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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Mar 15

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

359 head

▼ 155 vs last sale 514▲ 9 vs year ago 350 · +2.6%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

265 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 250▼ 38 vs year ago 303 · −12.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Holstein steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. 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	1,603	83.39	1,337	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	63.18	982	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	61.77	775	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,136	46.19	525	16
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,246	89.00	1,109	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,477	86.41	1,276	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,459	95.00	1,386	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,496	80.67	1,207	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,443	112.55	1,624	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,264	108.79	1,375	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,532	115.51	1,770	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,441	111.24	1,603	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,492	101.23	1,510	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	145.90/cwt	32
Bulls	Number 2	101	93.90/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	90	42.98/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	81	8.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	97	97.03/cwt	5

Every lot

45 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	1,441	111.24/cwt	108.50–115.00	1,603	16
Steers	—	Select	1,492	101.23/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,510	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,532	115.51/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,770	8
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,264	108.79/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,375	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,443	112.55/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,624	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,526	81.41/cwt	73.00–88.00	1,242	9
Bulls	—	—	1,835	89.32/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,639	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	57.31/cwt	55.00–59.50	624	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	33.57/cwt	31.00–38.00	379	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	45.45/cwt	41.00–51.50	534	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	65.90/cwt	61.50–75.50	813	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	56.95/cwt	50.00–60.50	728	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	61.83/cwt	59.00–64.50	951	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	66.55/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,060	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,459	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,386	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,496	80.67/cwt	75.00–88.50	1,207	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,246	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,109	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,477	86.41/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,276	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	148	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	91	42.58/cwt	35.00–50.00	39	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	104	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	62	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	116	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	186	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	74	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	30	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	78	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	140	1
Bulls	—	Utility	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	80	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	64	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	185	1
Bulls	—	Utility	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	65.36/cwt	50.00–80.00	55	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	118.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	102	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	128.47/cwt	110.00–150.00	119	11
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	100.43/cwt	90.00–110.00	94	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	216	1
Bulls	—	Utility	98	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	230	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	114.21/cwt	95.00–130.00	116	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	47.45/cwt	45.00–50.00	48	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	150.54/cwt	140.00–165.00	157	10
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	147.63/cwt	140.00–155.00	165	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	79.65/cwt	60.00–100.00	91	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	122	111.72/cwt	105.00–115.00	136	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	124	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	149	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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Slaughter CattleReceipts 359Last week 514Year ago 350

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 265Last week 250Year ago 303

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	60.00	60.00
2	—	91	35.00–50.00	42.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	180.00	180.00
1	—	116	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	122	105.00–115.00	111.72
2	—	114	60.00–100.00	79.65
2	—	94	90.00–110.00	100.43
1	—	74	40.00	40.00
3	—	84	50.00–80.00	65.36
5	—	102	95.00–130.00	114.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	225.00	225.00
1	—	82	225.00	225.00
1	—	100	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	20.00	20.00
1	—	80	80.00	80.00
2	—	102	45.00–50.00	47.45
1	—	74	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	104	140.00–165.00	150.54
2	—	112	140.00–155.00	147.63
1	—	124	120.00	120.00
1	—	78	180.00	180.00
11	—	93	110.00–150.00	128.47
4	—	86	115.00–120.00	118.72

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 — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	10.00	10.00
1	—	78	10.00	10.00
1	—	82	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,492	95.00–107.00	101.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,441	108.50–115.00	111.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,532	114.00–119.00	115.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,443	110.00–114.00	112.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,264	105.00–110.00	108.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,459	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	75.00–88.50	80.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,477	83.00–90.00	86.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,246	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,835	89.00–90.00	89.32
9	—	1,526	73.00–88.00	81.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,538	59.00–64.50	61.83
2	—	1,593	65.00–68.00	66.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,234	61.50–75.50	65.90
12	—	1,279	50.00–60.50	56.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,088	55.00–59.50	57.31
7	—	1,175	41.00–51.50	45.45
4	—	1,128	31.00–38.00	33.57

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.