Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-12-26

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-12-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-26

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

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Dec 19Dec 26Jan 2 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

187 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 214▲ 187 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

247 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 255▲ 247 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 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold 20.00-30.00 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	1,777	70.67	1,256	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,647	64.06	1,055	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	57.26	742	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,725	55.85	963	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,248	42.34	528	23

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	106.46/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	97	60.78/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	92	24.97/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	85	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	87	135.97/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	10.00/cwt	2

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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,777	70.67/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,256	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,201	32.95/cwt	20.00–40.00	396	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	62.56/cwt	60.00–64.00	776	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	50.96/cwt	50.00–52.50	642	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,272	44.39/cwt	41.00–48.00	565	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	55.63/cwt	52.00–59.00	730	13
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,647	64.06/cwt	61.00–67.50	1,055	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,725	55.85/cwt	53.00–59.50	963	7
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	86	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	87	167.46/cwt	165.00–170.00	146	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	72	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	76	27.50/cwt	25.00–30.00	21	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	83	41.88/cwt	30.00–55.00	35	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	19.88/cwt	15.00–25.00	17	3
Bulls	—	Utility	85	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	57.50/cwt	55.00–60.00	49	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	88.67/cwt	60.00–125.00	83	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	97	67.78/cwt	40.00–95.00	66	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	103	32.57/cwt	30.00–35.00	34	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	111.74/cwt	90.00–125.00	116	8
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	72.56/cwt	65.00–80.00	75	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	108	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	200	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	76.30/cwt	60.00–85.00	85	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	112	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	39	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	117.48/cwt	90.00–135.00	135	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 Dec 26, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 214Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 247Last week 255Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold 20.00-30.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,777	66.00–73.00	70.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,241	60.00–64.00	62.56
13	—	1,312	52.00–59.00	55.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,725	53.00–59.50	55.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,260	50.00–52.50	50.96
7	—	1,201	20.00–40.00	32.95
11	—	1,272	41.00–48.00	44.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,647	61.00–67.50	64.06

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	86	55.00–60.00	57.50
5	—	94	60.00–125.00	88.67
8	—	104	90.00–125.00	111.74
6	—	115	90.00–135.00	117.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	97	40.00–95.00	67.78
3	—	83	30.00–55.00	41.88
2	—	76	25.00–30.00	27.50
4	—	104	65.00–80.00	72.56
4	—	112	60.00–85.00	76.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	30.00–35.00	32.57
1	—	72	15.00	15.00
1	—	112	35.00	35.00
3	—	85	15.00–25.00	19.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	108	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	87	165.00–170.00	167.46

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.