Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-03-19

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-19

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Mar 19

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

147 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 162▲ 147 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

202 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 237▲ 202 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 5.00-6.00 higher. Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull

calves sold steady-5.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

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	1,712	72.07	1,234	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,718	74.50	1,280	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	69.11	1,076	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	65.26	872	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,158	52.11	604	23
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,468	79.50	1,167	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,242	66.00	820	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	98.53/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 2	98	60.46/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	95	29.00/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	83	8.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	96	165.00/cwt	1

Every lot

30 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	—	—	1,712	72.07/cwt	64.00–82.00	1,234	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	38.08/cwt	34.00–41.00	413	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	61.23/cwt	58.00–66.50	716	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	53.40/cwt	49.00–57.50	632	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	63.44/cwt	57.00–66.00	838	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,377	70.13/cwt	69.00–73.00	966	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,557	69.11/cwt	64.50–71.00	1,076	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,718	74.50/cwt	70.50–76.50	1,280	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,242	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	820	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,468	79.50/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,167	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	158	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	76	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	98	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	62.50/cwt	60.00–65.00	54	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	40.23/cwt	30.00–50.00	35	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	149	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	90	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	54.96/cwt	45.00–65.00	51	5
Bulls	—	Utility	94	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	96	88.72/cwt	80.00–100.00	85	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	153	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	41	1
Bulls	—	Utility	102	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	91.92/cwt	85.00–100.00	95	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	73.44/cwt	65.00–80.00	77	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	86	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	124	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	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.

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) - Greencastle, PA

Thu Mar 19, 2020

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 162Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 202Last week 237Year ago 0

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 5.00-6.00 higher. Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull

calves sold steady-5.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	40.00	40.00
1	—	124	45.00	45.00
1	—	90	20.00	20.00
1	—	82	20.00	20.00
1	—	76	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
1	—	94	10.00	10.00
1	—	102	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	86	30.00–50.00	40.23
2	—	114	75.00	75.00
3	—	105	65.00–80.00	73.44
5	—	93	45.00–65.00	54.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	125.00	125.00
1	—	90	165.00	165.00
1	—	102	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	103	85.00–100.00	91.92
4	—	96	80.00–100.00	88.72
2	—	86	60.00–65.00	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,321	57.00–66.00	63.44
3	—	1,377	69.00–73.00	70.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,718	70.50–76.50	74.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,170	58.00–66.50	61.23
5	—	1,084	34.00–41.00	38.08
12	—	1,183	49.00–57.50	53.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,557	64.50–71.00	69.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,242	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	73.00–84.00	79.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,712	64.00–82.00	72.07

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.