Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-01-30

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-30

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jan 30

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

136 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 136▲ 136 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

232 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 232▲ 232 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 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold 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	1,838	69.52	1,278	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,746	69.29	1,210	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,735	61.15	1,061	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	58.59	793	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	44.71	503	24
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,288	78.00	1,005	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,492	76.00	1,134	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,325	66.25	878	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	83.33/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	96	48.85/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	101	22.53/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	97	10.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	99	82.57/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	10.00/cwt	2

Every lot

35 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	—	—	1,838	69.52/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,278	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	30.59/cwt	15.00–38.00	318	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	55.26/cwt	53.00–57.00	618	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	47.94/cwt	42.00–51.50	568	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	62.04/cwt	60.00–63.50	819	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	56.44/cwt	53.50–59.50	776	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,735	61.15/cwt	58.00–64.00	1,061	10
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,746	69.29/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,210	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,325	66.25/cwt	62.00–73.00	878	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,492	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,134	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,288	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,005	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	93	31.86/cwt	25.00–40.00	30	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	141	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	103	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	173	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	106	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	42	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 1	76	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	76	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Bulls	—	Utility	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Utility	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	25.03/cwt	20.00–30.00	21	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	36.99/cwt	30.00–45.00	32	8
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	67.82/cwt	50.00–90.00	64	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	36.58/cwt	30.00–45.00	35	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	95	17.58/cwt	15.00–20.00	17	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	158	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	93.78/cwt	90.00–95.00	97	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	66.73/cwt	50.00–80.00	69	9
Bulls	—	Utility	104	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	107	27.48/cwt	25.00–30.00	29	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	108	157.50/cwt	150.00–165.00	170	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	182	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	89.19/cwt	75.00–100.00	101	6
Bulls	—	Utility	116	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	12	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	128	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	173	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 30, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 136Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 232Last week 232Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold steady.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	165.00–170.00	167.48
1	—	94	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	106	40.00	40.00
3	—	93	25.00–40.00	31.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	82	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	165.00	165.00
2	—	108	150.00–165.00	157.50
2	—	96	160.00–170.00	165.00
1	—	128	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	10.00	10.00
1	—	116	10.00	10.00
1	—	82	10.00	10.00
1	—	78	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	20.00	20.00
4	—	85	20.00–30.00	25.03
3	—	95	30.00–45.00	36.58
9	—	104	50.00–80.00	66.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	107	25.00–30.00	27.48
2	—	95	15.00–20.00	17.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	86	30.00–45.00	36.99
6	—	113	75.00–100.00	89.19
6	—	95	50.00–90.00	67.82
4	—	103	90.00–95.00	93.78
1	—	76	25.00	25.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,375	53.50–59.50	56.44
5	—	1,320	60.00–63.50	62.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,184	42.00–51.50	47.94
7	—	1,040	15.00–38.00	30.59
6	—	1,119	53.00–57.00	55.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,746	66.00–72.00	69.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,735	58.00–64.00	61.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,325	62.00–73.00	66.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,492	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,288	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,838	68.00–71.00	69.52

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.