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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-14

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jan 14

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 21 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

178 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 204▲ 23 vs year ago 155 · +14.8%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

176 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 196▼ 84 vs year ago 260 · −32.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 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	1,512	64.50	975	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,717	57.58	989	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,709	51.64	882	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,372	49.99	686	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,209	37.57	454	18
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,354	82.00	1,110	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,344	69.00	927	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	104.69/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 2	88	62.45/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	86	23.33/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	79	6.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	98	182.91/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	88	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	73	6.67/cwt	3

Every lot

31 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	—	—	1,512	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	975	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	42.88/cwt	38.50–46.00	518	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,211	30.93/cwt	23.00–36.50	375	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	53.72/cwt	53.00–54.50	680	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	48.84/cwt	46.00–52.50	686	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,707	50.45/cwt	47.50–54.00	861	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	55.80/cwt	55.00–56.50	957	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,717	57.58/cwt	55.50–59.50	989	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,344	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	927	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,354	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,110	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	88	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	189.36/cwt	175.00–205.00	178	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	106	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	180	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	72	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	73	43.27/cwt	35.00–50.00	32	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	172	1
Bulls	—	Utility	84	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	78.55/cwt	70.00–90.00	67	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	198	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	200.00/cwt	155.00–245.00	184	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	90.04/cwt	85.00–95.00	85	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	69.93/cwt	65.00–75.00	66	3
Bulls	—	Utility	94	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	101	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	81	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	85.90/cwt	80.00–90.00	88	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	86.99/cwt	80.00–95.00	97	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	114	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	46	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 14, 2021

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 204Year ago 155

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 176Last week 196Year ago 260

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	10.00	10.00
1	—	84	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	92	155.00–245.00	200.00
1	—	86	230.00	230.00
1	—	78	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	73	35.00–50.00	43.27
2	—	101	80.00	80.00
3	—	94	65.00–75.00	69.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	102	80.00–90.00	85.90
5	—	112	80.00–95.00	86.99
6	—	85	70.00–90.00	78.55
5	—	94	85.00–95.00	90.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	72	15.00	15.00
1	—	114	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
1	—	70	5.00	5.00
1	—	82	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	175.00–205.00	189.36
1	—	106	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,344	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,354	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,405	46.00–52.50	48.84
4	—	1,266	53.00–54.50	53.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,707	47.50–54.00	50.45
2	—	1,715	55.00–56.50	55.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,208	38.50–46.00	42.88
8	—	1,211	23.00–36.50	30.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,717	55.50–59.50	57.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,512	64.50	64.50

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.