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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-06

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Sep 6

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

449 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 383▲ 163 vs year ago 286 · +57.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

302 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 357▼ 22 vs year ago 324 · −6.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Holstein

steers sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower. 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	—	Low	1,623	88.94	1,444	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,837	78.33	1,439	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,574	71.80	1,130	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,330	67.11	892	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,170	46.26	541	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,400	91.48	1,281	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,531	111.74	1,711	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,359	99.41	1,351	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,598	84.38	1,348	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,420	133.04	1,889	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,212	126.78	1,537	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,310	117.97	1,545	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,522	144.41	2,198	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,474	133.87	1,973	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,268	127.01	1,610	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	133.86/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	96	97.88/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	91	41.32/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	72	7.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	96	113.44/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	72	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 3	94	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot

49 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	1,268	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,610	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,474	133.87/cwt	128.00–141.00	1,973	14
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,522	144.41/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,198	17
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,212	126.78/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,537	6
Heifers	—	Select	1,310	117.97/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,545	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,420	133.04/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,889	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	65.79/cwt	61.00–73.00	855	4
Bulls	—	—	1,679	94.02/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,579	5
Bulls	—	—	1,877	105.73/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,985	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	42.17/cwt	28.00–47.00	473	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	57.51/cwt	57.00–58.00	697	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,287	56.07/cwt	53.00–59.00	722	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	72.81/cwt	70.00–74.50	979	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	65.44/cwt	61.00–70.00	881	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,564	73.18/cwt	72.50–74.00	1,145	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,581	70.77/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,119	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,837	78.33/cwt	77.50–80.00	1,439	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,359	99.41/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,351	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,531	111.74/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,711	5
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,598	84.38/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,348	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,400	91.48/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,281	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	83	202.77/cwt	195.00–210.00	168	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	90	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	27	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	195.81/cwt	170.00–220.00	182	2
Heifers	—	Number 3	94	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	104	25.19/cwt	20.00–30.00	26	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	114	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	34	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	54	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	67	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	70	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	28	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	72	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	36	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	32.64/cwt	30.00–35.00	24	2
Bulls	—	Utility	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	80	77.50/cwt	70.00–85.00	62	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	83	90.90/cwt	75.00–105.00	75	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	198	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	117.39/cwt	100.00–135.00	110	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	99.71/cwt	65.00–120.00	95	7
Bulls	—	Utility	96	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	97	220.00/cwt	210.00–230.00	213	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	51	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	138.27/cwt	125.00–145.00	142	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	115.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	119	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	220	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	134	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	112	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	56	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	136.27/cwt	125.00–150.00	157	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	130	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	143	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 Sep 6, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 449Last week 383Year ago 286

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 302Last week 357Year ago 324

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Holstein

steers sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

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

steady-5.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	200.00	200.00
3	—	97	210.00–230.00	220.00
1	—	86	230.00	230.00

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	94	100.00–135.00	117.39
1	—	72	50.00	50.00
6	—	83	75.00–105.00	90.90
4	—	115	125.00–150.00	136.27
6	—	103	125.00–145.00	138.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	120.00	120.00
1	—	130	110.00	110.00
2	—	80	70.00–85.00	77.50
3	—	103	110.00–120.00	115.06
7	—	95	65.00–120.00	99.71
1	—	70	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	50.00	50.00
2	—	74	30.00–35.00	32.64
1	—	112	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	67	5.00	5.00
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
1	—	96	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	195.00–210.00	202.77
2	—	93	170.00–220.00	195.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	30.00	30.00
2	—	104	20.00–30.00	25.19
1	—	90	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,121	28.00–47.00	42.17
5	—	1,287	53.00–59.00	56.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,564	72.50–74.00	73.18
4	—	1,581	68.00–73.00	70.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,837	77.50–80.00	78.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,212	57.00–58.00	57.51
6	—	1,345	70.00–74.50	72.81
9	—	1,346	61.00–70.00	65.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,522	140.00–148.00	144.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,474	128.00–141.00	133.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,268	125.00–129.00	127.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	81.00–88.00	84.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,531	110.00–114.00	111.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,359	97.00–103.00	99.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	117.00–119.00	117.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,212	123.00–131.00	126.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,420	131.00–135.00	133.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	91.00–92.00	91.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,300	61.00–73.00	65.79
5	—	1,679	88.00–99.00	94.02
4	—	1,877	100.00–112.00	105.73

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.