Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-01-23

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-23

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jan 23

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

164 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 155▲ 164 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

217 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 260▲ 217 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 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 lower.

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	1,260	65.50	825	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,713	67.29	1,153	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	57.68	888	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,367	57.43	785	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	41.87	455	20

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	94.88/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	99	55.35/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	87	18.75/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	83	9.17/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	93	53.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	77	10.00/cwt	2

Every lot

33 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	—	—	1,260	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	825	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	27.83/cwt	21.00–34.50	276	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	44.31/cwt	41.00–50.50	492	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	52.67/cwt	50.50–56.50	605	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	62.58/cwt	62.00–63.50	804	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,392	55.84/cwt	54.50–59.00	777	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	57.68/cwt	54.50–61.00	888	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,713	67.29/cwt	64.00–69.50	1,153	9
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	112	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	88	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	106	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	16	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	—	Utility	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	143.65/cwt	110.00–175.00	122	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	26	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	88	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	53	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	52.58/cwt	45.00–60.00	49	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	66.32/cwt	60.00–80.00	63	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	96	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Bulls	—	Number 3Crossbred	96	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	147.50/cwt	120.00–175.00	145	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	101	67.00/cwt	50.00–85.00	68	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	158	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	88.56/cwt	80.00–95.00	92	7
Bulls	—	Utility	106	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	11	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	111	86.69/cwt	80.00–90.00	96	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	111	56.53/cwt	45.00–70.00	63	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	112	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	56	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 23, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 155Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 217Last week 260Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	65.50	65.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,539	54.50–61.00	57.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,110	41.00–50.50	44.31
6	—	990	21.00–34.50	27.83
6	—	1,149	50.50–56.50	52.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,713	64.00–69.50	67.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,284	62.00–63.50	62.58
13	—	1,392	54.50–59.00	55.84

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	104	80.00–95.00	88.56
1	—	88	60.00	60.00
3	—	111	80.00–90.00	86.69
4	—	95	60.00–80.00	66.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	111	45.00–70.00	56.53
4	—	93	45.00–60.00	52.58
2	—	86	30.00	30.00
5	—	101	50.00–85.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	20.00	20.00
1	—	74	25.00	25.00
1	—	82	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	10.00	10.00
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
3	—	84	10.00	10.00
1	—	72	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	155.00	155.00
1	—	112	50.00	50.00
2	—	85	110.00–175.00	143.65
2	—	98	120.00–175.00	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	10.00	10.00
1	—	80	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	—	106	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	130.00	130.00

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.