Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-01-21

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-21

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jan 21

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

182 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 178▲ 18 vs year ago 164 · +11.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

144 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 176▼ 73 vs year ago 217 · −33.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull

calves sold 10.00-15.00 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	1,868	86.00	1,606	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,790	64.04	1,146	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,646	58.22	958	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	54.50	740	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,168	40.97	479	23
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,232	76.00	936	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,330	79.00	1,051	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	105.50/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	95	77.47/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	73	25.21/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	90	8.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	99	36.67/cwt	3

Every lot

28 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	—	—	1,868	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,606	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	46.58/cwt	40.50–49.50	524	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	52.87/cwt	52.00–53.50	600	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	30.84/cwt	21.00–37.00	381	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	59.36/cwt	56.50–62.00	768	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	53.89/cwt	51.50–56.50	736	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	56.47/cwt	53.50–58.00	897	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,732	60.85/cwt	59.00–63.00	1,054	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,790	64.04/cwt	63.00–64.50	1,146	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,232	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	936	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,330	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,051	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	92	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	32	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	112	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	45	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	73	25.21/cwt	20.00–30.00	18	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	117	1
Bulls	—	Utility	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	88.29/cwt	45.00–225.00	74	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	95.04/cwt	90.00–100.00	83	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	202	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	91.98/cwt	90.00–95.00	87	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	67.67/cwt	55.00–80.00	64	4
Bulls	—	Utility	100	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	102.46/cwt	95.00–110.00	105	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	108	72.50/cwt	65.00–80.00	78	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	75.00/cwt	70.00–80.00	84	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	95.94/cwt	90.00–100.00	108	5
Bulls	—	Utility	116	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	12	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 21, 2021

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 178Year ago 164

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 144Last week 176Year ago 217

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull

calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. 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	—	64	5.00	5.00
1	—	78	10.00	10.00
1	—	100	10.00	10.00
1	—	116	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	95	90.00–95.00	91.98
5	—	113	90.00–100.00	95.94
3	—	87	90.00–100.00	95.04
4	—	102	95.00–110.00	102.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	220.00	220.00
1	—	78	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	95	55.00–80.00	67.67
5	—	84	45.00–225.00	88.29
2	—	108	65.00–80.00	72.50
2	—	112	70.00–80.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	20.00–30.00	25.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	92	35.00	35.00
1	—	112	40.00	40.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,235	21.00–37.00	30.84
2	—	1,135	52.00–53.50	52.87
12	—	1,124	40.50–49.50	46.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,790	63.00–64.50	64.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,588	53.50–58.00	56.47
4	—	1,732	59.00–63.00	60.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,366	51.50–56.50	53.89
2	—	1,293	56.50–62.00	59.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,232	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,868	86.00	86.00

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.