Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-06-27

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-27

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jun 27

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

131 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 167▲ 131 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

225 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 192▲ 225 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 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold 20.00-40.00 lower.

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	1,213	60.77	737	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,817	68.69	1,248	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,663	61.01	1,015	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	59.79	761	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	48.43	537	15
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,439	80.39	1,157	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,329	68.97	917	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	97.25/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 2	102	62.59/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	89	23.33/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	78	8.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	94	95.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60	5.00/cwt	1

Every lot

31 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,051	52.16/cwt	42.00–61.00	548	2
Bulls	—	—	1,536	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,198	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	54.18/cwt	52.50–58.00	592	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	48.25/cwt	45.00–51.00	540	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	35.32/cwt	30.50–44.50	398	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	58.00/cwt	55.00–61.50	726	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	63.38/cwt	61.50–65.50	832	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,663	61.01/cwt	56.50–64.00	1,015	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,817	68.69/cwt	65.00–70.50	1,248	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,329	68.97/cwt	68.50–69.50	917	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,439	80.39/cwt	77.00–83.50	1,157	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	90	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	45	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	137	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	76	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	29	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	62.53/cwt	60.00–65.00	54	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	158	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	152	1
Bulls	—	Utility	92	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	97	77.53/cwt	75.00–80.00	75	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	98	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	74	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	215	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	67.65/cwt	60.00–75.00	69	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	85.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	88	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	106	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	32	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	113	65.13/cwt	60.00–70.00	74	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	82.59/cwt	80.00–90.00	94	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.

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) - Greencastle, PA

Thu Jun 27, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 167Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 225Last week 192Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold 20.00-40.00 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	87	60.00–65.00	62.53
4	—	97	75.00–80.00	77.53
4	—	114	80.00–90.00	82.59
5	—	104	80.00–90.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	180.00	180.00
1	—	92	165.00	165.00
1	—	100	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	35.00	35.00
1	—	98	75.00	75.00
2	—	102	60.00–75.00	67.65
2	—	113	60.00–70.00	65.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	20.00	20.00
1	—	84	20.00	20.00
1	—	106	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
1	—	92	10.00	10.00

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
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	5.00	5.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,663	56.50–64.00	61.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,252	55.00–61.50	58.00
4	—	1,313	61.50–65.50	63.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,119	45.00–51.00	48.25
7	—	1,092	52.50–58.00	54.18
3	—	1,126	30.50–44.50	35.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,817	65.00–70.50	68.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,439	77.00–83.50	80.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,329	68.50–69.50	68.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,536	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,051	42.00–61.00	52.16

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.