Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-09-24

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-24

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Sep 24

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

143 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 132▲ 9 vs year ago 134 · +6.7%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

271 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 269▲ 21 vs year ago 250 · +8.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull

calves over 96 lbs sold steady, under 96 lbs 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	1,447	75.64	1,095	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,759	66.48	1,169	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,414	59.61	843	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,171	46.52	545	12
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,144	70.00	801	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	116.70/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	94	76.03/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	82	43.72/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	89	151.86/cwt	8

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	—	—	1,447	75.64/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,095	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	37.80/cwt	22.00–44.50	399	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,283	62.01/cwt	61.50–62.50	796	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,290	51.85/cwt	48.50–55.00	669	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,374	57.79/cwt	55.50–59.50	794	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,556	66.00/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,027	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,674	70.86/cwt	69.50–72.50	1,186	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,791	64.84/cwt	63.50–66.00	1,161	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,144	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	801	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	68	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	92	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	192.24/cwt	170.00–215.00	163	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	88	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	44	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	205.14/cwt	200.00–210.00	193	3
Heifers	—	Number 1	100	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	30	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 2	74	52.43/cwt	50.00–55.00	39	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	76	31.62/cwt	20.00–40.00	24	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	81	52.53/cwt	50.00–55.00	43	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	68.85/cwt	60.00–80.00	59	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	104.26/cwt	85.00–120.00	98	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	97	85.14/cwt	65.00–110.00	83	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	100	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	80	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	204	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	131.91/cwt	120.00–150.00	136	10
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	114	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	129	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	154	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	120	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	84	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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 132Year ago 134

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 271Last week 269Year ago 250

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull

calves over 96 lbs sold steady, under 96 lbs 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
2	—	1,447	74.00–77.00	75.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,674	69.50–72.50	70.86
8	—	1,791	63.50–66.00	64.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,055	22.00–44.50	37.80
2	—	1,283	61.50–62.50	62.01
4	—	1,290	48.50–55.00	51.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,556	65.00–67.00	66.00
7	—	1,374	55.50–59.50	57.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,144	70.00	70.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	135.00	135.00
4	—	85	60.00–80.00	68.85
5	—	94	85.00–120.00	104.26
10	—	103	120.00–150.00	131.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	97	65.00–110.00	85.14
2	—	81	50.00–55.00	52.53
1	—	104	110.00	110.00
1	—	112	115.00	115.00
1	—	120	70.00	70.00
2	—	74	50.00–55.00	52.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	80.00	80.00
3	—	76	20.00–40.00	31.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	50.00	50.00
1	—	100	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	135.00	135.00
2	—	85	170.00–215.00	192.24
3	—	94	200.00–210.00	205.14

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.