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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Aug 2

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

← Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

586 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 495▲ 168 vs year ago 418 · +40.2%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

384 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 410▲ 10 vs year ago 374 · +2.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.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	1,643	92.43	1,519	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,927	82.96	1,599	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	75.78	1,228	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,371	72.16	989	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	54.52	598	21
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,302	88.52	1,153	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,594	108.89	1,736	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,518	97.80	1,485	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,350	84.00	1,134	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,416	128.34	1,817	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,485	118.35	1,757	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,670	131.63	2,198	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,440	126.34	1,819	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,200	123.76	1,485	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	125.27/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	97	87.23/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	97	41.35/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	56	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	87	136.14/cwt	9
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	64	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot

42 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	1,200	123.76/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,485	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,440	126.34/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,819	9
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,670	131.63/cwt	126.00–136.50	2,198	12
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,416	128.34/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,817	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,485	118.35/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,757	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,385	78.04/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,081	2
Bulls	—	—	1,664	88.11/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,466	6
Bulls	—	—	1,773	110.67/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,962	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	32.69/cwt	25.00–45.00	330	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	67.53/cwt	63.00–76.50	742	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	55.36/cwt	50.00–59.00	625	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	77.56/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,060	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,374	68.11/cwt	62.00–73.00	936	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	75.78/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,228	10
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,927	82.96/cwt	81.50–84.50	1,599	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,350	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,134	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,518	97.80/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,485	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,594	108.89/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,736	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,302	88.52/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,153	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	64	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	180.00/cwt	160.00–200.00	140	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	83	188.31/cwt	150.00–225.00	156	3
Heifers	—	Number 1	92	27.66/cwt	20.00–35.00	25	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	207	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	104	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	26	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	56	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	75	47.53/cwt	45.00–50.00	36	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	76	42.50/cwt	40.00–45.00	32	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	61.84/cwt	45.00–90.00	53	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	86	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	94.94/cwt	90.00–100.00	83	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	23	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	107.26/cwt	95.00–120.00	101	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	93.80/cwt	90.00–100.00	90	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	106.00/cwt	75.00–125.00	110	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	50.19/cwt	45.00–55.00	52	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	127.19/cwt	120.00–135.00	134	7
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	115	211.54/cwt	200.00–225.00	243	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	116	133.83/cwt	120.00–140.00	155	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	116	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	116	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	118	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	142	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	122	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	153	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

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 586Last week 495Year ago 418

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 384Last week 410Year ago 374

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

steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

steady-5.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,594	105.00–111.00	108.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	93.00–102.00	97.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	122.00–126.00	123.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,670	126.00–136.50	131.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,440	123.00–130.00	126.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,374	62.00–73.00	68.11
9	—	1,367	74.00–83.00	77.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,620	71.00–81.00	75.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,129	50.00–59.00	55.36
6	—	1,099	63.00–76.50	67.53
4	—	1,009	25.00–45.00	32.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,927	81.50–84.50	82.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,416	125.00–131.00	128.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	112.00–125.00	118.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,773	106.00–115.00	110.67
2	—	1,385	76.00–80.00	78.04
6	—	1,664	80.00–93.00	88.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,302	86.00–91.00	88.52

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	56	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	94	95.00–120.00	107.26
7	—	105	120.00–135.00	127.19
1	—	122	125.00	125.00
2	—	75	45.00–50.00	47.53
2	—	87	90.00–100.00	94.94
4	—	116	120.00–140.00	133.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	115	200.00–225.00	211.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	116	100.00	100.00
2	—	76	40.00–45.00	42.50
3	—	85	45.00–90.00	61.84
4	—	96	90.00–100.00	93.80
5	—	104	75.00–125.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	118	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	40.00	40.00
1	—	92	25.00	25.00
2	—	104	45.00–55.00	50.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	25.00	25.00
2	—	92	20.00–35.00	27.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	78	160.00–200.00	180.00
3	—	83	150.00–225.00	188.31
1	—	94	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	10.00	10.00

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.