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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, May 17

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

501 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 473▲ 68 vs year ago 433 · +15.7%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

289 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 268▲ 28 vs year ago 261 · +10.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Holstein

steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 10.00-20.00 lower. 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	—	Average	1,626	93.25	1,516	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,879	75.40	1,417	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,340	72.74	975	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,823	71.92	1,311	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	54.92	603	18
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,414	95.00	1,343	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,472	86.34	1,271	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,419	98.65	1,400	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,441	90.50	1,304	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,261	83.51	1,053	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,425	124.37	1,772	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,280	120.48	1,542	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,360	99.00	1,346	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,586	128.15	2,032	25
Steers	Choice	Average	1,411	117.76	1,662	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,486	110.66	1,644	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	219.04/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	95	142.86/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	91	70.12/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	75	8.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	89	218.68/cwt	4

Every lot

41 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	1,411	117.76/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,662	6
Steers	—	Select	1,486	110.66/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,644	3
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,586	128.15/cwt	124.00–132.50	2,032	25
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,280	120.48/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,542	2
Heifers	—	Select	1,360	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,346	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,425	124.37/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,772	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	84.45/cwt	75.00–97.00	1,296	8
Bulls	—	—	1,729	103.31/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,786	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	44.04/cwt	37.00–49.00	427	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	56.12/cwt	53.00–60.00	638	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	65.83/cwt	60.00–69.50	773	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	75.43/cwt	71.00–85.00	1,006	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	69.15/cwt	64.00–71.00	933	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,694	74.26/cwt	74.00–74.50	1,258	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,879	75.40/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,417	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,909	70.36/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,343	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,261	83.51/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,053	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,419	98.65/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,400	9
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,441	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,304	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,414	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,343	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,472	86.34/cwt	80.00–98.00	1,271	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	218	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	90	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	54	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	91	277.36/cwt	265.00–290.00	252	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	74	66.85/cwt	60.00–75.00	49	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	55.18/cwt	50.00–60.00	47	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	249	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	150.03/cwt	145.00–155.00	129	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	90	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	131	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	276	1
Bulls	—	Utility	92	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	203.14/cwt	170.00–230.00	191	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	171.21/cwt	120.00–205.00	175	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	102	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	235.02/cwt	230.00–240.00	242	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	292	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	184.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	207	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	246.64/cwt	245.00–250.00	281	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	276	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 17, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 501Last week 473Year ago 433

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 289Last week 268Year ago 261

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Holstein

steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 10.00-20.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,909	65.00–74.00	70.36
2	—	1,694	74.00–74.50	74.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,879	74.00–77.00	75.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,334	71.00–85.00	75.43
9	—	1,349	64.00–71.00	69.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,136	53.00–60.00	56.12
4	—	1,174	60.00–69.50	65.83
5	—	970	37.00–49.00	44.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	123.00–126.00	124.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	119.00–122.00	120.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,261	81.00–86.00	83.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,441	90.00–91.00	90.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,419	94.00–104.00	98.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,486	108.00–114.00	110.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,411	115.00–122.00	117.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,586	124.00–132.50	128.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,414	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,472	80.00–98.00	86.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,535	75.00–97.00	84.45
7	—	1,729	97.00–110.00	103.31

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	102	120.00–205.00	171.21
1	—	90	145.00	145.00
2	—	112	180.00–190.00	184.91
3	—	74	60.00–75.00	66.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	114	245.00–250.00	246.64
5	—	103	230.00–240.00	235.02
6	—	94	170.00–230.00	203.14
1	—	120	230.00	230.00
4	—	86	145.00–155.00	150.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	10.00	10.00
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
1	—	72	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	300.00	300.00
1	—	110	265.00	265.00
1	—	86	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	50.00–60.00	55.18
1	—	102	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	91	265.00–290.00	277.36
1	—	84	260.00	260.00

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

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.