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

Greencastle

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

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Sep 5

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Aug 29Sep 5Sep 12 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

222 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 213▲ 222 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

213 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 250▲ 213 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded mostly steady. Feeder dairy calves sold 10.00-15.00 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	1,384	74.99	1,038	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,777	69.01	1,226	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,566	59.17	927	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,336	58.77	785	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	44.71	499	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,318	76.00	1,002	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	64.83/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 2	98	38.75/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 3	93	24.95/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	78	8.75/cwt	4

Every lot

26 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	—	—	1,380	74.49/cwt	66.00–79.00	1,028	9
Bulls	—	—	1,422	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,130	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	876	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	280	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	51.25/cwt	51.00–51.50	578	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	44.66/cwt	39.50–48.50	511	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	62.02/cwt	60.00–66.50	796	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	55.51/cwt	52.00–58.50	770	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,566	59.17/cwt	55.00–64.50	927	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,777	69.01/cwt	66.50–71.50	1,226	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,318	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,002	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Utility	86	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	88	35.03/cwt	30.00–40.00	31	4
Bulls	—	Utility	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	44.27/cwt	30.00–70.00	41	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	212	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	38	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	97	32.42/cwt	25.00–40.00	31	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	100	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	40	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	107	72.50/cwt	70.00–75.00	78	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	111	72.48/cwt	70.00–75.00	80	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	62	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	124	62.50/cwt	60.00–65.00	78	2

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 Sep 5, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 213Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 213Last week 250Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded mostly steady. Feeder dairy calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	111	70.00–75.00	72.48
2	—	124	60.00–65.00	62.50
4	—	88	30.00–40.00	35.03
4	—	93	30.00–70.00	44.27
4	—	107	70.00–75.00	72.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	20.00	20.00
1	—	96	40.00	40.00
1	—	100	40.00	40.00
1	—	112	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	10.00	10.00
2	—	97	25.00–40.00	32.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	5.00	5.00
1	—	74	10.00	10.00
1	—	86	10.00	10.00
1	—	90	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,422	79.50	79.50
9	—	1,380	66.00–79.00	74.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,318	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,284	60.00–66.50	62.02
8	—	1,388	52.00–58.50	55.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,566	55.00–64.50	59.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	876	32.00	32.00
2	—	1,128	51.00–51.50	51.25
8	—	1,144	39.50–48.50	44.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,777	66.50–71.50	69.01

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.