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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Dec 14

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

657 head

▼ 119 vs last sale 776▲ 289 vs year ago 368 · +78.5%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

366 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 362▲ 10 vs year ago 356 · +2.8%

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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	1,853	68.54	1,270	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,819	53.99	982	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	49.11	660	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,737	48.64	845	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,223	42.14	515	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,330	84.00	1,117	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,363	88.03	1,200	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,473	83.09	1,224	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,320	106.75	1,409	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,423	97.74	1,391	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,649	111.74	1,843	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,525	106.02	1,617	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,642	99.69	1,637	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	111.99/cwt	39
Bulls	Number 2	99	85.51/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	81	37.50/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	77	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	93	115.70/cwt	7

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	—	Choice	1,525	106.02/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,617	12
Steers	—	Select	1,642	99.69/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,637	6
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,649	111.74/cwt	110.50–114.00	1,843	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,320	106.75/cwt	106.00–107.50	1,409	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,423	97.74/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,391	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,756	68.62/cwt	64.00–76.00	1,205	9
Bulls	—	—	1,848	87.87/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,624	2
Bulls	—	—	2,030	60.67/cwt	54.00–63.50	1,232	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	35.24/cwt	34.00–38.00	416	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,242	45.20/cwt	41.00–49.00	561	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	53.76/cwt	52.50–54.50	721	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	47.95/cwt	44.00–51.50	645	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,737	48.64/cwt	47.00–51.50	845	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,819	53.99/cwt	53.00–55.00	982	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,330	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,117	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,363	88.03/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,200	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,473	83.09/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,224	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	177.44/cwt	175.00–180.00	153	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	172	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	28	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	102	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	26	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	74	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	96	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	78	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	39	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	78	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	27	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	58.63/cwt	45.00–70.00	50	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	82.83/cwt	70.00–95.00	71	11
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	154	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	227.55/cwt	225.00–230.00	209	2
Bulls	—	Utility	92	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	70.32/cwt	60.00–80.00	65	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	100.85/cwt	90.00–115.00	96	7
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	200	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	113.24/cwt	100.00–125.00	118	11
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	84.92/cwt	70.00–100.00	88	5
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	106	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	217	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	117	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	132	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	118	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	94	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	132	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	122	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	195	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 Dec 14, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 657Last week 776Year ago 368

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 366Last week 362Year ago 356

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	25.00	25.00
2	—	94	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	86	175.00–180.00	177.44
2	—	93	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	50.00	50.00
2	—	117	110.00–115.00	112.48
7	—	95	90.00–115.00	100.85
11	—	86	70.00–95.00	82.83
11	—	104	100.00–125.00	113.24
1	—	120	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	130.00	130.00
1	—	100	200.00	200.00
2	—	92	225.00–230.00	227.55
1	—	88	175.00	175.00
1	—	122	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	104	70.00–100.00	84.92
2	—	93	60.00–80.00	70.32
3	—	85	45.00–70.00	58.63
1	—	118	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	205.00	205.00

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	35.00	35.00
1	—	84	40.00	40.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	93.00–102.00	97.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	106.00–107.50	106.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,819	53.00–55.00	53.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,737	47.00–51.50	48.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,242	41.00–49.00	45.20
4	—	1,181	34.00–38.00	35.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,345	44.00–51.50	47.95
4	—	1,342	52.50–54.50	53.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,649	110.50–114.00	111.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,642	94.00–102.00	99.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,525	103.00–110.00	106.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,756	64.00–76.00	68.62
5	—	2,030	54.00–63.50	60.67
2	—	1,848	80.00–95.00	87.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	81.00–85.00	83.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,363	85.00–89.00	88.03

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.