Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-02-13

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-13

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Feb 13

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Feb 6Feb 13Mar 12 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

159 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 146▲ 159 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

210 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 240▲ 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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	1,373	72.27	992	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,702	69.78	1,188	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	62.02	821	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	62.01	954	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,218	46.46	566	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,548	79.50	1,231	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,836	79.50	1,460	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,509	68.57	1,035	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	105.43/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 2	91	48.69/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	91	29.80/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	66	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	95	95.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	10.00/cwt	1

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	—	—	1,373	72.27/cwt	66.00–76.00	992	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	35.83/cwt	24.50–42.50	405	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,261	48.15/cwt	42.00–54.00	607	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	58.64/cwt	55.50–61.50	745	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	67.59/cwt	65.00–70.50	892	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	59.54/cwt	56.00–63.00	789	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	62.01/cwt	57.00–66.50	954	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,702	69.78/cwt	66.50–75.50	1,188	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,509	68.57/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,035	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,836	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,460	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,548	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,231	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	173	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	71	17.54/cwt	15.00–20.00	12	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	74	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	63	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	30.00/cwt	25.00–35.00	26	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	56.21/cwt	40.00–65.00	48	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	174.86/cwt	165.00–185.00	161	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	98.03/cwt	65.00–125.00	93	8
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	62.70/cwt	50.00–80.00	60	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	111.69/cwt	95.00–140.00	115	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	37.98/cwt	20.00–50.00	39	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	117.70/cwt	100.00–135.00	134	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.

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) - Greencastle, PA

Thu Feb 13, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 146Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 210Last week 240Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	180.00	180.00

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$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	92	165.00–185.00	174.86
1	—	74	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	5.00	5.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	104	20.00–50.00	37.98
2	—	71	15.00–20.00	17.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	95	50.00–80.00	62.70
3	—	85	25.00–35.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	95	65.00–125.00	98.03
7	—	103	95.00–140.00	111.69
6	—	114	100.00–135.00	117.70
5	—	86	40.00–65.00	56.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,320	65.00–70.50	67.59
9	—	1,325	56.00–63.00	59.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,131	24.50–42.50	35.83
5	—	1,270	55.50–61.50	58.64
8	—	1,261	42.00–54.00	48.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,702	66.50–75.50	69.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,539	57.00–66.50	62.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,509	64.00–71.00	68.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,836	79.50	79.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,548	79.50	79.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	66.00–76.00	72.27

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.