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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-08

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Apr 8

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

152 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 222▲ 27 vs year ago 125 · +21.6%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

183 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 202▼ 22 vs year ago 205 · −10.7%

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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 over 96 lbs sold mostly steady while calves under 96 lbs 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	1,353	76.66	1,037	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,880	71.47	1,344	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,757	65.37	1,149	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,401	63.72	893	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,178	50.87	599	24
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,494	82.85	1,238	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	172.84/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 2	97	138.84/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	86	43.30/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	86	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	90	226.02/cwt	4

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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,064	64.79/cwt	63.00–66.50	689	2
Bulls	—	—	1,642	88.53/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,454	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	36.70/cwt	33.00–40.00	425	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	53.16/cwt	49.50–56.00	623	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,202	58.62/cwt	57.50–61.00	705	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	68.78/cwt	64.00–74.50	944	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	57.81/cwt	54.50–62.00	830	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,713	63.73/cwt	60.00–66.00	1,092	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,801	67.01/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,207	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,880	71.47/cwt	70.50–72.50	1,344	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,494	82.85/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,238	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	220.06/cwt	215.00–225.00	187	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	231.97/cwt	220.00–245.00	218	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	26	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	140	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	101	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	80	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	76	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	158.29/cwt	140.00–170.00	136	9
Bulls	—	Utility	86	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	185	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	47.45/cwt	45.00–50.00	44	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	162.16/cwt	150.00–180.00	151	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	132	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	250	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	149.15/cwt	130.00–170.00	155	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	106	180.14/cwt	170.00–195.00	191	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	116	183.74/cwt	180.00–190.00	213	4

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 8, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 222Year ago 125

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 183Last week 202Year ago 205

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull calves over 96 lbs sold mostly steady while calves under 96 lbs 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	—	86	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	86	140.00–170.00	158.29
4	—	106	170.00–195.00	180.14
4	—	116	180.00–190.00	183.74
5	—	93	150.00–180.00	162.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	245.00	245.00
1	—	90	205.00	205.00
1	—	78	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	140.00	140.00
5	—	104	130.00–170.00	149.15
1	—	78	130.00	130.00
1	—	80	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	35.00	35.00
2	—	92	45.00–50.00	47.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	215.00–225.00	220.06
2	—	94	220.00–245.00	231.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,642	88.00–89.00	88.53
2	—	1,064	63.00–66.50	64.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,713	60.00–66.00	63.73
4	—	1,801	66.00–68.00	67.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,159	33.00–40.00	36.70
10	—	1,171	49.50–56.00	53.16
8	—	1,202	57.50–61.00	58.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,880	70.50–72.50	71.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,435	54.50–62.00	57.81
7	—	1,372	64.00–74.50	68.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	79.00–88.00	82.85

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.