Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-10-03

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-03

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Oct 3

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 134▲ 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

258 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 250▲ 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 steady-1.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold mostly steady.

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	1,570	60.00	942	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,861	63.81	1,188	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,690	59.14	999	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,352	54.73	740	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	43.16	502	12
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,349	84.50	1,140	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,421	75.94	1,079	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	104	73.37/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 2	99	45.04/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	89	16.00/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	78	8.33/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	96	15.00/cwt	1

Every lot

32 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	—	—	1,474	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,002	1
Bulls	—	—	1,666	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	866	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	50.57/cwt	49.00–53.50	550	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	33.94/cwt	29.50–36.50	394	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	44.96/cwt	42.00–47.00	558	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	58.34/cwt	56.50–61.00	775	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	52.92/cwt	51.50–53.50	721	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	59.14/cwt	55.00–62.50	999	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,861	63.81/cwt	63.00–65.00	1,188	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,349	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,140	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,421	75.94/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,079	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	96	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	58	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	76	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	—	Utility	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	139	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	83	30.08/cwt	25.00–35.00	25	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	2
Bulls	—	Utility	86	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	52	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	45.10/cwt	40.00–50.00	43	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	96	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	60.03/cwt	55.00–65.00	62	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	21	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	106	75.06/cwt	70.00–80.00	80	6
Bulls	—	Utility	108	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	11	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	80.00/cwt	70.00–95.00	90	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	120	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	60	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	122	77.50/cwt	75.00–80.00	95	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 Oct 3, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 134Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 258Last week 250Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold mostly steady.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	55.00	55.00
2	—	122	75.00–80.00	77.50
3	—	83	25.00–35.00	30.08
5	—	113	70.00–95.00	80.00
6	—	106	70.00–80.00	75.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	50.00	50.00
2	—	84	20.00	20.00
2	—	96	40.00–50.00	45.10
3	—	104	55.00–65.00	60.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	15.00	15.00
1	—	96	15.00	15.00
1	—	104	20.00	20.00
2	—	84	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00
1	—	86	10.00	10.00
1	—	108	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	58	5.00	5.00
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
1	—	72	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	15.00	15.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,474	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,666	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,421	75.00–77.00	75.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,349	84.50	84.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,329	56.50–61.00	58.34
8	—	1,363	51.50–53.50	52.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,690	55.00–62.50	59.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,240	42.00–47.00	44.96
4	—	1,160	29.50–36.50	33.94
4	—	1,087	49.00–53.50	50.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,861	63.00–65.00	63.81

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.