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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Slaughter Cattle · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Mar 7

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

← Feb 28Mar 7Mar 14 →

Receipts

741 head

▲ 103 vs last sale 638▲ 227 vs year ago 514 · +44.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Holstein steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower.

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

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	1,800	101.60	1,829	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,890	93.00	1,758	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,402	86.85	1,218	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,768	85.69	1,515	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,118	73.37	820	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,467	117.34	1,721	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,553	123.45	1,917	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,467	95.36	1,399	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,279	88.23	1,128	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,488	145.43	2,164	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,472	132.62	1,952	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,602	117.29	1,879	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,683	145.61	2,451	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,544	136.45	2,107	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,526	134.71	2,056	2thin

Every lot

20 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	1,526	134.71/cwt	133.00–137.00	2,056	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,544	136.45/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,107	10
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,683	145.61/cwt	140.00–150.50	2,451	12
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,472	132.62/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,952	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,488	145.43/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,164	3
Heifers	—	Select	1,602	117.29/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,879	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,768	98.24/cwt	86.00–105.50	1,737	9
Bulls	—	—	1,895	111.69/cwt	108.00–118.00	2,117	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	44.43/cwt	36.00–55.00	482	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	69.40/cwt	64.00–76.00	755	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	83.59/cwt	77.00–93.00	960	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,394	79.75/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,112	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	93.95/cwt	87.00–101.00	1,325	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,706	82.72/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,411	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,871	90.64/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,696	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,890	93.00/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,758	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,279	88.23/cwt	86.50–90.00	1,128	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,467	95.36/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,399	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,553	123.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,917	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,467	117.34/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,721	4

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 Mar 7, 2022

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Receipts 741Last week 638Year ago 514

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Holstein steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower.

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,871	87.00–94.00	90.64
5	—	1,706	77.00–87.00	82.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,394	72.00–84.00	79.75
8	—	1,410	87.00–101.00	93.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,148	77.00–93.00	83.59
6	—	1,088	64.00–76.00	69.40
2	—	1,084	36.00–55.00	44.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,890	92.00–94.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,895	108.00–118.00	111.69
9	—	1,768	86.00–105.50	98.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,526	133.00–137.00	134.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,683	140.00–150.50	145.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,544	135.00–138.00	136.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,467	93.00–98.00	95.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,279	86.50–90.00	88.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,553	120.00–130.00	123.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,472	126.00–135.00	132.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,488	139.00–150.00	145.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,602	113.00–122.00	117.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,467	112.00–123.00	117.34

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.