Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-01-07

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-07

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jan 7

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

204 head

▲ 140 vs last sale 64▼ 40 vs year ago 244 · −16.4%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

196 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 167▼ 107 vs year ago 303 · −35.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. 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	1,873	72.91	1,366	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,810	59.86	1,083	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	55.56	736	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,692	55.17	933	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,206	41.89	505	22
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,463	75.75	1,108	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	99.45/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 2	103	72.82/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	85	18.33/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	71	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	95	132.86/cwt	7
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot

34 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	—	—	1,789	65.65/cwt	64.50–66.50	1,174	3
Bulls	—	—	1,957	80.16/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,569	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	44.36/cwt	40.00–47.50	526	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,189	34.45/cwt	29.50–38.50	410	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	59.50/cwt	56.50–64.50	738	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,289	50.62/cwt	48.00–53.50	652	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	52.75/cwt	46.00–56.50	730	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,674	54.27/cwt	52.50–56.00	908	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,810	59.86/cwt	57.50–61.50	1,083	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,814	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	1,116	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,444	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,105	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,482	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,112	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	141	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	190.00/cwt	180.00–200.00	167	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	173	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	98	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	108	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	162	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	108	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	22	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	71	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	164	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	72.53/cwt	65.00–80.00	62	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	166	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	80.05/cwt	75.00–90.00	74	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	63.98/cwt	55.00–80.00	60	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	98	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	34	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	78.77/cwt	65.00–85.00	82	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	107	92.06/cwt	85.00–100.00	99	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	108	172.50/cwt	120.00–225.00	186	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	90.82/cwt	85.00–100.00	102	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	70.00/cwt	60.00–80.00	78	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	120	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	108	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 Jan 7, 2021

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 64Year ago 244

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 196Last week 167Year ago 303

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. 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
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	93	75.00–90.00	80.05
4	—	86	65.00–80.00	72.53
5	—	107	85.00–100.00	92.06
6	—	112	85.00–100.00	90.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	71	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	108	120.00–225.00	172.50
1	—	80	205.00	205.00
1	—	92	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
1	—	98	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	112	60.00–80.00	70.00
4	—	94	55.00–80.00	63.98
4	—	104	65.00–85.00	78.77
1	—	120	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	15.00	15.00
1	—	108	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	88	180.00–200.00	190.00
1	—	76	185.00	185.00
1	—	96	180.00	180.00
1	—	108	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,186	40.00–47.50	44.36
4	—	1,289	48.00–53.50	50.62
8	—	1,189	29.50–38.50	34.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,810	57.50–61.50	59.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,674	52.50–56.00	54.27
1	—	1,814	61.50	61.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,383	46.00–56.50	52.75
10	—	1,241	56.50–64.50	59.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,444	76.50	76.50
1	—	1,482	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,957	75.00–84.00	80.16
3	—	1,789	64.50–66.50	65.65

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.