Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-05-09

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-09

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, May 9

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 399 vs last sale 554▲ 155 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

239 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 264▲ 239 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher.

Feeder dairy calves sold 40.00-60.00 higher with strong buyer demand.

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
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,494	71.23	1,064	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,634	61.41	1,004	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	54.15	712	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,245	43.11	537	53

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	173.92/cwt	42
Bulls	Number 2	94	117.63/cwt	59
Bulls	Number 3	93	67.18/cwt	41
Bulls	Utility	90	18.99/cwt	19

Every lot

30 lots · USDA AMS · Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) - 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 · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	37.21/cwt	31.00–43.50	442	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	48.07/cwt	44.00–52.50	591	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,254	25.18/cwt	20.50–30.00	316	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	54.49/cwt	51.00–58.00	712	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	48.27/cwt	45.50–50.50	636	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	61.50/cwt	60.00–63.50	825	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,386	55.57/cwt	52.00–60.50	770	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,494	71.23/cwt	71.00–71.50	1,064	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	54.36/cwt	53.50–55.50	822	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,633	59.92/cwt	56.00–63.50	978	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,673	66.23/cwt	64.00–68.50	1,108	13
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	77	53.39/cwt	50.00–60.00	41	3
Bulls	—	Utility	84	17.60/cwt	10.00–35.00	15	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	86.20/cwt	70.00–115.00	73	16
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	65.05/cwt	50.00–85.00	55	12
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	100.08/cwt	90.00–110.00	87	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	115.37/cwt	80.00–155.00	107	25
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	64.96/cwt	40.00–100.00	61	15
Bulls	—	Utility	94	20.66/cwt	10.00–35.00	19	8
Bulls	—	Number 1	96	165.78/cwt	135.00–195.00	159	8
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	127	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	70.93/cwt	40.00–105.00	72	10
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	148.64/cwt	120.00–175.00	153	17
Bulls	—	Utility	104	23.33/cwt	15.00–30.00	24	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	184.05/cwt	155.00–200.00	193	23
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	112	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	252	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	181.67/cwt	150.00–200.00	203	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	168	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	112	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	146	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 (Thursday) - Greencastle, PA

Thu May 9, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 554Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 239Last week 264Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher.

Feeder dairy calves sold 40.00-60.00 higher with strong buyer demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,188	31.00–43.50	37.21
8	—	1,386	52.00–60.50	55.57
7	—	1,254	20.50–30.00	25.18
23	—	1,230	44.00–52.50	48.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,633	56.00–63.50	59.92
13	—	1,673	64.00–68.50	66.23
4	—	1,513	53.50–55.50	54.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,307	51.00–58.00	54.49
6	—	1,317	45.50–50.50	48.27
4	—	1,341	60.00–63.50	61.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,494	71.00–71.50	71.23

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	130.00	130.00
15	—	94	40.00–100.00	64.96
3	—	77	50.00–60.00	53.39
10	—	102	40.00–105.00	70.93
12	—	85	50.00–85.00	65.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	85	70.00–115.00	86.20
17	—	103	120.00–175.00	148.64
25	—	93	80.00–155.00	115.37
1	—	112	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	130.00	130.00
1	—	112	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	112	150.00–200.00	181.67
8	—	96	135.00–195.00	165.78
23	—	105	155.00–200.00	184.05
3	—	87	90.00–110.00	100.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	84	10.00–35.00	17.60
8	—	94	10.00–35.00	20.66
2	—	75	10.00	10.00
3	—	104	15.00–30.00	23.33

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.