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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Mar 29

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

458 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 433▼ 19 vs year ago 477 · −4.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

342 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 290▲ 55 vs year ago 287 · +19.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Holstein steers sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 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	1,886	80.62	1,520	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,710	70.25	1,201	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,642	65.69	1,078	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,377	60.06	827	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	41.76	481	27
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,448	88.00	1,274	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,305	86.52	1,129	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,250	83.71	1,046	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,652	94.50	1,561	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,486	89.22	1,326	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,224	79.00	967	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,332	116.00	1,545	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,256	112.21	1,409	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,250	98.56	1,232	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,605	116.45	1,869	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,484	112.51	1,670	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,395	106.92	1,492	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	163.57/cwt	45
Bulls	Number 2	93	121.62/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	93	49.29/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	94	20.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	87	153.39/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 2	90	30.00/cwt	2

Every lot

53 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	1,395	106.92/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,492	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,484	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,670	10
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,605	116.45/cwt	114.00–120.50	1,869	13
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,250	98.56/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,232	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,256	112.21/cwt	110.50–115.00	1,409	7
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,332	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,545	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,806	83.16/cwt	72.50–89.50	1,502	10
Bulls	—	—	2,029	64.84/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,316	3
Bulls	—	—	2,072	91.56/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,897	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	33.31/cwt	22.00–41.50	367	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	52.73/cwt	51.50–55.00	615	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	45.86/cwt	42.00–50.50	546	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	65.89/cwt	63.50–68.00	826	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	58.83/cwt	54.00–63.50	825	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,624	64.21/cwt	61.50–68.00	1,043	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,686	69.38/cwt	68.50–70.00	1,170	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,710	70.25/cwt	70.00–70.50	1,201	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,250	83.71/cwt	83.00–84.50	1,046	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,305	86.52/cwt	85.50–87.00	1,129	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,448	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,274	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,224	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	967	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,486	89.22/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,326	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,652	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,561	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	73	195.18/cwt	190.00–205.00	142	3
Heifers	—	Number 2	76	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	206	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	202	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	93	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	37	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	195	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	102	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	61	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	104	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	42	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	73	55.21/cwt	50.00–60.00	40	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	78	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	90	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	66	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	223.85/cwt	200.00–245.00	188	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	128.65/cwt	120.00–135.00	109	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	103.18/cwt	80.00–120.00	88	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	88	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	66	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	32	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	230	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	146.72/cwt	120.00–180.00	138	15
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	99	1
Bulls	—	Utility	94	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	96	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	226	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	100	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	45	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	101	133.37/cwt	125.00–150.00	135	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	219.81/cwt	210.00–230.00	229	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	106	170.38/cwt	150.00–190.00	181	8
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	132	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	112	39.82/cwt	30.00–50.00	45	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	182.51/cwt	175.00–195.00	208	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	116	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	232	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	124	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	161	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 458Last week 433Year ago 477

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 342Last week 290Year ago 287

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	40.00	40.00
1	—	102	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	73	190.00–205.00	195.18
1	—	86	240.00	240.00
1	—	100	195.00	195.00
1	—	92	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	40.00	40.00
1	—	76	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	245.00	245.00
3	—	84	200.00–245.00	223.85
1	—	116	200.00	200.00
2	—	104	210.00–230.00	219.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	124	130.00	130.00
8	—	106	150.00–190.00	170.38
7	—	85	120.00–135.00	128.65
6	—	114	175.00–195.00	182.51
1	—	78	115.00	115.00
15	—	94	120.00–180.00	146.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	85	80.00–120.00	103.18
6	—	101	125.00–150.00	133.37
1	—	94	105.00	105.00
1	—	78	85.00	85.00
1	—	110	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	75.00	75.00
2	—	112	30.00–50.00	39.82
1	—	100	45.00	45.00
1	—	92	35.00	35.00
2	—	73	50.00–60.00	55.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,605	114.00–120.50	116.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,484	110.00–115.00	112.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	106.00–108.00	106.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,191	42.00–50.50	45.86
11	—	1,103	22.00–41.50	33.31
4	—	1,167	51.50–55.00	52.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,624	61.50–68.00	64.21
4	—	1,686	68.50–70.00	69.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,403	54.00–63.50	58.83
4	—	1,254	63.50–68.00	65.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	70.00–70.50	70.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,072	89.00–94.00	91.56
10	—	1,806	72.50–89.50	83.16
3	—	2,029	62.00–68.00	64.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	83.00–84.50	83.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,448	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	85.50–87.00	86.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,652	94.00–95.00	94.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,486	85.00–94.00	89.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,224	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,256	110.50–115.00	112.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,332	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	97.00–100.00	98.56

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.