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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Apr 1

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

222 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 214▲ 147 vs year ago 75 · +196.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

202 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 182▲ 42 vs year ago 160 · +26.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull calves sold 10.00-20.00 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	1,862	78.18	1,456	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,811	74.49	1,349	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,766	65.96	1,165	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,433	62.81	900	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	51.72	626	19
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,510	80.00	1,208	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	167.10/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 2	100	129.06/cwt	5
Bulls	Number 3	85	33.28/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	86	7.56/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	96	148.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	85	12.50/cwt	2

Every lot

27 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	—	—	1,862	78.18/cwt	67.00–87.00	1,456	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	50.18/cwt	44.00–55.00	588	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,221	57.36/cwt	55.00–59.50	700	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,345	36.06/cwt	31.00–40.00	485	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,427	59.50/cwt	56.50–62.50	849	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,436	64.92/cwt	63.00–68.00	932	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,761	64.24/cwt	60.00–66.50	1,131	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,778	69.99/cwt	69.50–70.50	1,244	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,811	74.49/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,349	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,510	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,208	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	74	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	198	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	91	44.95/cwt	40.00–50.00	41	2
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	96	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	105	210.05/cwt	205.00–215.00	221	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 1	78	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	70	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	33.28/cwt	15.00–50.00	28	3
Bulls	—	Utility	86	7.56/cwt	5.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	141.27/cwt	130.00–145.00	123	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	216	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	155.17/cwt	130.00–180.00	147	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	127.66/cwt	120.00–135.00	123	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	130.00/cwt	110.00–150.00	134	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	106	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	260	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	106	181.86/cwt	160.00–205.00	193	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	177.52/cwt	160.00–200.00	204	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	122	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	195	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 Apr 1, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 214Year ago 75

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 202Last week 182Year ago 160

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull calves sold 10.00-20.00 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
2	—	86	5.00–10.00	7.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	95	130.00–180.00	155.17
1	—	122	160.00	160.00
1	—	78	90.00	90.00
6	—	106	160.00–205.00	181.86
4	—	87	130.00–145.00	141.27
4	—	115	160.00–200.00	177.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	245.00	245.00
1	—	94	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	103	110.00–150.00	130.00
2	—	96	120.00–135.00	127.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	15.00–50.00	33.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	91	40.00–50.00	44.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	105	205.00–215.00	210.05
1	—	86	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	15.00	15.00
1	—	96	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,862	67.00–87.00	78.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,761	60.00–66.50	64.24
3	—	1,778	69.50–70.50	69.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,811	74.00–75.00	74.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,171	44.00–55.00	50.18
8	—	1,221	55.00–59.50	57.36
2	—	1,345	31.00–40.00	36.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,427	56.50–62.50	59.50
11	—	1,436	63.00–68.00	64.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	80.00	80.00

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.