Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-06-04

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-04

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jun 4

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← May 28Jun 4Jun 18 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

156 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 137▼ 11 vs year ago 167 · −6.6%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

163 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 156▼ 29 vs year ago 192 · −15.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull

calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. 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	1,565	79.19	1,239	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,754	70.81	1,242	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,762	65.88	1,161	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,394	65.51	913	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,163	49.63	577	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,437	75.89	1,091	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,468	78.02	1,145	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,292	72.00	930	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	124.32/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 2	98	79.11/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	96	42.50/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	82	148.00/cwt	5

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	—	—	1,565	79.19/cwt	73.50–81.50	1,239	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	29.24/cwt	28.50–30.00	280	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	60.28/cwt	57.50–63.50	681	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,266	51.40/cwt	44.00–54.50	651	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	61.62/cwt	59.50–64.00	853	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	70.04/cwt	65.50–73.50	984	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,754	70.81/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,242	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,762	65.88/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,161	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,437	75.89/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,091	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,292	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	930	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,468	78.02/cwt	76.50–80.00	1,145	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	64	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	96	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	168	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	82	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	70	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	194	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	100	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	65	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	76	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	27	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	47	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	80	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	40	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	99.07/cwt	95.00–110.00	85	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	86	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	39	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	109.73/cwt	95.00–130.00	103	8
Bulls	—	Number 3	98	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	39	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	192.35/cwt	185.00–200.00	196	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	98.21/cwt	80.00–115.00	101	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	133.63/cwt	120.00–150.00	139	8
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	147	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	116	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	186	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	122	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	85	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	124	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	62	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 Jun 4, 2020

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 137Year ago 167

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 163Last week 156Year ago 192

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull

calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	73.50–81.50	79.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,266	44.00–54.50	51.40
2	—	957	28.50–30.00	29.24
3	—	1,130	57.50–63.50	60.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,754	68.00–74.00	70.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,405	65.50–73.50	70.04
7	—	1,385	59.50–64.00	61.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,762	64.00–68.00	65.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,437	75.00–77.00	75.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	76.50–80.00	78.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,292	72.00	72.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	112	130.00–135.00	131.64
6	—	86	95.00–110.00	99.07
8	—	94	95.00–130.00	109.73
8	—	104	120.00–150.00	133.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	103	80.00–115.00	98.21
1	—	122	70.00	70.00
1	—	78	60.00	60.00
1	—	80	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	35.00	35.00
1	—	86	45.00	45.00
1	—	98	40.00	40.00
1	—	124	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	116	160.00	160.00
2	—	102	185.00–200.00	192.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	225.00	225.00
1	—	78	215.00	215.00

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.