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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-28

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jan 28

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

202 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 182▲ 66 vs year ago 136 · +48.5%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

153 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 144▼ 79 vs year ago 232 · −34.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull calves sold steady. 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	1,688	79.52	1,342	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,743	68.72	1,198	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,768	62.52	1,105	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,339	62.20	833	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,256	51.02	641	27
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,338	81.32	1,088	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,240	79.22	982	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	114.23/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 2	100	76.54/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	91	44.95/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	66	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	102	127.21/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	93	20.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	72	15.00/cwt	1

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	—	—	1,688	79.52/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,342	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	41.05/cwt	38.00–43.50	440	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	58.53/cwt	55.50–66.50	716	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	67.09/cwt	65.50–68.50	831	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,294	48.66/cwt	44.50–53.00	630	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,377	60.37/cwt	58.00–63.50	831	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,743	68.72/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,198	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,768	62.52/cwt	59.00–65.50	1,105	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,240	79.22/cwt	79.00–79.50	982	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,338	81.32/cwt	73.50–86.00	1,088	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	72	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	82	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	25	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	171.09/cwt	135.00–200.00	163	3
Heifers	—	Number 1	102	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	46	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	104	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	110	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	28	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	114	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	205	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	82	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	41	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	166.24/cwt	130.00–200.00	141	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	85.16/cwt	80.00–95.00	72	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	91	44.95/cwt	40.00–50.00	41	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	92	78.15/cwt	65.00–90.00	72	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	174.95/cwt	170.00–180.00	163	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	103.02/cwt	90.00–115.00	98	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	81.06/cwt	70.00–90.00	84	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	106	102.43/cwt	95.00–110.00	109	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	107	180.09/cwt	170.00–190.00	193	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	98.60/cwt	90.00–105.00	111	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	91	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	120	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	84	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 28, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 182Year ago 136

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 153Last week 144Year ago 232

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull calves sold steady. 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	—	113	90.00–105.00	98.60
5	—	85	80.00–95.00	85.16
6	—	106	95.00–110.00	102.43
7	—	95	90.00–115.00	103.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	107	170.00–190.00	180.09
2	—	93	170.00–180.00	174.95
2	—	85	130.00–200.00	166.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	50.00	50.00
2	—	114	80.00	80.00
5	—	92	65.00–90.00	78.15
4	—	104	70.00–90.00	81.06
1	—	120	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	91	40.00–50.00	44.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	45.00	45.00
1	—	110	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	135.00–200.00	171.09
1	—	114	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	10.00	10.00
1	—	82	30.00	30.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	79.00–79.50	79.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,377	58.00–63.50	60.37
3	—	1,239	65.50–68.50	67.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,768	59.00–65.50	62.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,223	55.50–66.50	58.53
17	—	1,294	44.50–53.00	48.66
2	—	1,071	38.00–43.50	41.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,743	67.00–71.00	68.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,688	77.00–81.00	79.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,338	73.50–86.00	81.32

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.