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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Aug 3

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

418 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 419▼ 70 vs year ago 488 · −14.3%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

374 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 346▲ 24 vs year ago 350 · +6.9%

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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	—	Low	1,571	93.00	1,461	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,755	67.47	1,184	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,730	65.28	1,129	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,413	64.91	917	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	45.10	509	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,566	81.00	1,268	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,573	87.97	1,384	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,536	82.25	1,263	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,235	75.36	931	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,419	107.25	1,522	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,308	104.29	1,364	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,354	90.07	1,220	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,618	114.10	1,846	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,428	108.29	1,546	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,369	101.56	1,390	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	134.73/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 2	98	94.35/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	95	41.79/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	68	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	96	124.92/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	79	15.00/cwt	2

Every lot

46 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	1,369	101.56/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,390	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,428	108.29/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,546	15
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,618	114.10/cwt	112.00–115.50	1,846	8
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,308	104.29/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,364	3
Heifers	—	Select	1,354	90.07/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,220	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,419	107.25/cwt	107.00–107.50	1,522	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,004	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	643	1
Bulls	—	—	1,607	99.16/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,594	5
Bulls	—	—	1,627	92.74/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,509	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	36.37/cwt	26.00–43.00	386	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	60.03/cwt	56.50–63.50	680	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,207	50.31/cwt	46.00–55.50	607	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	70.38/cwt	67.00–75.00	958	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	59.43/cwt	55.50–62.50	871	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,656	66.70/cwt	66.00–67.50	1,105	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,755	67.47/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,184	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,774	64.43/cwt	61.00–66.00	1,143	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,235	75.36/cwt	75.00–76.00	931	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,536	82.25/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,263	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,573	87.97/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,384	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,566	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,268	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	84	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	29	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	91	219.89/cwt	210.00–230.00	200	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	66	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	210	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	103	67.28/cwt	60.00–75.00	69	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	104	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	114	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	70	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	39	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	180	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	84	83.81/cwt	70.00–100.00	70	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	37.59/cwt	35.00–40.00	32	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	88	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	75	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	90	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	23	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	211.67/cwt	195.00–220.00	195	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	111.84/cwt	95.00–130.00	106	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	97	97.53/cwt	95.00–100.00	95	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	224	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	121.92/cwt	110.00–130.00	127	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	105.00/cwt	95.00–115.00	109	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	50.19/cwt	25.00–70.00	52	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	129.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	145	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	113	104.87/cwt	100.00–110.00	119	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	150	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 Aug 3, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 418Last week 419Year ago 488

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 374Last week 346Year ago 350

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$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	35.00	35.00
1	—	94	70.00	70.00
2	—	103	60.00–75.00	67.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
1	—	82	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	210.00	210.00
2	—	91	210.00–230.00	219.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	104	25.00–70.00	50.19
1	—	90	25.00	25.00
2	—	85	35.00–40.00	37.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	55.00	55.00
2	—	113	100.00–110.00	104.87
2	—	104	95.00–115.00	105.00
2	—	97	95.00–100.00	97.53
1	—	88	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	112	125.00–135.00	129.91
3	—	84	70.00–100.00	83.81
5	—	104	110.00–130.00	121.92
7	—	95	95.00–130.00	111.84
1	—	120	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	220.00	220.00
3	—	92	195.00–220.00	211.67
1	—	104	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,207	46.00–55.50	50.31
2	—	1,133	56.50–63.50	60.03
7	—	1,060	26.00–43.00	36.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	67.00–68.00	67.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,361	67.00–75.00	70.38
7	—	1,465	55.50–62.50	59.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,656	66.00–67.50	66.70
5	—	1,774	61.00–66.00	64.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,004	64.00	64.00
7	—	1,627	88.00–95.00	92.74
5	—	1,607	97.00–102.00	99.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,419	107.00–107.50	107.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,354	89.00–91.00	90.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,308	103.00–105.00	104.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,428	104.00–112.00	108.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,369	94.00–105.00	101.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,618	112.00–115.50	114.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	75.00–76.00	75.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	87.00–89.00	87.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,536	80.00–86.00	82.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,566	81.00	81.00

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.