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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Aug 30

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

383 head

▼ 164 vs last sale 547▲ 66 vs year ago 317 · +20.8%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

357 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 362▼ 44 vs year ago 401 · −11.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Holstein

steers had not enough to trend. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

steady. 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	1,757	90.92	1,597	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,704	79.03	1,347	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	74.90	1,018	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	73.81	1,254	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	59.23	672	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,430	94.52	1,352	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,409	112.07	1,579	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,229	88.00	1,082	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,440	138.65	1,997	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,268	130.53	1,655	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,527	147.23	2,248	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,452	135.99	1,975	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,275	126.65	1,615	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	124.17/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	93	80.13/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	88	47.04/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	71	8.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	103	173.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	72	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot

44 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	1,275	126.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,615	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,452	135.99/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,975	10
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,527	147.23/cwt	142.00–153.50	2,248	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,268	130.53/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,655	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,440	138.65/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,997	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,587	95.31/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,513	5
Bulls	—	—	1,852	101.71/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,884	5
Bulls	—	—	1,882	65.61/cwt	55.00–76.00	1,235	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	58.33/cwt	54.00–63.00	650	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	68.13/cwt	64.00–73.50	764	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,251	45.46/cwt	42.00–49.00	569	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	78.23/cwt	74.50–82.00	1,019	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,438	70.23/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,010	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	76.20/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,279	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,704	79.03/cwt	78.50–79.50	1,347	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,721	71.42/cwt	68.00–73.50	1,229	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,430	94.52/cwt	86.00–104.00	1,352	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,229	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,082	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,409	112.07/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,579	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	176	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	240	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	104	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	42	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	122	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	250	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	54	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	64	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	73	45.07/cwt	40.00–50.00	33	2
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	76	52.50/cwt	50.00–55.00	40	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	82	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	49	1
Bulls	—	Utility	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	187.30/cwt	140.00–250.00	157	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	84	96.17/cwt	60.00–110.00	81	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	37.59/cwt	35.00–40.00	32	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	226	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	110.23/cwt	95.00–135.00	104	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	75.43/cwt	65.00–85.00	71	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	98	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	69	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	103.40/cwt	90.00–120.00	105	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	124.42/cwt	105.00–140.00	129	8
Bulls	—	Number 3	110	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	88	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	114	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	262	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	116	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	139	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	116	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	128	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 →

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 383Last week 547Year ago 317

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 357Last week 362Year ago 401

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Holstein

steers had not enough to trend. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

steady. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,587	89.00–99.00	95.31
5	—	1,852	97.00–106.00	101.71
3	—	1,882	55.00–76.00	65.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,438	67.00–74.00	70.23
14	—	1,302	74.50–82.00	78.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,114	54.00–63.00	58.33
4	—	1,122	64.00–73.50	68.13
2	—	1,251	42.00–49.00	45.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,704	78.50–79.50	79.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,721	68.00–73.50	71.42
4	—	1,678	75.00–77.00	76.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,275	120.00–130.00	126.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,452	132.00–140.00	135.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,527	142.00–153.50	147.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	86.00–104.00	94.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,409	109.00–115.00	112.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,229	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,268	127.00–137.00	130.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	137.00–140.00	138.65

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	230.00	230.00
3	—	84	140.00–250.00	187.30
1	—	94	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	74	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	76	50.00–55.00	52.50
1	—	116	120.00	120.00
8	—	104	105.00–140.00	124.42
7	—	94	95.00–135.00	110.23
6	—	84	60.00–110.00	96.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	10.00	10.00
1	—	98	70.00	70.00
1	—	110	80.00	80.00
2	—	85	35.00–40.00	37.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	65.00–85.00	75.43
2	—	73	40.00–50.00	45.07
3	—	102	90.00–120.00	103.40
1	—	82	60.00	60.00
1	—	116	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	10.00	10.00
1	—	54	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	122	205.00	205.00
1	—	96	250.00	250.00
1	—	88	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	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.