Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-09-07

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-07

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Sep 7

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

← Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

286 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 317▼ 142 vs year ago 428 · −33.2%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

324 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 401▲ 324 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. 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	—	Average	1,688	91.11	1,538	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,931	64.34	1,242	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	60.39	942	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	58.70	759	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	42.39	487	17
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,412	84.00	1,186	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,631	76.99	1,256	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,295	70.07	907	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,373	107.87	1,481	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,447	103.31	1,495	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,565	114.25	1,788	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,469	109.74	1,612	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,419	106.37	1,509	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	141.94/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 2	89	92.77/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	86	42.09/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	87	144.99/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	88	40.00/cwt	1

Every lot

38 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	1,419	106.37/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,509	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,469	109.74/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,612	9
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,565	114.25/cwt	112.00–116.50	1,788	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,373	107.87/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,481	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,447	103.31/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,495	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,592	83.86/cwt	71.00–90.00	1,335	6
Bulls	—	—	1,804	99.81/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,801	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	32.62/cwt	28.00–39.00	346	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	62.81/cwt	60.00–65.00	735	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	53.82/cwt	53.00–55.00	644	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	47.26/cwt	44.50–50.50	574	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	56.94/cwt	52.50–60.00	766	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	60.39/cwt	56.50–62.00	942	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,931	64.34/cwt	64.00–65.00	1,242	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,295	70.07/cwt	69.00–71.00	907	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,412	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,186	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,631	76.99/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,256	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	66	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	20	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	83	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	191	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	88	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	35	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	166	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	93	57.47/cwt	55.00–60.00	53	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	230	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	74	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	133	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	74	63.38/cwt	55.00–70.00	47	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	202	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	88.48/cwt	70.00–110.00	75	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	108.32/cwt	105.00–110.00	94	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	88	40.00/cwt	35.00–45.00	35	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	91	60.22/cwt	40.00–80.00	55	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	118.87/cwt	100.00–135.00	112	8
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	206	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	98	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	113	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	225	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	111.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	114	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	106	138.01/cwt	125.00–150.00	146	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	144.08/cwt	135.00–155.00	161	6

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 →

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 286Last week 317Year ago 428

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 324Last week 401Year ago 0

steady. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	88	35.00–45.00	40.00
2	—	91	40.00–80.00	60.22
1	—	74	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	70.00–110.00	88.48
3	—	102	110.00–115.00	111.63
2	—	98	110.00–120.00	115.00
3	—	74	55.00–70.00	63.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	106	125.00–150.00	138.01
8	—	94	100.00–135.00	118.87
6	—	112	135.00–155.00	144.08
3	—	87	105.00–110.00	108.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	180.00	180.00
1	—	84	240.00	240.00
1	—	96	215.00	215.00
1	—	100	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	230.00	230.00
1	—	100	230.00	230.00
1	—	92	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	55.00–60.00	57.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	40.00	40.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,931	64.00–65.00	64.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,215	44.50–50.50	47.26
3	—	1,197	53.00–55.00	53.82
7	—	1,061	28.00–39.00	32.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,346	52.50–60.00	56.94
3	—	1,170	60.00–65.00	62.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,560	56.50–62.00	60.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,419	105.00–110.00	106.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,469	107.00–113.00	109.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,565	112.00–116.50	114.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,447	101.00–108.00	103.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	107.00–109.00	107.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	69.00–71.00	70.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,412	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,631	73.00–81.00	76.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,592	71.00–90.00	83.86
5	—	1,804	95.00–104.00	99.81

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.