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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-11

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Feb 11

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

157 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 261▼ 2 vs year ago 159 · −1.3%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

203 head

▼ 132 vs last sale 335▼ 7 vs year ago 210 · −3.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher. 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	—	High	1,981	90.99	1,802	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,969	75.34	1,483	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,693	67.73	1,147	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,381	64.61	892	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,169	53.33	623	22
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,412	81.00	1,144	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,532	88.00	1,348	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,218	108.74	1,324	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,552	115.00	1,785	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	107.42/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	98	74.57/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	82	15.12/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	86	9.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	91	108.75/cwt	4

Every lot

32 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	1,552	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,785	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,218	108.74/cwt	108.00–109.50	1,324	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,524	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,478	1
Bulls	—	—	2,209	87.98/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,943	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	339	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	52.47/cwt	47.00–56.50	610	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	58.86/cwt	57.50–62.00	712	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	60.57/cwt	55.00–62.50	824	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	67.85/cwt	65.00–72.00	949	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,693	67.73/cwt	65.50–70.00	1,147	9
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,969	75.34/cwt	74.50–77.50	1,483	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,412	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,144	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,532	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,348	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	155.00/cwt	140.00–170.00	133	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	92	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	103	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	15.12/cwt	10.00–20.00	12	2
Bulls	—	Utility	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	83	174.28/cwt	155.00–195.00	145	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	79.23/cwt	65.00–95.00	68	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	88	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	48	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	96.52/cwt	85.00–105.00	90	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	77.74/cwt	70.00–100.00	74	4
Bulls	—	Utility	95	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	140	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	101	85.07/cwt	75.00–100.00	86	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	105.02/cwt	95.00–110.00	107	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	114	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	205	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	57	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	118	107.45/cwt	100.00–120.00	127	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	122	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	122	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 Feb 11, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 261Year ago 159

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 203Last week 335Year ago 210

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher. 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 — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	86	65.00–95.00	79.23
6	—	102	95.00–110.00	105.02
4	—	118	100.00–120.00	107.45
7	—	93	85.00–105.00	96.52
1	—	122	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	180.00	180.00
2	—	83	155.00–195.00	174.28
1	—	100	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
1	—	82	10.00	10.00
3	—	95	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	95	70.00–100.00	77.74
1	—	88	55.00	55.00
1	—	114	50.00	50.00
3	—	101	75.00–100.00	85.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	82	10.00–20.00	15.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	105.00	105.00
2	—	86	140.00–170.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,162	47.00–56.50	52.47
6	—	1,210	57.50–62.00	58.86
1	—	1,026	33.00	33.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,969	74.50–77.50	75.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,360	55.00–62.50	60.57
10	—	1,398	65.00–72.00	67.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,693	65.50–70.00	67.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,524	97.00	97.00
2	—	2,209	87.00–89.00	87.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,412	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,552	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,532	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	108.00–109.50	108.74

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.