Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-08-29

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-29

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Aug 29

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

213 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 136▲ 213 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

250 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 223▲ 250 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 steady-5.00 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	1,612	70.82	1,142	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,741	69.46	1,209	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,697	59.37	1,008	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	54.18	716	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,237	40.53	502	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,423	86.18	1,226	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	83.09/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 2	102	69.45/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	90	12.50/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	77	8.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	107	215.00/cwt	3

Every lot

24 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	—	—	1,612	70.82/cwt	66.00–74.50	1,142	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	36.24/cwt	31.00–41.50	429	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,303	45.90/cwt	44.50–48.50	598	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	59.00/cwt	55.00–62.50	779	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	52.04/cwt	49.00–55.00	687	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,697	59.37/cwt	57.00–64.00	1,008	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,741	69.46/cwt	68.00–70.50	1,209	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,423	86.18/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,226	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	227.50/cwt	210.00–245.00	223	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	126	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	239	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Utility	83	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	36.74/cwt	30.00–40.00	32	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	216	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	58.31/cwt	40.00–80.00	55	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	97	55.05/cwt	50.00–60.00	53	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	100	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	92.05/cwt	85.00–100.00	94	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	73.57/cwt	65.00–80.00	77	7
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	94.93/cwt	90.00–100.00	107	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	122	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	116	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	130	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	111	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 29, 2019

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 136Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 250Last week 223Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,185	31.00–41.50	36.24
4	—	1,303	44.50–48.50	45.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,320	55.00–62.50	59.00
9	—	1,321	49.00–55.00	52.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,741	68.00–70.50	69.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,697	57.00–64.00	59.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	84.00–88.00	86.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,612	66.00–74.50	70.82

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	98	210.00–245.00	227.50
1	—	126	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	10.00	10.00
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
1	—	66	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	15.00	15.00
1	—	80	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	104	65.00–80.00	73.57
2	—	97	50.00–60.00	55.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	122	95.00	95.00
1	—	130	85.00	85.00
3	—	86	30.00–40.00	36.74
4	—	113	90.00–100.00	94.93
5	—	94	40.00–80.00	58.31
5	—	102	85.00–100.00	92.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	240.00	240.00

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.