.00	77	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	104	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	68	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	105	192.57/cwt	185.00–200.00	202	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	120	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	102	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	62	15.32/cwt	5.00–25.00	9	2
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	66	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	13	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	68	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	24	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	72	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	119	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	75	24.89/cwt	15.00–45.00	19	5
Bulls	—	Number 3Crossbred	76	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	39	1
Bulls	—	Utility	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	83	38.97/cwt	25.00–50.00	32	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	72.16/cwt	50.00–90.00	61	6
Bulls	—	Number 2Crossbred	85	68.12/cwt	50.00–85.00	58	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	86	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	120	1
Bulls	—	Utility	88	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	92	93.09/cwt	85.00–100.00	86	5
Bulls	—	Utility	92	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	23	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	93	56.68/cwt	30.00–80.00	53	11
Bulls	—	Number 2Crossbred	94	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	52	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	183.15/cwt	145.00–210.00	174	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	85.16/cwt	70.00–100.00	81	9
Bulls	—	Number 3Crossbred	98	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	111.14/cwt	100.00–120.00	114	9
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	57.79/cwt	40.00–90.00	60	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	96.11/cwt	85.00–105.00	101	13
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	108	202.50/cwt	190.00–215.00	219	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	111	94.82/cwt	80.00–105.00	105	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	112	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	56	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	107.25/cwt	90.00–120.00	122	9
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	115	172.17/cwt	160.00–185.00	198	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	128	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	115	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

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 354Last week 155Year ago 348

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 349Last week 235Year ago 324

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter

holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter

cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold steady-5.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	15.00	15.00
1	—	76	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00
1	—	88	10.00	10.00
1	—	92	25.00	25.00
2	—	62	5.00–25.00	15.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	93	30.00–80.00	56.68
4	—	104	40.00–90.00	57.79
6	—	83	25.00–50.00	38.97
5	—	75	15.00–45.00	24.89
1	—	112	50.00	50.00
1	—	68	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	50.00–85.00	68.12
1	—	94	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	105	85.00–105.00	96.11
9	—	95	70.00–100.00	85.16
6	—	85	50.00–90.00	72.16
3	—	111	80.00–105.00	94.82
1	—	128	90.00	90.00
1	—	78	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	95	145.00–210.00	183.15
2	—	115	160.00–185.00	172.17
2	—	108	190.00–215.00	202.50
1	—	72	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	114	90.00–120.00	107.25
9	—	103	100.00–120.00	111.14
5	—	92	85.00–100.00	93.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	60.00	60.00
1	—	92	55.00	55.00
1	—	120	85.00	85.00
2	—	104	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	175.00	175.00
1	—	90	200.00	200.00
2	—	75	155.00–210.00	183.60
2	—	105	185.00–200.00	192.57
3	—	84	200.00–210.00	206.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	40.00	40.00
2	—	83	40.00–60.00	50.12
2	—	103	60.00–90.00	75.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	71	100.00–115.00	107.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	20.00	20.00
2	—	74	20.00	20.00
3	—	63	5.00–6.00	5.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,151	46.00–54.00	50.28
10	—	1,430	54.00–61.50	58.17
4	—	1,434	63.00–65.00	63.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,818	58.00–65.00	63.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	972	53.50–55.00	54.19
5	—	1,243	31.00–42.00	34.94
6	—	1,137	44.00–52.00	48.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,734	64.00–67.00	65.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,242	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,359	105.00–105.50	105.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,309	93.00–104.00	99.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,601	107.00–111.00	108.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,475	103.00–108.00	105.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	83.00–85.00	84.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	77.00–81.00	78.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,558	79.00–83.50	80.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,602	45.00	45.00
6	—	1,771	91.00–100.00	97.15
5	—	1,437	83.00–88.00	85.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	65.00–72.00	68.21

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.