Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-08-27

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-27

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Aug 27

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 138▼ 78 vs year ago 213 · −36.6%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

231 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 242▼ 19 vs year ago 250 · −7.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. 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	1,430	87.54	1,252	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,534	71.23	1,093	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,694	65.48	1,109	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	64.61	851	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	49.28	563	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,472	80.00	1,178	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,190	75.50	898	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	125.80/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	93	88.52/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	82	35.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	81	160.00/cwt	3

Every lot

24 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	—	—	1,324	78.53/cwt	71.00–85.00	1,040	2
Bulls	—	—	1,501	93.55/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,404	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	53.98/cwt	49.50–57.00	607	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	34.66/cwt	28.50–41.00	400	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	59.37/cwt	58.00–62.00	694	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	67.51/cwt	67.00–68.00	855	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,359	62.20/cwt	58.00–65.00	845	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,534	71.23/cwt	69.00–73.50	1,093	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,694	65.48/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,109	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,190	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	898	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,472	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,178	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	72	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	151	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	180	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	88	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	44	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	29	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	73.67/cwt	55.00–85.00	63	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	176	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	108.71/cwt	100.00–115.00	95	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	91	85.07/cwt	65.00–95.00	77	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	206.77/cwt	185.00–230.00	192	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	109.97/cwt	105.00–115.00	104	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	106.83/cwt	100.00–115.00	109	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	113.21/cwt	100.00–125.00	118	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	111	117.52/cwt	110.00–120.00	130	6

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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Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 138Year ago 213

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 231Last week 242Year ago 250

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. 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
2	—	1,324	71.00–85.00	78.53
3	—	1,501	90.00–97.00	93.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,472	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	75.50	75.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,124	49.50–57.00	53.98
3	—	1,169	58.00–62.00	59.37
4	—	1,153	28.50–41.00	34.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,266	67.00–68.00	67.51
6	—	1,359	58.00–65.00	62.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,534	69.00–73.50	71.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,694	63.00–67.00	65.48

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	105.00–115.00	109.97
4	—	87	100.00–115.00	108.71
6	—	104	100.00–125.00	113.21
6	—	111	110.00–120.00	117.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	55.00–85.00	73.67
3	—	91	65.00–95.00	85.07
3	—	102	100.00–115.00	106.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	205.00	205.00
2	—	93	185.00–230.00	206.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	220.00	220.00
1	—	72	210.00	210.00

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.