Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-12-03

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-03

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Dec 3

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

172 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 163▼ 44 vs year ago 216 · −20.4%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

230 head

▲ 230 vs last sale 0▼ 32 vs year ago 262 · −12.2%

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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 15.00-20.00 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	1,646	75.98	1,251	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,756	64.00	1,124	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,768	56.71	1,003	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,381	55.04	760	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,265	47.22	598	18
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,335	67.98	908	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,480	81.00	1,199	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,309	103.28	1,352	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,244	85.00	1,057	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	88.46/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	99	66.34/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	95	38.97/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	74	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	98	93.37/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	72	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot

33 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 · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,244	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,057	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,309	103.28/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,352	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,646	75.98/cwt	63.00–83.50	1,251	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,189	54.62/cwt	53.00–57.00	649	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,269	48.06/cwt	46.50–51.00	610	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,313	39.38/cwt	32.00–43.00	517	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	54.30/cwt	52.00–58.50	749	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	59.86/cwt	58.50–61.00	829	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,756	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,124	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,768	56.71/cwt	54.00–58.50	1,003	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,335	67.98/cwt	65.00–70.50	908	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,480	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,199	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	81.73/cwt	50.00–115.00	69	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	102	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	120	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	132	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	76	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	34	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	78	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	23	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	25	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	83	64.88/cwt	50.00–75.00	54	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	87	72.47/cwt	70.00–75.00	63	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	144	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	62.70/cwt	50.00–75.00	60	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	97	81.32/cwt	75.00–85.00	79	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	103	42.43/cwt	35.00–50.00	44	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	85.17/cwt	75.00–90.00	89	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	106	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	196	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	107	71.66/cwt	55.00–90.00	77	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	110	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	55	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	86.01/cwt	80.00–90.00	98	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	120	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	72	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 Dec 3, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 163Year ago 216

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 230Last week 0Year ago 262

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 15.00-20.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	104	75.00–90.00	85.17
5	—	114	80.00–90.00	86.01
1	—	76	45.00	45.00
3	—	83	50.00–75.00	64.88
4	—	97	75.00–85.00	81.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	185.00	185.00
1	—	90	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	107	55.00–90.00	71.66
6	—	95	50.00–75.00	62.70
2	—	87	70.00–75.00	72.47
1	—	120	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	50.00	50.00
2	—	103	35.00–50.00	42.43
1	—	78	30.00	30.00
1	—	82	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	50.00–115.00	81.73
1	—	102	100.00	100.00
1	—	120	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,646	63.00–83.50	75.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,335	65.00–70.50	67.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,244	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,309	101.00–105.00	103.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	58.50–61.00	59.86
13	—	1,380	52.00–58.50	54.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,768	54.00–58.50	56.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,313	32.00–43.00	39.38
11	—	1,269	46.50–51.00	48.06
3	—	1,189	53.00–57.00	54.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,756	64.00	64.00

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.