Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-07-30

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-30

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jul 30

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

133 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 141▼ 32 vs year ago 165 · −19.4%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

247 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 248▲ 14 vs year ago 233 · +6.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 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	1,238	80.25	993	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,848	69.83	1,290	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	67.14	883	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,729	65.93	1,140	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,214	50.64	615	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,537	79.45	1,221	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	113.16/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	93	61.91/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	89	31.22/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	71	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	86	117.50/cwt	4

Every lot

31 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,004	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	708	1
Bulls	—	—	1,472	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,325	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	33.56/cwt	21.00–42.00	372	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	62.82/cwt	59.50–68.50	701	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	64.59/cwt	61.00–69.00	833	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,316	53.10/cwt	50.50–54.50	699	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	71.23/cwt	67.50–73.00	966	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,729	65.93/cwt	62.00–68.50	1,140	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,848	69.83/cwt	66.50–73.00	1,290	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,537	79.45/cwt	76.50–82.00	1,221	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	72	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	54	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	129	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	156	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	92	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	69	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	58	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	75	42.60/cwt	40.00–45.00	32	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	76	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	38	1
Bulls	—	Utility	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	67.76/cwt	60.00–75.00	58	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	87	29.96/cwt	15.00–40.00	26	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	88	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	44	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	92	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	64	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	33	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	98.74/cwt	85.00–115.00	94	7
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	200.00/cwt	180.00–220.00	192	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	101	75.03/cwt	70.00–80.00	76	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	192.26/cwt	180.00–205.00	200	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	106	102.01/cwt	95.00–110.00	108	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	72	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	123	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	114	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 Jul 30, 2020

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 141Year ago 165

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 247Last week 248Year ago 233

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,004	70.50	70.50
1	—	1,472	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,537	76.50–82.00	79.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,290	61.00–69.00	64.59
5	—	1,356	67.50–73.00	71.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,729	62.00–68.50	65.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,848	66.50–73.00	69.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,116	59.50–68.50	62.82
4	—	1,107	21.00–42.00	33.56
8	—	1,316	50.50–54.50	53.10

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	50.00	50.00
1	—	112	110.00	110.00
1	—	120	95.00	95.00
2	—	85	60.00–75.00	67.76
7	—	95	85.00–115.00	98.74
5	—	106	95.00–110.00	102.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	101	70.00–80.00	75.03
2	—	75	40.00–45.00	42.60
1	—	88	50.00	50.00
1	—	92	70.00	70.00
1	—	110	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	35.00	35.00
3	—	87	15.00–40.00	29.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	58	5.00	5.00
1	—	84	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	96	180.00–220.00	200.00
2	—	104	180.00–205.00	192.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	75.00	75.00
1	—	72	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	150.00	150.00
1	—	92	170.00	170.00

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.