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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Sep 20

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

438 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 453▲ 438 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

375 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 365▲ 375 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Holstein

steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

steady-5.00 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	—	Low	1,651	99.02	1,635	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,977	78.70	1,556	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,592	70.67	1,125	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,352	66.12	894	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,217	49.85	607	21
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,456	115.00	1,674	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,306	101.00	1,319	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,462	87.00	1,272	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,490	111.84	1,666	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,632	110.02	1,796	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,330	91.52	1,217	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,315	133.14	1,751	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,235	122.59	1,514	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,474	111.00	1,636	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,586	140.04	2,221	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,463	132.07	1,932	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,409	119.03	1,677	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	148.89/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	96	101.79/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 3	91	48.66/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	65	6.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	84	202.87/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot

43 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	1,409	119.03/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,677	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,463	132.07/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,932	7
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,586	140.04/cwt	138.00–143.50	2,221	13
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,235	122.59/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,514	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,315	133.14/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,751	2
Heifers	—	Select	1,474	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,636	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,149	78.30/cwt	77.00–80.00	900	2
Bulls	—	—	1,568	93.35/cwt	90.00–95.50	1,464	5
Bulls	—	—	1,809	106.78/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,932	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	36.36/cwt	20.00–47.00	393	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,274	54.28/cwt	49.00–57.50	692	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	71.54/cwt	68.00–76.00	939	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,356	70.50/cwt	67.50–73.50	956	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	62.87/cwt	58.50–66.00	865	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,591	67.93/cwt	63.50–71.50	1,081	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,594	75.24/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,199	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,977	78.70/cwt	78.00–79.50	1,556	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,330	91.52/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,217	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,490	111.84/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,666	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,632	110.02/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,796	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,306	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,319	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,456	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,674	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,462	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,272	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	202.87/cwt	140.00–225.00	170	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	50	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	70	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	84	1
Bulls	—	Utility	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	72	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	36	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	83	65.30/cwt	55.00–80.00	54	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	42.47/cwt	40.00–45.00	36	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	98.70/cwt	90.00–105.00	86	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	92	122.65/cwt	100.00–135.00	113	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	229.79/cwt	210.00–240.00	216	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	51.76/cwt	25.00–80.00	49	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	106.72/cwt	80.00–130.00	101	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	117.64/cwt	90.00–140.00	120	8
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	154.19/cwt	135.00–165.00	159	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	108	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	254	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	151.61/cwt	145.00–160.00	170	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	127.37/cwt	120.00–135.00	145	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	128	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	154	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 20, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 438Last week 453Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 375Last week 365Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Holstein

steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

steady-5.00 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	—	1,594	73.00–77.00	75.24
5	—	1,591	63.50–71.50	67.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,081	20.00–47.00	36.36
2	—	1,356	67.50–73.50	70.50
12	—	1,274	49.00–57.50	54.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,376	58.50–66.00	62.87
9	—	1,313	68.00–76.00	71.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,977	78.00–79.50	78.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,463	129.00–136.00	132.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,586	138.00–143.50	140.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,409	114.00–124.00	119.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	91.00–92.00	91.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,490	109.00–115.00	111.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,632	109.00–111.00	110.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,474	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	131.00–135.00	133.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,235	120.00–126.00	122.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,462	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,456	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,306	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,149	77.00–80.00	78.30
9	—	1,809	100.00–112.00	106.78
5	—	1,568	90.00–95.50	93.35

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	120.00	120.00
1	—	108	235.00	235.00
3	—	94	210.00–240.00	229.79

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	128	120.00	120.00
4	—	92	100.00–135.00	122.65
3	—	112	145.00–160.00	151.61
5	—	103	135.00–165.00	154.19
4	—	87	90.00–105.00	98.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	95	80.00–130.00	106.72
1	—	72	50.00	50.00
8	—	102	90.00–140.00	117.64
2	—	114	120.00–135.00	127.37
4	—	83	55.00–80.00	65.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	94	25.00–80.00	51.76
2	—	85	40.00–45.00	42.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	50	5.00	5.00
1	—	70	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	140.00–225.00	202.87

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.