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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-20

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

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

304 head

▲ 155 vs last sale 149▲ 2 vs year ago 302 · +0.7%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

373 head

▲ 119 vs last sale 254▲ 51 vs year ago 322 · +15.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter

holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter

cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold mostly steady. 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	—	Average	1,510	87.44	1,320	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,270	73.10	928	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,654	60.15	995	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	59.84	763	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,195	43.95	525	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,502	88.00	1,322	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,584	87.50	1,386	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,496	78.28	1,171	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,319	71.00	936	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,459	106.92	1,560	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,530	100.55	1,538	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,491	110.56	1,648	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,374	107.03	1,471	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,540	100.53	1,548	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	112.49/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 2	95	87.01/cwt	57
Bulls	Number 3	86	52.73/cwt	18
Bulls	Replacements	90	40.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	71	11.19/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	93	139.31/cwt	20
Heifers	Number 2	80	71.25/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70	12.58/cwt	5

Every lot

56 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	1,374	107.03/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,471	6
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,491	110.56/cwt	107.00–114.50	1,648	7
Steers	—	Select	1,540	100.53/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,548	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,459	106.92/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,560	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,530	100.55/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,538	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,428	85.59/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,222	3
Bulls	—	—	1,756	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,633	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	31.09/cwt	22.00–39.00	364	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	48.18/cwt	45.00–52.50	576	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,242	54.87/cwt	52.00–58.50	681	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	57.64/cwt	55.00–61.00	727	12
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,270	73.10/cwt	72.00–74.00	928	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	64.23/cwt	61.50–68.50	834	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,654	60.15/cwt	58.00–62.50	995	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,319	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	936	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,496	78.28/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,171	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,502	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,322	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,584	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,386	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	62	8.00/cwt	8.00–8.00	5	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	72	13.72/cwt	10.00–20.00	10	4
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	74	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	148	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	78	25.00/cwt	15.00–35.00	20	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	80	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	28	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	84	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	168	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	86	33.77/cwt	30.00–40.00	29	4
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	224	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	57.12/cwt	45.00–65.00	54	5
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	230.81/cwt	230.00–235.00	219	6
Heifers	—	Number 1	100	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	60	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	103	232.86/cwt	220.00–245.00	240	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	64	9.28/cwt	6.00–15.00	6	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	68	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	20	1
Bulls	—	Utility	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	75	45.07/cwt	40.00–50.00	34	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	43	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	83	69.47/cwt	60.00–95.00	58	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	47.68/cwt	25.00–60.00	40	9
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	68.83/cwt	45.00–95.00	59	13
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	88	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	141	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Crossbred	88	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	57	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	88	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	53	1
Bulls	—	Replacements	90	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	36	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	91	242.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	221	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	93	65.99/cwt	45.00–85.00	61	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	88.84/cwt	65.00–110.00	84	24
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	99.58/cwt	90.00–110.00	95	9
Bulls	—	Utility	98	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	94.46/cwt	65.00–200.00	97	14
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	104	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	135	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	110.11/cwt	100.00–125.00	115	10
Bulls	—	Number 3	108	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	76	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	111	85.05/cwt	80.00–90.00	94	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	119.99/cwt	110.00–140.00	134	8
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	118	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	236	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	124	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	118	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	136	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	218	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.

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 304Last week 149Year ago 302

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 373Last week 254Year ago 322

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter

holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter

cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold mostly steady. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,319	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,496	74.00–84.00	78.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,540	98.00–105.00	100.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,491	107.00–114.50	110.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,374	104.00–110.00	107.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	97.00–104.00	100.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,459	105.00–109.00	106.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	72.00–74.00	73.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	22.00–39.00	31.09
7	—	1,196	45.00–52.50	48.18
2	—	1,242	52.00–58.50	54.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,262	55.00–61.00	57.64
6	—	1,299	61.50–68.50	64.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,654	58.00–62.50	60.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,502	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,584	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,428	81.00–90.00	85.59
1	—	1,756	93.00	93.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	72	10.00–20.00	13.72
1	—	62	8.00	8.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	78	15.00–35.00	25.00
1	—	80	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	95	230.00–235.00	230.81
2	—	103	220.00–245.00	232.86
1	—	88	255.00	255.00
1	—	74	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	94	45.00–65.00	57.12
4	—	86	30.00–40.00	33.77
1	—	100	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	64	6.00–15.00	9.28
1	—	98	20.00	20.00
1	—	72	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Replacements$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	84	25.00–60.00	47.68
5	—	93	45.00–85.00	65.99
2	—	75	40.00–50.00	45.07
1	—	108	70.00	70.00
1	—	68	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	136	160.00	160.00
1	—	88	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	94	65.00–110.00	88.84
14	—	103	65.00–200.00	94.46
13	—	85	45.00–95.00	68.83
2	—	111	80.00–90.00	85.05
1	—	78	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	91	240.00–245.00	242.53
1	—	118	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	130.00	130.00
1	—	88	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	104	100.00–125.00	110.11
9	—	95	90.00–110.00	99.58
8	—	112	110.00–140.00	119.99
5	—	83	60.00–95.00	69.47
1	—	124	95.00	95.00

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.