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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Oct 12

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

500 head

▲ 86 vs last sale 414▲ 159 vs year ago 341 · +46.6%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

402 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 410▲ 52 vs year ago 350 · +14.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00-4.00 lower.

Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 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	—	High	1,626	78.02	1,269	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,697	52.28	887	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,335	49.59	662	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,155	37.79	436	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,553	62.33	968	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,494	82.93	1,239	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,484	78.24	1,161	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,580	64.37	1,017	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,377	103.59	1,426	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,312	93.93	1,232	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,604	113.90	1,827	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,540	107.33	1,653	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,365	95.72	1,307	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	124.04/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 2	97	89.31/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	86	24.99/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	71	8.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	97	112.85/cwt	9

Every lot

35 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	1,365	95.72/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,307	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,540	107.33/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,653	16
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,604	113.90/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,827	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,312	93.93/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,232	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,377	103.59/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,426	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,514	74.20/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,123	6
Bulls	—	—	1,760	82.61/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,454	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	33.46/cwt	31.00–36.00	377	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	41.16/cwt	37.00–44.00	484	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	48.61/cwt	45.00–53.00	639	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	54.48/cwt	54.00–55.00	781	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,697	52.28/cwt	51.00–53.50	887	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,484	78.24/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,161	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,494	82.93/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,239	9
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,580	64.37/cwt	52.00–73.00	1,017	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,553	62.33/cwt	59.00–67.00	968	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	90	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	32	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	182.65/cwt	170.00–190.00	174	4
Heifers	—	Number 1	100	26.67/cwt	20.00–35.00	27	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	173	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	75	16.64/cwt	10.00–20.00	12	3
Bulls	—	Utility	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	27.50/cwt	20.00–35.00	23	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	76.95/cwt	60.00–90.00	65	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	93.75/cwt	85.00–100.00	81	8
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	190.11/cwt	185.00–195.00	177	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	108.62/cwt	100.00–120.00	102	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	86.57/cwt	60.00–115.00	81	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	96	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	24	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	105.10/cwt	95.00–110.00	107	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	133.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	139	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	130.91/cwt	120.00–140.00	147	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	118	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	53	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	126	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	113	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 Oct 12, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 500Last week 414Year ago 341

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 402Last week 410Year ago 350

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

holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00-4.00 lower.

Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold steady. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,312	87.00–100.00	93.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,377	103.00–105.00	103.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,127	31.00–36.00	33.46
9	—	1,176	37.00–44.00	41.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	54.00–55.00	54.48
15	—	1,315	45.00–53.00	48.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,697	51.00–53.50	52.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,760	82.00–86.00	82.61
6	—	1,514	68.00–78.00	74.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,604	112.00–115.00	113.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,540	103.00–110.00	107.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,365	91.00–102.00	95.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,484	74.00–81.00	78.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	52.00–73.00	64.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,494	79.00–86.00	82.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,553	59.00–67.00	62.33

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	170.00	170.00
4	—	95	170.00–190.00	182.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	35.00	35.00
3	—	100	20.00–35.00	26.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	95.00–110.00	105.10
3	—	85	60.00–90.00	76.95
4	—	94	60.00–115.00	86.57
1	—	126	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	25.00	25.00
1	—	118	45.00	45.00
3	—	75	10.00–20.00	16.64
2	—	82	20.00–35.00	27.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	86	85.00–100.00	93.75
3	—	94	100.00–120.00	108.62
5	—	112	120.00–140.00	130.91
6	—	104	130.00–140.00	133.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	185.00–195.00	190.11

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	10.00	10.00

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.