Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-12-10

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-10

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Dec 10

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

144 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 172▼ 94 vs year ago 238 · −39.5%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

217 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 230▼ 43 vs year ago 260 · −16.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. 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	1,511	65.70	993	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,821	59.45	1,083	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,762	55.33	975	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,374	51.04	701	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,288	41.51	534	15
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,202	65.00	781	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,184	97.39	1,153	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,189	102.61	1,220	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	108.01/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 2	98	63.32/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	97	26.67/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	72	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	95	80.02/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	76	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot

30 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,189	102.61/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,220	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,184	97.39/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,153	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,511	65.70/cwt	65.50–66.00	993	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	31.78/cwt	24.00–37.00	391	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,262	47.97/cwt	47.50–48.50	605	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,310	43.13/cwt	39.00–46.50	565	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	50.16/cwt	47.00–53.00	681	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,464	55.88/cwt	55.00–57.00	818	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,752	53.75/cwt	50.00–58.00	942	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,783	58.50/cwt	58.00–59.00	1,043	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,821	59.45/cwt	57.00–62.50	1,083	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,202	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	781	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	157.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	136	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	96	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	104	32.50/cwt	30.00–35.00	34	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	74	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	30	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	21	1
Bulls	—	Utility	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	88	82.50/cwt	80.00–85.00	73	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	87.50/cwt	85.00–95.00	82	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	187	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	72.45/cwt	70.00–75.00	70	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	185.00/cwt	170.00–200.00	189	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	90.02/cwt	85.00–95.00	94	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	65.00/cwt	50.00–80.00	68	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	27.50/cwt	25.00–30.00	29	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	73	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	116	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	104	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 Dec 10, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 172Year ago 238

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 217Last week 230Year ago 260

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull

calves sold steady-5.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	86	155.00–160.00	157.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	30.00–35.00	32.50
1	—	96	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	25.00–30.00	27.50
1	—	82	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	50.00–80.00	65.00
2	—	96	70.00–75.00	72.45
1	—	112	65.00	65.00
1	—	74	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	102	170.00–200.00	185.00
1	—	96	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	88	80.00–85.00	82.50
4	—	104	85.00–95.00	90.02
4	—	94	85.00–95.00	87.50
2	—	116	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	10.00	10.00
1	—	62	5.00	5.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,464	55.00–57.00	55.88
11	—	1,358	47.00–53.00	50.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,821	57.00–62.50	59.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	24.00–37.00	31.78
2	—	1,262	47.50–48.50	47.97
10	—	1,310	39.00–46.50	43.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,783	58.00–59.00	58.50
6	—	1,752	50.00–58.00	53.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,202	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,189	101.00–104.00	102.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,184	94.00–101.00	97.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,511	65.50–66.00	65.70

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.