Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-08-08

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-08

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Aug 8

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 165▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

258 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 233▲ 258 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 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold 10.00-20.00 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	—	Average	1,454	79.24	1,152	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,607	68.59	1,102	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	61.27	832	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	46.71	522	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,538	86.00	1,323	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,290	81.00	1,045	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	111.15/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 2	98	61.16/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	99	26.65/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	74	7.02/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	94	15.00/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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,454	79.24/cwt	74.50–83.50	1,152	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	33.98/cwt	28.00–40.00	361	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	57.86/cwt	53.00–61.50	655	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	45.11/cwt	43.50–47.00	527	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	63.39/cwt	62.00–65.00	849	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	59.14/cwt	56.00–61.50	815	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,607	68.59/cwt	68.00–69.50	1,102	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,290	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,045	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,538	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,323	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	—	Utility	71	7.54/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	25	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	50.23/cwt	40.00–60.00	43	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	87	22.53/cwt	20.00–25.00	20	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	185.00/cwt	150.00–220.00	163	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	91	77.58/cwt	70.00–85.00	71	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	58.84/cwt	35.00–75.00	56	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	96	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Utility	100	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	101	64.85/cwt	50.00–80.00	65	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	255	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	98.75/cwt	95.00–105.00	103	8
Bulls	—	Number 3	106	39.91/cwt	35.00–45.00	42	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	110	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	22	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	132	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	113	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	90	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	126	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.

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) - Greencastle, PA

Thu Aug 8, 2019

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 165Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 258Last week 233Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold 10.00-20.00 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	245.00	245.00
2	—	88	150.00–220.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	30.00	30.00
2	—	101	50.00–80.00	64.85
2	—	113	80.00	80.00
6	—	95	35.00–75.00	58.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	15.00	15.00
1	—	110	20.00	20.00
2	—	87	20.00–25.00	22.53
2	—	106	35.00–45.00	39.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	105.00	105.00
2	—	86	40.00–60.00	50.23
2	—	91	70.00–85.00	77.58
2	—	112	115.00–120.00	117.50
8	—	104	95.00–105.00	98.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	10.00	10.00
2	—	64	5.00	5.00
2	—	71	5.00–10.00	7.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	15.00	15.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,454	74.50–83.50	79.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,538	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	56.00–61.50	59.14
3	—	1,339	62.00–65.00	63.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	68.00–69.50	68.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	43.50–47.00	45.11
4	—	1,063	28.00–40.00	33.98
5	—	1,132	53.00–61.50	57.86

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.