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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, May 24

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

354 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 501▼ 58 vs year ago 412 · −14.1%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

299 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 289▲ 36 vs year ago 263 · +13.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Holstein

steers sold steady. 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

10.00-15.00 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	—	High	1,716	98.55	1,691	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,907	80.21	1,530	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,337	73.17	978	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,636	72.76	1,190	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,171	59.28	694	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,321	95.40	1,260	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,314	90.00	1,183	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,574	102.59	1,615	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,723	93.01	1,603	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,274	77.81	991	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,408	129.77	1,827	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,299	122.92	1,597	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,649	133.56	2,202	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,590	120.24	1,912	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,215	109.88	1,335	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	181.54/cwt	32
Bulls	Number 2	95	131.04/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	89	94.02/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	64	10.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	90	197.50/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	86	55.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	68	15.00/cwt	1

Every lot

45 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	1,215	109.88/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,335	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,590	120.24/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,912	6
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,649	133.56/cwt	126.50–139.00	2,202	12
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,299	122.92/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,597	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,408	129.77/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,827	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,214	77.55/cwt	74.00–82.00	941	2
Bulls	—	—	1,694	86.32/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,462	4
Bulls	—	—	1,815	106.81/cwt	96.00–138.00	1,939	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	926	37.57/cwt	21.00–47.00	348	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,221	71.98/cwt	67.00–75.50	879	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,237	61.07/cwt	54.00–66.50	755	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	78.19/cwt	74.00–82.50	1,041	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	68.65/cwt	66.50–73.00	921	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,584	70.82/cwt	66.00–73.50	1,122	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	76.65/cwt	75.50–77.50	1,334	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,907	80.21/cwt	78.50–81.50	1,530	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,274	77.81/cwt	70.00–85.00	991	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,574	102.59/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,615	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,723	93.01/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,603	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,314	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,183	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,321	95.40/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,260	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	68	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	10	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	74	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	152	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	198	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	86	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	47	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	96	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	101	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	255	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	56	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	1
Bulls	—	Utility	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	66	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	74	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	41	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	41	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	74	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	152	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	78	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	94	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Crossbred	82	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	49	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	129.28/cwt	120.00–135.00	110	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	88	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	88	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Crossbred	93	80.48/cwt	65.00–95.00	75	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	181.98/cwt	140.00–210.00	171	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	148.21/cwt	125.00–170.00	141	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	95	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	100	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	203.12/cwt	190.00–220.00	209	11
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	173.81/cwt	165.00–190.00	179	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	200.90/cwt	190.00–205.00	227	6

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 24, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 354Last week 501Year ago 412

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 299Last week 289Year ago 263

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Holstein

steers sold steady. 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

10.00-15.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	56	10.00	10.00
1	—	66	10.00	10.00
1	—	74	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	103	190.00–220.00	203.12
1	—	78	120.00	120.00
6	—	85	120.00–135.00	129.28
7	—	94	140.00–210.00	181.98
6	—	113	190.00–205.00	200.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	55.00	55.00
2	—	95	125.00–170.00	148.21
5	—	103	165.00–190.00	173.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	60.00	60.00
2	—	93	65.00–95.00	80.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	55.00	55.00
1	—	88	100.00	100.00
3	—	95	100.00–110.00	105.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	230.00	230.00
1	—	74	205.00	205.00
1	—	102	250.00	250.00

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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	55.00	55.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,815	96.00–138.00	106.81
2	—	1,214	74.00–82.00	77.55
4	—	1,694	82.00–91.00	86.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	92.00–94.00	93.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,274	70.00–85.00	77.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,574	99.00–104.00	102.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,299	122.00–124.00	122.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,408	125.00–135.00	129.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,321	93.00–98.00	95.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,314	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,649	126.50–139.00	133.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,590	115.00–125.00	120.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,215	104.00–119.00	109.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,221	67.00–75.50	71.98
6	—	926	21.00–47.00	37.57
16	—	1,237	54.00–66.50	61.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,584	66.00–73.50	70.82
2	—	1,740	75.50–77.50	76.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,907	78.50–81.50	80.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,332	74.00–82.50	78.19
10	—	1,341	66.50–73.00	68.65

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.