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Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Jul 27

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

419 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 304▲ 116 vs year ago 303 · +38.3%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

346 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 373▼ 40 vs year ago 386 · −10.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter

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

cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold 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	—	High	1,889	91.58	1,730	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,637	67.03	1,097	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	64.16	813	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,639	63.34	1,038	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,083	46.85	507	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,564	77.52	1,212	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,400	87.25	1,222	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,539	81.58	1,256	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,553	107.48	1,669	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,314	103.50	1,360	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,556	110.51	1,720	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,524	105.31	1,605	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,455	97.81	1,423	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	120.65/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	93	70.09/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	95	27.50/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	92	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	94	172.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	90	30.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	77	15.00/cwt	2

Every lot

40 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	1,455	97.81/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,423	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,524	105.31/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,605	9
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,556	110.51/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,720	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,314	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,360	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,553	107.48/cwt	106.50–108.50	1,669	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,815	79.10/cwt	76.50–84.00	1,436	2
Bulls	—	—	1,926	97.82/cwt	89.00–112.00	1,884	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	38.13/cwt	25.00–42.00	367	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	55.80/cwt	53.00–57.50	627	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	48.15/cwt	43.00–50.50	556	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	59.30/cwt	55.50–63.00	740	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	68.21/cwt	63.50–74.50	876	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,614	61.15/cwt	60.00–64.00	987	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,637	67.03/cwt	66.50–67.50	1,097	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,688	67.73/cwt	66.00–69.50	1,143	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,400	87.25/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,222	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,539	81.58/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,256	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,564	77.52/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,212	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	72	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	90	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	27	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	200.00/cwt	180.00–215.00	186	4
Heifers	—	Number 1	100	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	60	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	74	137.50/cwt	120.00–155.00	102	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	76	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	42	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	29	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	176	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	51.73/cwt	45.00–55.00	43	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	70.28/cwt	60.00–80.00	60	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	212.34/cwt	205.00–220.00	195	2
Bulls	—	Utility	92	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	72.14/cwt	60.00–80.00	68	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	98.50/cwt	85.00–115.00	94	9
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	205	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	101	90.10/cwt	80.00–100.00	91	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	119.47/cwt	100.00–145.00	123	11
Bulls	—	Number 3	108	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	22	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	99	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	114	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	222	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	122	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	207	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 Jul 27, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 419Last week 304Year ago 303

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 346Last week 373Year ago 386

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter

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

cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold steady. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	93	180.00–215.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	15.00	15.00
1	—	72	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	195.00	195.00
1	—	100	205.00	205.00
2	—	92	205.00–220.00	212.34
2	—	74	120.00–155.00	137.50
1	—	122	170.00	170.00
1	—	84	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	35.00	35.00
1	—	108	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	94	60.00–80.00	72.14
3	—	84	45.00–55.00	51.73
1	—	110	90.00	90.00
1	—	76	55.00	55.00
2	—	101	80.00–100.00	90.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	103	100.00–145.00	119.47
9	—	95	85.00–115.00	98.50
6	—	85	60.00–80.00	70.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,124	53.00–57.50	55.80
6	—	1,155	43.00–50.50	48.15
5	—	963	25.00–42.00	38.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,688	66.00–69.50	67.73
4	—	1,614	60.00–64.00	61.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,637	66.50–67.50	67.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,284	63.50–74.50	68.21
10	—	1,248	55.50–63.00	59.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,553	106.50–108.50	107.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,314	103.50	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	92.00–104.00	97.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,556	108.00–114.00	110.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,524	100.00–108.00	105.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	86.00–88.00	87.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,539	79.00–85.00	81.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,564	74.00–80.00	77.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,926	89.00–112.00	97.82
2	—	1,815	76.50–84.00	79.10

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.