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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Oct 26

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

700 head

▲ 247 vs last sale 453▲ 221 vs year ago 479 · +46.1%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

402 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 433▲ 139 vs year ago 263 · +52.9%

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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	1,722	77.81	1,340	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,682	56.78	955	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,734	53.50	928	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,347	48.18	649	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	34.73	404	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,410	76.00	1,072	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,282	73.00	936	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,552	71.35	1,107	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,407	110.00	1,548	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,297	108.27	1,404	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,176	92.14	1,084	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,611	111.09	1,790	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,468	106.55	1,564	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,239	96.38	1,194	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	127.39/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 2	95	78.16/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	91	31.81/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	76	10.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	93	92.84/cwt	7

Every lot

42 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	1,239	96.38/cwt	84.00–111.00	1,194	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,468	106.55/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,564	14
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,611	111.09/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,790	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,176	92.14/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,084	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,297	108.27/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,404	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,407	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,548	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,631	72.06/cwt	54.00–77.50	1,175	7
Bulls	—	—	1,880	87.88/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,652	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	34.73/cwt	20.00–47.50	404	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	55.19/cwt	51.50–59.00	732	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	45.55/cwt	39.00–52.00	617	16
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,682	56.78/cwt	56.00–57.50	955	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,734	53.50/cwt	49.00–56.50	928	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,282	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	936	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,552	71.35/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,107	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,410	76.00/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,072	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	197.38/cwt	195.00–200.00	166	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	88	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	22	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	136	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	98	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	25	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	103	30.05/cwt	25.00–35.00	31	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	—	Utility	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	75	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	23	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	76	44.87/cwt	40.00–50.00	34	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	81	30.06/cwt	25.00–35.00	24	2
Bulls	—	Utility	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	55.12/cwt	50.00–65.00	46	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	83.33/cwt	80.00–90.00	72	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	183	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	38.03/cwt	25.00–50.00	36	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	115.25/cwt	90.00–140.00	109	11
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	76.95/cwt	65.00–110.00	73	6
Bulls	—	Utility	98	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	130.35/cwt	100.00–145.00	134	10
Bulls	—	Number 3	103	27.57/cwt	25.00–30.00	28	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	185.29/cwt	170.00–200.00	193	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	102.90/cwt	80.00–120.00	107	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	111	100.18/cwt	80.00–120.00	111	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	112	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	39	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	148	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	120	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	210	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.

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Oct 26, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 700Last week 453Year ago 479

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 402Last week 433Year ago 263

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	103	100.00–145.00	130.35
11	—	95	90.00–140.00	115.25
2	—	114	130.00	130.00
3	—	86	80.00–90.00	83.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	20.00	20.00
1	—	82	10.00	10.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
2	—	65	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	170.00–200.00	185.29
1	—	94	195.00	195.00
1	—	120	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	76	40.00–50.00	44.87
2	—	111	80.00–120.00	100.18
3	—	84	50.00–65.00	55.12
4	—	104	80.00–120.00	102.90
6	—	95	65.00–110.00	76.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	81	25.00–35.00	30.06
2	—	94	25.00–50.00	38.03
1	—	112	35.00	35.00
2	—	75	30.00	30.00
2	—	103	25.00–30.00	27.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	25.00–35.00	30.05
1	—	88	25.00	25.00
1	—	98	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	145.00	145.00
2	—	84	195.00–200.00	197.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,631	54.00–77.50	72.06
4	—	1,880	85.00–93.00	87.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,239	84.00–111.00	96.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,611	109.00–116.00	111.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,468	95.00–113.00	106.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,176	87.00–98.00	92.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,407	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,297	107.00–110.00	108.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,552	69.00–74.00	71.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,282	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,410	70.00–81.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,682	56.00–57.50	56.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,164	20.00–47.50	34.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,734	49.00–56.50	53.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,327	51.50–59.00	55.19
16	—	1,355	39.00–52.00	45.55

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.