Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-09-26

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-26

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Sep 26

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

134 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 158▲ 134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

250 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 323▲ 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 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	1,417	70.75	1,003	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,837	67.83	1,246	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,622	60.15	976	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	54.75	756	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,134	44.19	501	15

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	105	82.67/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 2	92	34.49/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	90	17.83/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	81	9.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	94	15.00/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	—	—	1,174	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	763	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,270	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	51.52/cwt	50.00–52.50	554	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	44.06/cwt	40.00–49.50	503	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	38.47/cwt	30.50–48.50	451	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	54.75/cwt	51.50–56.50	756	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,622	60.15/cwt	55.50–64.00	976	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,837	67.83/cwt	67.50–68.00	1,246	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	88	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	100	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	—	Utility	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	—	Utility	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	83	16.04/cwt	15.00–20.00	13	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	86	12.44/cwt	10.00–15.00	11	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	90	17.50/cwt	15.00–20.00	16	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	38.36/cwt	25.00–60.00	36	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	96	66.09/cwt	55.00–75.00	63	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	101	24.95/cwt	20.00–30.00	25	2
Bulls	—	Utility	102	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	57.60/cwt	50.00–60.00	60	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	86.64/cwt	80.00–95.00	91	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	92.52/cwt	85.00–95.00	104	6

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 26, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 158Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 250Last week 323Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. 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
5	—	96	55.00–75.00	66.09
6	—	105	80.00–95.00	86.64
6	—	112	85.00–95.00	92.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	15.00	15.00
4	—	104	50.00–60.00	57.60
5	—	83	15.00–20.00	16.04
5	—	94	25.00–60.00	38.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	15.00	15.00
2	—	86	10.00–15.00	12.44
2	—	101	20.00–30.00	24.95
2	—	90	15.00–20.00	17.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
1	—	82	10.00	10.00
1	—	102	10.00	10.00
2	—	76	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	15.00	15.00
1	—	100	15.00	15.00
2	—	94	15.00	15.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,174	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,660	76.50	76.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,075	50.00–52.50	51.52
6	—	1,142	40.00–49.50	44.06
5	—	1,172	30.50–48.50	38.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,837	67.50–68.00	67.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,380	51.50–56.50	54.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,622	55.50–64.00	60.15

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.