Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-09-12

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-12

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Sep 12

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

165 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 222▲ 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

287 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 213▲ 287 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 5.00-10.00 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
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,869	66.23	1,238	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,759	59.78	1,051	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	56.18	761	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	39.35	427	14

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	52.52/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 2	97	30.76/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	102	12.50/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	80	9.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	88	93.00/cwt	5

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 · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	514	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	30.28/cwt	21.00–38.00	325	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	43.50/cwt	41.00–47.50	479	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	54.56/cwt	51.50–58.00	723	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,452	61.56/cwt	59.50–64.00	894	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,727	58.42/cwt	56.00–60.50	1,009	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,853	63.84/cwt	63.00–64.50	1,183	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,869	66.23/cwt	65.50–67.50	1,238	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	83	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	129	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	88	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	92	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	118	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	81	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	82	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Utility	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	43.45/cwt	35.00–60.00	40	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	35.17/cwt	25.00–50.00	34	3
Bulls	—	Utility	96	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	101	59.14/cwt	50.00–65.00	60	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	110	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	17	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	62.54/cwt	60.00–65.00	70	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	115	39.91/cwt	30.00–50.00	46	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 12, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 222Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 287Last week 213Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,869	65.50–67.50	66.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,102	41.00–47.50	43.50
5	—	1,074	21.00–38.00	30.28
1	—	998	51.50	51.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,326	51.50–58.00	54.56
3	—	1,452	59.50–64.00	61.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,727	56.00–60.50	58.42
3	—	1,853	63.00–64.50	63.84

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	155.00	155.00
1	—	94	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	15.00	15.00
1	—	88	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	10.00	10.00
1	—	82	10.00	10.00
1	—	74	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	—	110	15.00	15.00
1	—	94	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	96	25.00–50.00	35.17
2	—	115	30.00–50.00	39.91
2	—	81	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	101	50.00–65.00	59.14
3	—	93	35.00–60.00	43.45
2	—	112	60.00–65.00	62.54
1	—	82	20.00	20.00

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.