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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-23

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Nov 23

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

558 head

▼ 111 vs last sale 669▲ 175 vs year ago 383 · +45.7%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

401 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 385▲ 0 vs year ago 401 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter holsteins had not enough to trend. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower.Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold steady-5.00 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	1,628	85.37	1,389	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,520	65.00	988	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,432	60.25	863	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,651	59.56	983	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,171	46.90	549	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,418	83.00	1,177	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,552	74.91	1,163	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,345	74.12	997	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,364	105.90	1,444	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,262	101.97	1,287	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,183	99.51	1,177	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,574	113.77	1,791	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,486	106.26	1,579	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,435	98.12	1,408	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	121.04/cwt	32
Bulls	Number 2	98	68.95/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	96	36.67/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	74	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	98	112.43/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	84	25.00/cwt	1

Every lot

40 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	1,435	98.12/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,408	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,486	106.26/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,579	10
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,574	113.77/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,791	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,183	99.51/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,177	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,262	101.97/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,287	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,364	105.90/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,444	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	63.74/cwt	55.00–70.00	942	2
Bulls	—	—	1,549	97.63/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,512	3
Bulls	—	—	1,895	88.60/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,679	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	37.96/cwt	37.00–39.00	419	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	52.41/cwt	49.00–57.00	616	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	43.16/cwt	40.00–46.50	511	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,396	62.04/cwt	60.00–64.50	866	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,474	58.17/cwt	54.50–59.50	857	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,520	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	988	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,651	59.56/cwt	58.50–60.50	983	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,418	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,177	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,552	74.91/cwt	65.00–81.00	1,163	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,345	74.12/cwt	72.00–76.00	997	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	84	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	21	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	92	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	28	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	130.71/cwt	75.00–180.00	122	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	120	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	168	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	72	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	112	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	76	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	23	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	31	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	83	83.04/cwt	60.00–90.00	69	7
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	181	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	43	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	175.81/cwt	150.00–200.00	164	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	101.47/cwt	85.00–120.00	94	8
Bulls	—	Number 2	97	71.79/cwt	55.00–90.00	70	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	118.27/cwt	105.00–125.00	121	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	70.62/cwt	10.00–100.00	73	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	184.81/cwt	175.00–195.00	192	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	106	40.00/cwt	35.00–45.00	42	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	111	120.03/cwt	110.00–125.00	133	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	112	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	113	159.60/cwt	145.00–175.00	180	2

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

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 558Last week 669Year ago 383

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 401Last week 385Year ago 401

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	83	60.00–90.00	83.04
8	—	93	85.00–120.00	101.47
3	—	111	110.00–125.00	120.03
6	—	102	105.00–125.00	118.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	40.00	40.00
1	—	86	50.00	50.00
3	—	97	55.00–90.00	71.79
1	—	112	100.00	100.00
5	—	103	10.00–100.00	70.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	155.00	155.00
1	—	84	215.00	215.00
2	—	93	150.00–200.00	175.81
2	—	104	175.00–195.00	184.81
2	—	113	145.00–175.00	159.60

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	30.00	30.00
2	—	106	35.00–45.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	75.00–180.00	130.71
1	—	120	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	30.00	30.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	37.00–39.00	37.96
7	—	1,185	40.00–46.50	43.16
8	—	1,176	49.00–57.00	52.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,396	60.00–64.50	62.04
6	—	1,474	54.50–59.50	58.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,651	58.50–60.50	59.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,486	103.00–111.00	106.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,574	111.00–118.00	113.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,435	93.00–103.00	98.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,262	101.00–103.00	101.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	99.00–100.00	99.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,364	105.00–107.00	105.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,552	65.00–81.00	74.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,418	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	72.00–76.00	74.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,549	94.00–105.00	97.63
2	—	1,478	55.00–70.00	63.74
2	—	1,895	87.00–90.00	88.60

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.