Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-12-19

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-19

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Dec 19

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

214 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 238▲ 214 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

255 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 260▲ 255 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 mostly steady. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

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	1,266	63.01	798	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,701	60.31	1,026	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	52.73	870	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	46.20	607	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,168	38.23	447	22
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,508	76.38	1,152	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	104.76	1,383	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	82.67/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	95	47.05/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	98	20.68/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	81	8.33/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	96	25.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	82	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot

31 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,320	104.76/cwt	104.50–105.00	1,383	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,266	63.01/cwt	61.50–65.00	798	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	32.39/cwt	21.00–38.50	347	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,249	43.09/cwt	39.00–46.00	538	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	46.20/cwt	43.00–49.50	607	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	52.73/cwt	52.00–54.50	870	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,701	60.31/cwt	58.00–63.50	1,026	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,508	76.38/cwt	70.50–84.50	1,152	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	96	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	24	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	145.66/cwt	120.00–170.00	111	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	78	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	23	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	82	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	21	1
Bulls	—	Utility	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	139	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	86	16.63/cwt	15.00–20.00	14	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	38.24/cwt	15.00–50.00	33	3
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	92	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	62.38/cwt	50.00–75.00	58	7
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	146.57/cwt	120.00–170.00	139	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	47.98/cwt	30.00–70.00	46	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	98	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	55.29/cwt	45.00–65.00	57	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	77.87/cwt	70.00–85.00	81	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	105	29.95/cwt	25.00–35.00	31	2
Bulls	—	Utility	106	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	11	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	77.18/cwt	70.00–90.00	87	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	118	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	24	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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) - Greencastle, PA

Thu Dec 19, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 238Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 255Last week 260Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,266	61.50–65.00	63.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	70.50–84.50	76.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,701	58.00–63.50	60.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,071	21.00–38.50	32.39
12	—	1,249	39.00–46.00	43.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,650	52.00–54.50	52.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,313	43.00–49.50	46.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	104.50–105.00	104.76

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	118	20.00	20.00
1	—	98	15.00	15.00
2	—	105	25.00–35.00	29.95
3	—	86	15.00–20.00	16.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	30.00	30.00
3	—	87	15.00–50.00	38.24
7	—	93	50.00–75.00	62.38
7	—	104	70.00–85.00	77.87
7	—	113	70.00–90.00	77.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	10.00	10.00
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
1	—	82	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	25.00	25.00
2	—	103	45.00–65.00	55.29
6	—	95	30.00–70.00	47.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	10.00	10.00
1	—	92	10.00	10.00
1	—	66	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	165.00	165.00
3	—	95	120.00–170.00	146.57
2	—	76	120.00–170.00	145.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	10.00	10.00

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.