Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-03-25

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-25

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Mar 25

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

214 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 163▲ 214 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

182 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 192▲ 182 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull calves sold mostly 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	1,799	74.27	1,336	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,666	70.39	1,173	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,720	65.05	1,119	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,342	62.45	838	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,301	51.16	665	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,354	91.00	1,232	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,343	77.34	1,039	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,266	65.00	823	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,352	106.00	1,433	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	151.91/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	93	103.87/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	79	46.08/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	84	10.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	89	151.55/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	110	35.00/cwt	1

Every lot

37 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	1,352	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,433	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,799	74.27/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,336	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,238	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	532	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,286	50.39/cwt	46.00–53.50	648	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	61.28/cwt	56.00–64.00	816	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,370	56.45/cwt	54.00–60.00	773	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,384	67.15/cwt	65.00–68.50	929	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,659	63.65/cwt	59.50–67.00	1,056	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,666	70.39/cwt	67.00–73.50	1,173	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,843	67.86/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,251	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,266	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	823	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,343	77.34/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,039	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,354	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,232	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	125	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	224.64/cwt	210.00–240.00	189	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	92	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	46	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	206	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	100	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	40	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	110	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	39	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 2	74	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	41	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	75	48.10/cwt	45.00–55.00	36	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	133	1
Bulls	—	Utility	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Utility	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	97.58/cwt	80.00–115.00	82	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	131.24/cwt	120.00–140.00	112	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	219	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	90	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	36	1
Bulls	—	Utility	94	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	145.34/cwt	135.00–165.00	138	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	144	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	96	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	126.22/cwt	100.00–140.00	133	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	106	149.70/cwt	140.00–165.00	159	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	146.67/cwt	140.00–150.00	164	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	120	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	204	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 Mar 25, 2021

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 163Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 182Last week 192Year ago 0

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull calves sold mostly 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
1	—	120	170.00	170.00
5	—	95	135.00–165.00	145.34
4	—	85	120.00–140.00	131.24
3	—	112	140.00–150.00	146.67
5	—	106	140.00–165.00	149.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	10.00	10.00
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
1	—	82	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	105	100.00–140.00	126.22
6	—	84	80.00–115.00	97.58
1	—	96	100.00	100.00
1	—	74	55.00	55.00
1	—	114	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	75	45.00–55.00	48.10
1	—	90	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	150.00	150.00
1	—	76	175.00	175.00
1	—	86	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	40.00	40.00
1	—	92	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	210.00	210.00
2	—	84	210.00–240.00	224.64
1	—	78	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	35.00	35.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,266	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	73.00–81.00	77.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,354	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,332	56.00–64.00	61.28
3	—	1,384	65.00–68.50	67.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,659	59.50–67.00	63.65
4	—	1,843	67.00–69.00	67.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	54.00–60.00	56.45
1	—	1,238	43.00	43.00
10	—	1,286	46.00–53.50	50.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,666	67.00–73.50	70.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,799	71.00–78.00	74.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,352	106.00	106.00

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.