Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-08-06

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-06

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Aug 6

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 133▲ 2 vs year ago 130 · +1.5%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

227 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 247▼ 31 vs year ago 258 · −12.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold steady. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 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	1,492	86.09	1,284	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,685	70.82	1,193	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,720	63.91	1,099	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	63.76	845	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,189	47.00	559	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,344	66.00	887	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,218	69.50	847	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	112.55/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	101	77.66/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	85	26.67/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	58	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	93	186.94/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	96	30.00/cwt	1

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	—	—	1,492	86.09/cwt	76.50–90.00	1,284	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	50.19/cwt	46.00–54.50	546	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,206	39.41/cwt	29.00–45.00	475	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	58.98/cwt	57.00–62.50	740	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	69.34/cwt	68.00–70.50	890	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	62.36/cwt	55.50–65.50	833	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,685	70.82/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,193	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,720	63.91/cwt	62.50–66.50	1,099	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,344	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	887	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,218	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	847	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	141	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	172	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	154	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	96	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	29	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	192.36/cwt	185.00–200.00	200	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	58	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	22	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	82	63.46/cwt	55.00–70.00	52	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	87	66.92/cwt	50.00–80.00	58	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	109.75/cwt	80.00–130.00	103	8
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	82.01/cwt	70.00–100.00	79	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	83.60/cwt	75.00–105.00	87	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	106	126.90/cwt	105.00–150.00	135	8
Bulls	—	Number 3	106	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	21	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	86	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	161	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	122	72.38/cwt	65.00–80.00	88	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 Aug 6, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 133Year ago 130

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 227Last week 247Year ago 258

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,492	76.50–90.00	86.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,206	29.00–45.00	39.41
4	—	1,088	46.00–54.50	50.19
4	—	1,255	57.00–62.50	58.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,685	69.00–75.00	70.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,284	68.00–70.50	69.34
8	—	1,336	55.50–65.50	62.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,720	62.50–66.50	63.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,344	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,218	69.50	69.50

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	115	140.00	140.00
3	—	82	55.00–70.00	63.46
8	—	94	80.00–130.00	109.75
8	—	106	105.00–150.00	126.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	75.00	75.00
2	—	122	65.00–80.00	72.38
3	—	87	50.00–80.00	66.92
4	—	104	75.00–105.00	83.60
5	—	96	70.00–100.00	82.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	74	30.00	30.00
1	—	106	20.00	20.00

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	185.00	185.00
1	—	84	205.00	205.00
1	—	96	160.00	160.00
2	—	104	185.00–200.00	192.36

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.