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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Nov 2

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

← Oct 26Nov 2Nov 9 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

462 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 453▲ 54 vs year ago 408 · +13.2%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

410 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 433▲ 92 vs year ago 318 · +28.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold mostly steady.

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold 10.00-15.00 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	—	High	1,665	86.25	1,436	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,772	60.88	1,079	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,710	57.72	987	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,372	57.47	789	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,163	46.02	535	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,516	85.00	1,289	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	77.60	1,024	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,638	85.22	1,396	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,771	79.20	1,403	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,478	71.00	1,049	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,303	108.27	1,411	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,256	101.21	1,271	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,236	92.32	1,141	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,625	109.69	1,782	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,428	104.61	1,494	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,357	98.44	1,336	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	109.29/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	99	78.24/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	91	24.88/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	69	7.50/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	88	137.53/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	92	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot

41 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	1,357	98.44/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,336	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,428	104.61/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,494	13
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,625	109.69/cwt	108.00–113.50	1,782	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,236	92.32/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,141	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,256	101.21/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,271	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,303	108.27/cwt	108.00–108.50	1,411	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,508	75.32/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,136	2
Bulls	—	—	1,728	90.62/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,566	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	33.74/cwt	28.00–37.00	383	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	44.85/cwt	39.00–49.50	520	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,177	51.93/cwt	50.00–56.50	611	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,371	61.08/cwt	59.50–61.50	837	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	56.02/cwt	53.00–58.50	769	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,693	56.30/cwt	54.50–58.00	953	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,762	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,092	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,772	60.88/cwt	57.50–63.00	1,079	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,320	77.60/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,024	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,516	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,289	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,478	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,049	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,638	85.22/cwt	80.00–89.50	1,396	8
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,771	79.20/cwt	77.50–81.00	1,403	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	70	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	49	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	136	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	92	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	156	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Utility	73	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	83	115.54/cwt	100.00–130.00	96	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	19.76/cwt	15.00–25.00	17	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	44.65/cwt	30.00–60.00	38	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	85.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	74	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	96.63/cwt	80.00–115.00	91	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	93.77/cwt	75.00–105.00	89	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	84.71/cwt	50.00–105.00	88	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	105	152.62/cwt	140.00–165.00	160	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	119.97/cwt	105.00–125.00	126	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	66	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	118.17/cwt	110.00–125.00	135	8
Bulls	—	Number 3	122	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	61	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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 462Last week 453Year ago 408

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 410Last week 433Year ago 318

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

holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold mostly steady.

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	76.00–79.00	77.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,516	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	28.00–37.00	33.74
8	—	1,177	50.00–56.50	51.93
9	—	1,159	39.00–49.50	44.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,762	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,693	54.50–58.00	56.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,371	59.50–61.50	61.08
10	—	1,373	53.00–58.50	56.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,772	57.50–63.00	60.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,728	86.00–94.00	90.62
2	—	1,508	71.00–79.00	75.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,638	80.00–89.50	85.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,771	77.50–81.00	79.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,478	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,236	86.00–100.00	92.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	108.00–108.50	108.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,256	96.00–105.00	101.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,357	92.00–103.00	98.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,428	101.00–109.00	104.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,625	108.00–113.50	109.69

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	100.00–130.00	115.54
2	—	105	140.00–165.00	152.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	114	110.00–125.00	118.17
7	—	94	80.00–115.00	96.63
6	—	87	80.00–90.00	85.00
6	—	105	105.00–125.00	119.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	86	30.00–60.00	44.65
6	—	104	50.00–105.00	84.71
3	—	95	75.00–105.00	93.77
1	—	110	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
2	—	73	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	15.00–25.00	19.76
1	—	122	50.00	50.00
1	—	72	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	96	160.00–165.00	162.55
1	—	88	155.00	155.00
1	—	70	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	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.