Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-04-19

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Apr 19

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

← Apr 12Apr 19May 3 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

474 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 491▲ 161 vs year ago 313 · +51.4%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

269 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 302▲ 57 vs year ago 212 · +26.9%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Holstein

steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 15.00-20.00 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	1,757	91.40	1,606	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	66.86	899	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,794	66.53	1,193	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	53.93	624	33
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,484	95.00	1,410	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,582	88.54	1,401	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,467	101.35	1,487	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,503	90.88	1,366	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,310	80.00	1,048	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,432	121.00	1,733	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,301	115.44	1,502	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,568	125.50	1,968	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,455	118.73	1,728	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,421	111.31	1,582	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	213.08/cwt	32
Bulls	Number 2	99	181.34/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	84	86.00/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	71	8.65/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	91	211.66/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	92	20.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	68	15.00/cwt	1

Every lot

48 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,421	111.31/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,582	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,455	118.73/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,728	11
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,472	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,928	1
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,574	125.16/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,970	16
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,301	115.44/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,502	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,432	121.00/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,733	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	87.79/cwt	78.00–95.00	1,514	7
Bulls	—	—	1,813	97.72/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,772	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	36.44/cwt	30.00–47.00	410	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	54.80/cwt	49.00–58.00	627	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,204	63.86/cwt	61.00–69.50	769	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	70.60/cwt	68.50–74.00	934	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	64.99/cwt	60.00–67.50	881	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,745	70.66/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,233	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,818	64.46/cwt	61.00–67.00	1,172	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,484	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,410	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,582	88.54/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,401	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,310	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,048	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,467	101.35/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,487	9
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,503	90.88/cwt	82.50–97.00	1,366	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	68	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	10	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	148	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	210.35/cwt	180.00–240.00	179	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	92	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	108	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	250.47/cwt	235.00–265.00	238	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	106	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	265	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3Jersey	60	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	15	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	61	7.97/cwt	6.00–10.00	5	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	74	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	63	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	77	148.36/cwt	145.00–155.00	114	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	78	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	78	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	83	164.30/cwt	150.00–180.00	136	7
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	286.27/cwt	275.00–305.00	240	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	88	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	119	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	88	77.50/cwt	75.00–80.00	68	2
Bulls	—	Utility	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	296	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	216.48/cwt	190.00–230.00	206	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Jersey	96	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	53	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	97	191.76/cwt	180.00–205.00	186	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	193.89/cwt	170.00–225.00	202	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	156	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	240.63/cwt	230.00–255.00	253	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	106	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	345	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	262	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	235.07/cwt	230.00–240.00	270	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	122	209.84/cwt	200.00–220.00	256	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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Apr 19, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 474Last week 491Year ago 313

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 269Last week 302Year ago 212

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Holstein

steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 15.00-20.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,484	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,582	81.00–94.00	88.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,574	122.00–129.00	125.16
1	—	1,472	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,455	115.00–121.00	118.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,421	106.00–117.00	111.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	82.50–97.00	90.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,467	97.00–105.00	101.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,301	114.00–117.00	115.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,432	119.00–125.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,356	60.00–67.50	64.99
9	—	1,323	68.50–74.00	70.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,145	49.00–58.00	54.80
6	—	1,126	30.00–47.00	36.44
9	—	1,204	61.00–69.50	63.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,745	70.00–71.00	70.66
6	—	1,818	61.00–67.00	64.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,813	96.00–99.00	97.72
7	—	1,725	78.00–95.00	87.79

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	122	200.00–220.00	209.84
7	—	83	150.00–180.00	164.30
6	—	105	230.00–255.00	240.63
4	—	115	230.00–240.00	235.07
4	—	95	190.00–230.00	216.48
3	—	77	145.00–155.00	148.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	61	6.00–10.00	7.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	104	170.00–225.00	193.89
3	—	97	180.00–205.00	191.76
1	—	114	230.00	230.00
1	—	88	135.00	135.00
1	—	74	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	88	75.00–80.00	77.50
1	—	78	100.00	100.00
1	—	104	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	315.00	315.00
3	—	84	275.00–305.00	286.27
1	—	106	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	235.00–265.00	250.47
2	—	85	180.00–240.00	210.35
1	—	106	250.00	250.00
1	—	76	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	115.00	115.00

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.