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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Oct 5

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

373 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 414▲ 373 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

419 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 410▲ 419 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 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers had no trend available. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold

5.00-15.00 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	—	Average	1,690	85.63	1,448	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,846	59.00	1,089	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,702	55.20	940	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,375	53.36	734	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,143	42.20	482	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,431	67.69	969	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,442	94.13	1,357	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,569	79.72	1,251	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,451	65.10	945	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,332	113.27	1,509	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,289	107.74	1,389	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,394	102.00	1,422	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,421	115.76	1,645	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,338	109.94	1,471	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,358	103.38	1,404	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	123.60/cwt	35
Bulls	Number 2	98	100.53/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	85	32.53/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	76	6.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	86	131.32/cwt	8

Every lot

43 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	1,338	109.94/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,471	6
Steers	—	Select	1,358	103.38/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,404	4
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,421	115.76/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,645	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,289	107.74/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,389	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,332	113.27/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,509	3
Heifers	—	Select	1,394	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,422	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,549	81.33/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,260	8
Bulls	—	—	1,879	91.37/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,717	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	33.30/cwt	26.00–38.00	350	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	45.89/cwt	41.00–49.00	543	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,227	51.40/cwt	50.00–53.50	631	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	51.93/cwt	47.50–54.50	709	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,419	59.53/cwt	59.00–60.00	845	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,702	55.20/cwt	54.50–56.50	940	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,846	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	1,089	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,442	94.13/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,357	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,451	65.10/cwt	55.00–72.00	945	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,569	79.72/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,251	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,431	67.69/cwt	60.00–73.00	969	5
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	62	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	74	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	125	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	151	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	92	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	37	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	168.53/cwt	155.00–175.00	157	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	68	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	70	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	109	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	74	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	75	27.60/cwt	20.00–35.00	21	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	80	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	36	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	84	89.23/cwt	85.00–100.00	75	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	69.77/cwt	60.00–80.00	60	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	150	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	92	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	108.79/cwt	90.00–135.00	102	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	97	95.34/cwt	70.00–110.00	92	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	165	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	113.37/cwt	100.00–120.00	117	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	130.22/cwt	100.00–145.00	135	13
Bulls	—	Number 3	106	42.50/cwt	30.00–55.00	45	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	136.02/cwt	125.00–145.00	156	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	150	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	122	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	183	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 373Last week 414Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 419Last week 410Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers had no trend available. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold

5.00-15.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	50.00–53.50	51.40
6	—	1,052	26.00–38.00	33.30
7	—	1,184	41.00–49.00	45.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,419	59.00–60.00	59.53
13	—	1,365	47.50–54.50	51.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,846	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,702	54.50–56.50	55.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,421	114.00–117.00	115.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,358	101.00–107.00	103.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,338	109.00–111.00	109.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,569	75.00–85.00	79.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,451	55.00–72.00	65.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,442	93.00–95.00	94.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,549	77.00–88.00	81.33
6	—	1,879	89.00–94.00	91.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,394	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	112.00–115.00	113.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,289	106.00–109.00	107.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,431	60.00–73.00	67.69

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	180.00	180.00
1	—	76	165.00	165.00
3	—	93	155.00–175.00	168.53
1	—	62	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	92	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	170.00	170.00
1	—	122	150.00	150.00
1	—	70	155.00	155.00
1	—	100	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	45.00	45.00
1	—	68	10.00	10.00
2	—	106	30.00–55.00	42.50
2	—	75	20.00–35.00	27.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	84	85.00–100.00	89.23
6	—	94	90.00–135.00	108.79
13	—	104	100.00–145.00	130.22
5	—	115	125.00–145.00	136.02
1	—	120	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	10.00	10.00
1	—	74	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	97	70.00–110.00	95.34
2	—	86	60.00–80.00	69.77
6	—	103	100.00–120.00	113.37

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.