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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, May 3

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

468 head

▲ 468 vs last sale 0▲ 33 vs year ago 435 · +7.6%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

257 head

▲ 257 vs last sale 0▼ 6 vs year ago 263 · −2.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Holstein

steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

10.00-15.00 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	—	Low	1,450	88.85	1,289	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,901	77.63	1,476	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,650	71.43	1,178	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,353	70.13	949	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,191	55.96	666	32
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,144	84.00	961	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,275	83.07	1,059	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,407	93.77	1,319	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,288	86.01	1,108	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,479	77.24	1,142	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,558	118.52	1,847	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,374	113.97	1,566	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,590	119.69	1,903	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,461	116.84	1,707	12

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	221.85/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 2	94	173.87/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	98	97.63/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	66	9.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	94	168.24/cwt	10
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	64	5.00/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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,461	116.84/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,707	12
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,590	119.69/cwt	118.00–122.50	1,903	14
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,374	113.97/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,566	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,558	118.52/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,847	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,184	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	805	1
Bulls	—	—	1,474	86.03/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,268	7
Bulls	—	—	1,475	99.01/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,460	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	35.65/cwt	27.00–44.00	370	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	65.88/cwt	59.50–72.50	802	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	54.79/cwt	51.00–59.00	668	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	72.83/cwt	67.00–79.50	984	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	64.74/cwt	62.00–67.00	879	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	66.49/cwt	65.00–67.50	974	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,729	73.55/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,272	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,901	77.63/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,476	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,288	86.01/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,108	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,407	93.77/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,319	3
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,479	77.24/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,142	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,144	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	961	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,275	83.07/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,059	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	58	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	29	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	90	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	54	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	92	105.22/cwt	95.00–115.00	97	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	294.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	274	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	100	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	135	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	243.51/cwt	190.00–295.00	253	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	110	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	165	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	52	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	—	UtilityCrossbred	70	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	78	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	101	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	137.09/cwt	90.00–185.00	115	5
Bulls	—	Utility	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	185.98/cwt	170.00–195.00	158	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	87	115.29/cwt	90.00–140.00	100	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	185.11/cwt	150.00–220.00	174	8
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	226.37/cwt	195.00–245.00	215	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	274.48/cwt	250.00–300.00	264	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	96	86.84/cwt	75.00–100.00	83	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	100	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	215	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	254.77/cwt	230.00–270.00	265	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	135	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	105	259.71/cwt	230.00–290.00	273	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	271.79/cwt	260.00–280.00	304	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	112	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	146	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	113	200.31/cwt	165.00–235.00	226	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	300	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.

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

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon May 3, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 468Last week 0Year ago 435

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 257Last week 0Year ago 263

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Holstein

steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

10.00-15.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,590	118.00–122.50	119.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,461	115.00–119.00	116.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,374	112.00–116.00	113.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	118.00–119.00	118.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,288	83.00–89.00	86.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,479	76.00–79.00	77.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	90.00–96.00	93.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	79.00–87.00	83.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,144	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,184	68.00	68.00
7	—	1,474	81.00–93.00	86.03
4	—	1,475	95.00–103.00	99.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,351	67.00–79.50	72.83
6	—	1,358	62.00–67.00	64.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,901	76.00–80.00	77.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,218	59.50–72.50	65.88
5	—	1,037	27.00–44.00	35.65
15	—	1,220	51.00–59.00	54.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,729	71.00–77.00	73.55
3	—	1,465	65.00–67.50	66.49

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	250.00	250.00
1	—	78	130.00	130.00
6	—	85	170.00–195.00	185.98
7	—	104	230.00–270.00	254.77
3	—	112	260.00–280.00	271.79
5	—	95	195.00–245.00	226.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	62	5.00	5.00
1	—	52	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	96	250.00–300.00	274.48
2	—	105	230.00–290.00	259.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	87	90.00–140.00	115.29
1	—	112	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	215.00	215.00
8	—	94	150.00–220.00	185.11
2	—	113	165.00–235.00	200.31
5	—	84	90.00–185.00	137.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	130.00	130.00
3	—	96	75.00–100.00	86.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	190.00–295.00	243.51
2	—	93	290.00–300.00	294.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	135.00	135.00
1	—	110	150.00	150.00
2	—	92	95.00–115.00	105.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	58	50.00	50.00

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.