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Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Mar 28

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

468 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 509▲ 10 vs year ago 458 · +2.2%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

309 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 285▼ 33 vs year ago 342 · −9.6%

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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 2.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

5.00-10.00 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	—	High	1,759	102.66	1,805	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,841	103.63	1,908	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,708	96.18	1,643	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,408	92.70	1,305	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,172	60.41	708	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,472	125.00	1,840	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,518	118.74	1,802	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,194	117.00	1,397	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,494	132.91	1,986	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,443	119.98	1,731	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,184	113.00	1,338	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,480	142.81	2,114	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,282	128.93	1,653	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,561	149.91	2,340	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,514	143.72	2,176	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,213	132.68	1,609	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	216.72/cwt	37
Bulls	Number 2	97	156.33/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	97	96.25/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	73	10.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	92	136.00/cwt	10

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	1,213	132.68/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,609	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,514	143.72/cwt	143.00–144.00	2,176	4
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,561	149.91/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,340	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,282	128.93/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,653	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,480	142.81/cwt	138.00–154.00	2,114	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,646	102.49/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,687	11
Bulls	—	—	1,863	114.16/cwt	110.00–117.00	2,127	3
Bulls	—	—	2,684	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,879	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,147	42.32/cwt	20.00–56.00	485	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	69.18/cwt	63.00–76.00	798	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,247	83.43/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,040	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	98.24/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,293	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,491	87.71/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,308	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,702	94.38/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,606	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,723	100.37/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,729	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,841	103.63/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,908	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,184	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,338	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,443	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,731	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,494	132.91/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,986	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,194	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,397	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,472	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,840	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,518	118.74/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,802	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	64	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	32	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	76	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	76	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	86	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	69	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	225	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	93	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	93	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	102	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	92	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	255	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	110	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	110	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	63	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	76	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	99	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	47	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	78	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	84	189.88/cwt	150.00–215.00	159	9
Bulls	—	Number 3	88	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	44	1
Bulls	—	Utility	88	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	92	161.10/cwt	145.00–180.00	148	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	94	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	287	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	209.31/cwt	195.00–235.00	199	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	103	264.76/cwt	250.00–270.00	273	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	170.82/cwt	150.00–195.00	179	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	106	218.14/cwt	200.00–240.00	231	8
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	286	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	112	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	151	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	213.68/cwt	210.00–220.00	244	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	240	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	124	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	248	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 Mar 28, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 468Last week 509Year ago 458

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 309Last week 285Year ago 342

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Holstein

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

Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

5.00-10.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	250.00	250.00
2	—	104	240.00–250.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	100.00	100.00
1	—	86	80.00	80.00
1	—	102	90.00	90.00
2	—	93	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	50.00	50.00
1	—	76	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	200.00	200.00
6	—	95	195.00–235.00	209.31
9	—	84	150.00–215.00	189.88
1	—	76	130.00	130.00
8	—	106	200.00–240.00	218.14
4	—	114	210.00–220.00	213.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	135.00	135.00
2	—	94	100.00	100.00
1	—	88	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	20.00	20.00
2	—	63	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	300.00–305.00	302.53
4	—	103	250.00–270.00	264.76
1	—	124	200.00	200.00
1	—	110	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	105	150.00–195.00	170.82
5	—	92	145.00–180.00	161.10
1	—	78	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,561	148.00–152.00	149.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	131.00–134.00	132.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,514	143.00–144.00	143.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,702	87.00–97.00	94.38
3	—	1,723	98.00–103.00	100.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,147	20.00–56.00	42.32
3	—	1,154	63.00–76.00	69.18
2	—	1,247	79.00–88.00	83.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,491	80.00–94.00	87.71
9	—	1,316	94.00–104.00	98.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,841	102.00–105.00	103.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,494	127.00–136.00	132.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,184	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	118.00–122.00	119.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,282	123.00–134.00	128.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,480	138.00–154.00	142.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,194	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,472	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	118.00–120.00	118.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,863	110.00–117.00	114.16
11	—	1,646	94.00–109.00	102.49
1	—	2,684	70.00	70.00

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.