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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Mar 22

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

433 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 359▼ 170 vs year ago 603 · −28.2%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

290 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 265▼ 12 vs year ago 302 · −4.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady. Holstein steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 10.00-20.00 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	1,512	88.67	1,341	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	68.76	897	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,794	67.94	1,219	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	64.93	1,091	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,108	51.68	573	19
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,447	86.25	1,248	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,154	84.00	969	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,537	97.83	1,504	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,497	86.35	1,293	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,257	84.21	1,059	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,498	112.46	1,685	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,539	106.05	1,632	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,597	115.65	1,847	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,492	110.51	1,649	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,387	107.96	1,497	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	156.54/cwt	44
Bulls	Number 2	98	121.26/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	86	36.67/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	77	11.79/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	91	124.55/cwt	13

Every lot

44 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	1,387	107.96/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,497	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,492	110.51/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,649	13
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,597	115.65/cwt	113.00–119.50	1,847	19
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,498	112.46/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,685	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,539	106.05/cwt	105.00–109.50	1,632	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,394	85.98/cwt	79.00–91.00	1,199	5
Bulls	—	—	1,807	95.39/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,724	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	32.69/cwt	16.00–44.00	336	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	53.75/cwt	48.00–57.50	581	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,187	60.17/cwt	57.50–62.50	714	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	71.30/cwt	67.50–76.50	911	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	64.96/cwt	63.00–66.50	874	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	64.93/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,091	9
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,794	67.94/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,219	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,257	84.21/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,059	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,497	86.35/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,293	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,537	97.83/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,504	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,154	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	969	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,447	86.25/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,248	5
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	64	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	42	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	72	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	130	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	81	197.16/cwt	170.00–225.00	160	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	82	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	66	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	92	54.93/cwt	50.00–60.00	51	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	216	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	101	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	51	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	239	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	126	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	227	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	75	47.53/cwt	45.00–50.00	36	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	75	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	2
Bulls	—	Utility	83	15.18/cwt	10.00–20.00	13	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	84	120.70/cwt	100.00–135.00	101	11
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	35.00/cwt	30.00–40.00	29	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	198.82/cwt	160.00–235.00	169	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	143.82/cwt	120.00–175.00	135	12
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	126.71/cwt	85.00–155.00	119	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	33	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	177.56/cwt	160.00–190.00	183	10
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	220.00/cwt	200.00–240.00	229	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	130.19/cwt	100.00–150.00	135	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	78	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	174.40/cwt	160.00–185.00	195	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	113	144.69/cwt	110.00–180.00	163	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

Mon Mar 22, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 433Last week 359Year ago 603

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 290Last week 265Year ago 302

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	103	160.00–190.00	177.56
11	—	84	100.00–135.00	120.70
7	—	112	160.00–185.00	174.40
12	—	94	120.00–175.00	143.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	200.00–240.00	220.00
2	—	85	160.00–235.00	198.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	10.00–20.00	15.18
1	—	66	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	35.00	35.00
1	—	104	75.00	75.00
2	—	75	20.00	20.00
2	—	84	30.00–40.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	94	85.00–155.00	126.71
7	—	104	100.00–150.00	130.19
2	—	75	45.00–50.00	47.53
2	—	113	110.00–180.00	144.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	230.00	230.00
1	—	126	180.00	180.00
1	—	72	180.00	180.00
2	—	81	170.00–225.00	197.16
1	—	96	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	101	50.00	50.00
3	—	92	50.00–60.00	54.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	65.00	65.00
1	—	82	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,187	57.50–62.50	60.17
4	—	1,027	16.00–44.00	32.69
8	—	1,080	48.00–57.50	53.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,794	67.00–69.00	67.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,278	67.50–76.50	71.30
8	—	1,345	63.00–66.50	64.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,680	63.00–67.00	64.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,539	105.00–109.50	106.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,498	111.00–114.00	112.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,492	108.00–114.00	110.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,387	107.00–109.00	107.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,597	113.00–119.50	115.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,807	94.00–97.00	95.39
5	—	1,394	79.00–91.00	85.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	84.00–88.00	86.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,257	81.00–87.00	84.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	96.00–101.00	97.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,154	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,447	82.00–92.00	86.25

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.