Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-07-25

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-25

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jul 25

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

165 head

▲ 165 vs last sale 0▲ 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

245 head

▲ 245 vs last sale 0▲ 245 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 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold 10.00-15.00 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	—	Average	1,501	74.07	1,112	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,616	76.61	1,238	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,691	68.19	1,153	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	64.23	864	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	53.36	592	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,151	63.99	737	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	97.63/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 2	96	65.78/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	90	20.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	89	8.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	101	175.39/cwt	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot

28 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,074	57.54/cwt	56.00–59.00	618	2
Bulls	—	—	1,420	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,093	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	84.12/cwt	83.00–85.50	1,525	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	50.24/cwt	46.50–52.50	530	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	56.49/cwt	55.00–60.00	658	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	67.93/cwt	64.50–72.00	861	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,463	58.68/cwt	57.00–61.50	858	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,616	76.61/cwt	73.50–79.00	1,238	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	71.03/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,193	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,701	65.35/cwt	62.00–68.50	1,112	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,151	63.99/cwt	61.00–66.00	737	5
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	158	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	180.58/cwt	165.00–195.00	188	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	83	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	33	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	21	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	57	2
Bulls	—	Utility	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	65.43/cwt	50.00–90.00	61	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	83.59/cwt	70.00–105.00	79	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	96	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	196	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	98.37/cwt	95.00–100.00	101	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	80.11/cwt	70.00–90.00	83	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	77	1
Bulls	—	Utility	110	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	11	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	111.83/cwt	105.00–120.00	129	3

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 Jul 25, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 245Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	87	65.00	65.00
3	—	115	105.00–120.00	111.83
6	—	94	70.00–105.00	83.59
6	—	103	95.00–100.00	98.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	70.00	70.00
4	—	83	40.00	40.00
4	—	93	50.00–90.00	65.43
7	—	103	70.00–90.00	80.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	25.00	25.00
1	—	96	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
1	—	90	10.00	10.00
1	—	110	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	165.00	165.00
2	—	104	165.00–195.00	180.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,463	57.00–61.50	58.68
9	—	1,267	64.50–72.00	67.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,701	62.00–68.50	65.35
3	—	1,680	70.00–73.00	71.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,616	73.50–79.00	76.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,055	46.50–52.50	50.24
5	—	1,165	55.00–60.00	56.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	77.00	77.00
3	—	1,813	83.00–85.50	84.12
2	—	1,074	56.00–59.00	57.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,151	61.00–66.00	63.99

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.