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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Dec 7

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

776 head

▲ 273 vs last sale 503▲ 340 vs year ago 436 · +78.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

362 head

▼ 123 vs last sale 485▲ 16 vs year ago 346 · +4.6%

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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	—	Low	1,625	74.67	1,214	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,855	57.09	1,059	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,677	54.39	912	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	53.60	700	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,246	38.14	475	25
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,598	85.00	1,358	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,355	72.45	982	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,551	92.32	1,432	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,475	77.08	1,137	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,409	71.79	1,012	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,328	106.85	1,419	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	104.72	1,382	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,426	102.55	1,462	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,575	111.54	1,757	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,542	107.41	1,656	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,368	100.46	1,374	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	105.04/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	96	73.95/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	90	33.77/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	81	9.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	97	115.00/cwt	5

Every lot

49 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	1,368	100.46/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,374	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,542	107.41/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,656	15
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,575	111.54/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,757	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,320	104.72/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,382	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,328	106.85/cwt	105.50–108.00	1,419	4
Heifers	—	Select	1,426	102.55/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,462	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,461	61.50/cwt	54.50–70.50	899	6
Bulls	—	—	1,688	81.19/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,370	8
Bulls	—	—	1,866	88.12/cwt	87.00–89.50	1,644	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	28.93/cwt	22.00–36.00	342	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	60.71/cwt	56.00–68.00	755	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	48.59/cwt	46.50–50.00	605	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,303	42.71/cwt	38.00–45.00	557	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	50.67/cwt	48.00–55.00	675	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,677	54.39/cwt	52.00–57.00	912	9
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,855	57.09/cwt	56.00–58.50	1,059	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,409	71.79/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,012	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,475	77.08/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,137	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,551	92.32/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,432	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,355	72.45/cwt	66.00–79.00	982	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,598	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,358	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	114	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	113	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	24	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	152	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	134	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	147	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	114	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	76	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	38	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	76	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	30	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	83	27.53/cwt	25.00–30.00	23	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	61.94/cwt	50.00–70.00	52	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	72.24/cwt	50.00–85.00	62	5
Bulls	—	Utility	88	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	90	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	87.58/cwt	80.00–95.00	81	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	127	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	70.76/cwt	55.00–80.00	67	6
Bulls	—	Utility	98	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	101	173.31/cwt	170.00–180.00	175	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	84.38/cwt	60.00–110.00	88	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	62	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	101.87/cwt	95.00–105.00	107	8
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	99	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	114	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	171	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	117	106.20/cwt	100.00–110.00	124	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	108	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 Dec 7, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 776Last week 503Year ago 436

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 362Last week 485Year ago 346

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	90.00	90.00
3	—	84	50.00–70.00	61.94
7	—	104	60.00–110.00	84.38
6	—	94	55.00–80.00	70.76
1	—	76	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	105	95.00–105.00	101.87
4	—	117	100.00–110.00	106.20
4	—	93	80.00–95.00	87.58
1	—	76	50.00	50.00
1	—	120	90.00	90.00
5	—	86	50.00–85.00	72.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
1	—	76	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	10.00	10.00
1	—	62	5.00	5.00
1	—	98	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	60.00	60.00
1	—	90	20.00	20.00
2	—	83	25.00–30.00	27.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	135.00	135.00
1	—	114	150.00	150.00
3	—	101	170.00–180.00	173.31
1	—	76	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	134	110.00	110.00
1	—	76	150.00	150.00
1	—	98	155.00	155.00
1	—	84	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,551	90.00–95.00	92.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,409	71.00–73.00	71.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	75.00–80.00	77.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,245	46.50–50.00	48.59
10	—	1,183	22.00–36.00	28.93
11	—	1,303	38.00–45.00	42.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,855	56.00–58.50	57.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,332	48.00–55.00	50.67
7	—	1,244	56.00–68.00	60.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,677	52.00–57.00	54.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,542	104.00–110.00	107.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,575	110.00–114.00	111.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,368	97.00–104.00	100.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,461	54.50–70.50	61.50
8	—	1,688	76.00–86.00	81.19
2	—	1,866	87.00–89.50	88.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,328	105.50–108.00	106.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,426	102.00–103.00	102.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,320	104.00–105.00	104.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	66.00–79.00	72.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	85.00	85.00

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.