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Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Feb 21

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 452 vs last sale 542▼ 372 vs year ago 462 · −80.5%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

60 head

▼ 223 vs last sale 283▼ 311 vs year ago 371 · −83.8%

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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	1,746	97.99	1,710	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,394	85.23	1,188	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,876	85.00	1,595	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,661	79.00	1,312	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,115	70.53	786	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,526	120.00	1,831	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,518	111.97	1,700	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,494	119.97	1,792	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	111.81	1,675	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,265	104.38	1,320	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,541	147.46	2,272	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,312	138.28	1,814	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,298	126.00	1,635	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,610	150.90	2,429	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	139.06	2,083	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,238	134.42	1,664	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	194.42/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	96	146.64/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	98	50.11/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	87	10.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	95	185.94/cwt	9

Every lot

46 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	1,238	134.42/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,664	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,498	139.06/cwt	126.00–148.00	2,083	7
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,610	150.90/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,429	8
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,298	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,635	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,312	138.28/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,814	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,541	147.46/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,272	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,709	108.89/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,861	5
Bulls	—	—	1,742	96.64/cwt	86.00–101.00	1,683	4
Bulls	—	—	1,844	73.43/cwt	69.00–84.00	1,354	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	67.48/cwt	52.00–77.00	715	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,279	79.68/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,019	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	79.09/cwt	73.00–86.00	1,054	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,439	89.70/cwt	81.50–97.50	1,291	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,661	79.00/cwt	71.00–83.50	1,312	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,876	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,595	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,265	104.38/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,320	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,494	119.97/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,792	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,498	111.81/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,675	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,518	111.97/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,700	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,526	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,831	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	176	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	194	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	88	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	57	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	241.76/cwt	225.00–260.00	227	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	56	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	105	254.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	268	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	112	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	123	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	74	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	44	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	78	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	62	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	166.63/cwt	130.00–180.00	142	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	132.50/cwt	110.00–155.00	114	2
Bulls	—	Utility	86	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	238	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	259.89/cwt	250.00–270.00	247	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	96	186.61/cwt	175.00–200.00	179	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	96	50.14/cwt	30.00–70.00	48	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	97	158.72/cwt	130.00–175.00	154	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	173.40/cwt	170.00–180.00	177	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	51	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	272.50/cwt	250.00–295.00	283	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	185.02/cwt	175.00–200.00	194	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	162	1
Bulls	—	Utility	112	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	17	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	191.64/cwt	190.00–195.00	218	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	234	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 Feb 21, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 542Year ago 462

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 60Last week 283Year ago 371

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	97	130.00–175.00	158.72
2	—	86	110.00–155.00	132.50
1	—	74	60.00	60.00
1	—	112	145.00	145.00
3	—	102	170.00–180.00	173.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	96	30.00–70.00	50.14
1	—	102	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
1	—	86	10.00	10.00
1	—	112	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	270.00	270.00
2	—	95	250.00–270.00	259.89
2	—	104	250.00–295.00	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	80.00	80.00
5	—	85	130.00–180.00	166.63
7	—	96	175.00–200.00	186.61
5	—	105	175.00–200.00	185.02
1	—	120	195.00	195.00
3	—	114	190.00–195.00	191.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	65.00	65.00
1	—	94	60.00	60.00
1	—	112	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	105	250.00–260.00	254.95
1	—	88	220.00	220.00
1	—	78	225.00	225.00
2	—	94	225.00–260.00	241.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,541	144.00–149.00	147.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,312	136.00–141.00	138.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,298	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,661	71.00–83.50	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,279	79.00–81.00	79.68
9	—	1,060	52.00–77.00	67.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,876	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,439	81.50–97.50	89.70
8	—	1,333	73.00–86.00	79.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,610	145.00–153.00	150.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,498	126.00–148.00	139.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	133.00–136.00	134.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,494	119.00–121.00	119.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	107.00–116.00	111.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	100.00–108.00	104.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,526	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	106.00–117.00	111.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,844	69.00–84.00	73.43
5	—	1,709	107.00–115.00	108.89
4	—	1,742	86.00–101.00	96.64

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.