Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-06-18

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-18

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jun 18

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 314 vs last sale 459▼ 5 vs year ago 150 · −3.3%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

242 head

▲ 242 vs last sale 0▲ 40 vs year ago 202 · +19.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 highetr. 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	1,084	72.25	783	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,642	74.75	1,227	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	70.65	919	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,714	69.82	1,197	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,181	52.15	616	18
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,532	78.26	1,199	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,460	76.50	1,117	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,409	72.68	1,024	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	151.34/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 2	97	112.61/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	93	66.91/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	72	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	81	119.75/cwt	2

Every lot

27 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	—	—	1,084	72.25/cwt	70.50–74.00	783	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	37.23/cwt	30.00–43.00	388	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,227	56.15/cwt	52.00–59.00	689	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	74.25/cwt	70.00–77.50	935	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,282	64.45/cwt	62.00–68.50	826	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	62.73/cwt	59.00–66.00	874	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,642	74.75/cwt	73.00–76.50	1,227	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,714	69.82/cwt	66.50–75.00	1,197	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,532	78.26/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,199	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,409	72.68/cwt	71.50–74.00	1,024	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,460	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,117	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	81	119.75/cwt	100.00–140.00	97	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	72	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	36	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	59	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	121.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	105	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	97.27/cwt	70.00–110.00	84	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	176	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	123.69/cwt	110.00–140.00	116	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	133.84/cwt	120.00–145.00	127	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	95	68.05/cwt	50.00–85.00	65	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	101	192.77/cwt	165.00–220.00	195	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	152.74/cwt	140.00–165.00	159	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	127.78/cwt	100.00–140.00	133	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	105	72.67/cwt	55.00–90.00	76	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	158.73/cwt	155.00–160.00	179	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	126	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	101	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 18, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 459Year ago 150

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 242Last week 0Year ago 202

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 highetr. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,084	70.50–74.00	72.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,282	62.00–68.50	64.45
6	—	1,043	30.00–43.00	37.23
7	—	1,227	52.00–59.00	56.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,393	59.00–66.00	62.73
11	—	1,259	70.00–77.50	74.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,714	66.50–75.00	69.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,642	73.00–76.50	74.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	76.00–80.00	78.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	76.50	76.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,409	71.50–74.00	72.68

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	140.00–165.00	152.74
3	—	86	120.00–125.00	121.71
4	—	95	120.00–145.00	133.84
4	—	113	155.00–160.00	158.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	86	70.00–110.00	97.27
3	—	94	110.00–140.00	123.69
4	—	104	100.00–140.00	127.78
1	—	126	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	50.00	50.00
1	—	84	70.00	70.00
2	—	95	50.00–85.00	68.05
2	—	105	55.00–90.00	72.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	195.00	195.00
2	—	101	165.00–220.00	192.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	81	100.00–140.00	119.75

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.