Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-01-16

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-16

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jan 16

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 244▲ 155 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

260 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 303▲ 260 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 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 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	1,306	69.08	902	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,786	62.76	1,121	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,439	55.83	804	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,698	54.09	919	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,139	39.21	447	17

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	94.02/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 2	99	53.11/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	89	16.59/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	91	8.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	91	92.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	10.00/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	—	—	1,079	64.42/cwt	58.50–70.00	695	2
Bulls	—	—	1,533	73.74/cwt	73.00–74.50	1,130	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	27.45/cwt	22.00–39.50	278	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	49.20/cwt	48.00–50.00	582	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,271	45.70/cwt	41.50–48.50	581	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,436	60.04/cwt	57.50–62.00	862	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,441	53.43/cwt	49.50–55.00	770	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	52.15/cwt	50.00–53.50	855	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,786	62.76/cwt	60.00–65.50	1,121	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,786	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	1,018	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	146	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	96	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	74	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	78	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	84	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	25	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	21	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	117	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	140	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	40.07/cwt	20.00–50.00	37	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	72.23/cwt	50.00–85.00	68	8
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	17.39/cwt	15.00–20.00	16	2
Bulls	—	Utility	96	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	71.32/cwt	55.00–85.00	73	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	92.39/cwt	85.00–105.00	95	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	100.09/cwt	95.00–105.00	112	2
Bulls	—	Utility	112	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	11	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	91	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	124	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	112	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	124	65.00/cwt	60.00–70.00	81	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	126	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	170	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 Jan 16, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 244Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 260Last week 303Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,079	58.50–70.00	64.42
2	—	1,533	73.00–74.50	73.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,182	48.00–50.00	49.20
7	—	1,014	22.00–39.50	27.45
5	—	1,271	41.50–48.50	45.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,441	49.50–55.00	53.43
4	—	1,436	57.50–62.00	60.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	50.00–53.50	52.15
2	—	1,786	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,786	60.00–65.50	62.76

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	30.00	30.00
1	—	124	90.00	90.00
2	—	112	95.00–105.00	100.09
6	—	103	85.00–105.00	92.39
8	—	94	50.00–85.00	72.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	124	60.00–70.00	65.00
3	—	93	20.00–50.00	40.07
1	—	74	25.00	25.00
1	—	114	80.00	80.00
2	—	84	25.00	25.00
4	—	102	55.00–85.00	71.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	15.00–20.00	17.39
1	—	78	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
1	—	96	10.00	10.00
1	—	112	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	126	135.00	135.00
2	—	85	135.00–140.00	137.53
2	—	93	150.00	150.00

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	170.00	170.00

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.