Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-07-16

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-16

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jul 16

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 149▼ 13 vs year ago 158 · −8.2%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

247 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 254▲ 45 vs year ago 202 · +22.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 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	1,640	78.00	1,279	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,401	63.61	891	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,713	63.50	1,088	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,652	60.14	994	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,204	48.12	580	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,376	69.00	949	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,504	72.47	1,090	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,340	68.43	917	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,238	92.00	1,139	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	128.46/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 2	91	66.87/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	98	48.02/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	90	15.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	93	135.59/cwt	8

Every lot

34 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,238	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,139	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,279	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	34.62/cwt	32.00–36.50	410	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,201	58.07/cwt	57.00–59.00	697	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	49.31/cwt	46.00–51.50	598	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	66.31/cwt	65.50–67.50	904	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,446	60.37/cwt	58.50–61.50	873	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,652	60.14/cwt	57.50–62.50	994	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,713	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	1,088	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,376	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	949	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,340	68.43/cwt	66.00–71.00	917	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,504	72.47/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,090	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	122	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	86	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	56	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	211	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	92	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	60	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	217.34/cwt	210.00–225.00	204	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	100	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	60	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	110	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	66	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 2	81	51.69/cwt	50.00–55.00	42	3
Bulls	—	Utility	82	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	214	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	75.53/cwt	60.00–90.00	64	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	86	32.56/cwt	30.00–35.00	28	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	91	235.33/cwt	205.00–265.00	214	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	91	71.69/cwt	65.00–75.00	65	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	85.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	79	5
Bulls	—	Utility	98	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	100	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	45	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	82.40/cwt	80.00–85.00	86	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	98.41/cwt	95.00–100.00	103	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	106	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	244	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	110	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	110	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	110	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	72	2

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 Jul 16, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 149Year ago 158

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 247Last week 254Year ago 202

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,376	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,504	71.00–74.00	72.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	66.00–71.00	68.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	32.00–36.50	34.62
6	—	1,212	46.00–51.50	49.31
2	—	1,201	57.00–59.00	58.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,446	58.50–61.50	60.37
6	—	1,363	65.50–67.50	66.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,652	57.50–62.50	60.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	63.50	63.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,238	92.00	92.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	100.00	100.00
2	—	85	60.00–90.00	75.53
3	—	105	95.00–100.00	98.41
5	—	93	80.00–90.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	81	50.00–55.00	51.69
2	—	104	80.00–85.00	82.40
3	—	91	65.00–75.00	71.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	45.00	45.00
2	—	86	30.00–35.00	32.56
2	—	110	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	15.00	15.00
1	—	98	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	255.00	255.00
1	—	106	230.00	230.00
2	—	91	205.00–265.00	235.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	60.00	60.00
1	—	110	60.00	60.00
1	—	86	65.00	65.00
1	—	92	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	160.00	160.00
1	—	88	240.00	240.00
2	—	94	210.00–225.00	217.34

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.