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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Nov 30

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

503 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 558▲ 57 vs year ago 446 · +12.8%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

485 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 401▼ 67 vs year ago 552 · −12.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter holsteins had no trend. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. 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	—	Low	1,752	86.45	1,515	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,829	56.24	1,029	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,676	54.72	917	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,411	52.35	739	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,186	38.71	459	19
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,452	88.00	1,278	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,614	72.00	1,162	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,594	91.97	1,466	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,263	84.43	1,066	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,314	79.00	1,038	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,464	107.32	1,571	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,424	103.83	1,479	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,309	93.15	1,219	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,613	113.12	1,825	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,518	107.41	1,630	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,468	103.70	1,522	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	100.92/cwt	35
Bulls	Number 2	97	66.93/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	66	6.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	98	104.64/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	84	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	68	5.00/cwt	1

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	1,468	103.70/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,522	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,518	107.41/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,630	12
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,613	113.12/cwt	110.50–116.00	1,825	8
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,309	93.15/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,219	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,424	103.83/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,479	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,464	107.32/cwt	105.50–109.00	1,571	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,323	72.54/cwt	70.00–75.00	960	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	86.81/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,567	4
Bulls	—	—	1,968	94.50/cwt	89.00–104.00	1,860	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	35.24/cwt	22.00–40.00	398	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,264	43.47/cwt	41.00–47.00	549	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	50.96/cwt	47.00–54.00	713	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,449	57.37/cwt	54.00–61.00	831	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,676	54.72/cwt	52.00–56.00	917	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,829	56.24/cwt	56.00–56.50	1,029	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,452	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,278	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,614	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,162	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,263	84.43/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,066	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,314	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,038	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,594	91.97/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,466	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	145.95/cwt	100.00–175.00	139	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	156	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	108	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	32	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	58	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	77	42.53/cwt	40.00–45.00	33	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	27	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	151.35/cwt	90.00–185.00	127	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	75.10/cwt	70.00–80.00	65	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	87	56.65/cwt	50.00–65.00	49	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	86.38/cwt	75.00–100.00	80	9
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	66	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	172	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	182	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	104	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	106	69.91/cwt	65.00–75.00	74	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	105.73/cwt	100.00–115.00	119	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	92.28/cwt	80.00–105.00	105	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 503Last week 558Year ago 446

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 485Last week 401Year ago 552

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,829	56.00–56.50	56.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,130	22.00–40.00	35.24
8	—	1,264	41.00–47.00	43.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,676	52.00–56.00	54.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,449	54.00–61.00	57.37
18	—	1,400	47.00–54.00	50.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,613	110.50–116.00	113.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	103.00–105.00	103.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,518	105.00–110.00	107.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,452	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,614	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,594	87.00–95.00	91.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,314	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	82.00–87.00	84.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,309	91.00–95.00	93.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,424	101.00–106.00	103.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,464	105.50–109.00	107.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	70.00–75.00	72.54
4	—	1,805	86.00–88.00	86.81
5	—	1,968	89.00–104.00	94.50

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	10.00	10.00
1	—	108	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	150.00	150.00
3	—	95	100.00–175.00	145.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	175.00	175.00
3	—	84	90.00–185.00	151.35
1	—	98	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	35.00	35.00
2	—	94	70.00	70.00
2	—	106	65.00–75.00	69.91
2	—	114	80.00–105.00	92.28
3	—	87	50.00–65.00	56.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	104	100.00	100.00
6	—	86	70.00–80.00	75.10
2	—	77	40.00–45.00	42.53
9	—	93	75.00–100.00	86.38
7	—	113	100.00–115.00	105.73

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 — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	58	5.00	5.00
1	—	66	5.00	5.00

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.