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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-22

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Apr 22

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 193▲ 13 vs year ago 142 · +9.2%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

168 head

▲ 168 vs last sale 0▲ 46 vs year ago 122 · +37.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull calves sold 40.00-50.00 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	—	High	1,573	90.63	1,426	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,820	75.02	1,365	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,626	69.36	1,127	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	67.33	908	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,185	51.04	605	28
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,414	88.49	1,251	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,556	121.00	1,883	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,576	108.00	1,702	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,106	99.00	1,095	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,360	119.00	1,618	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	239.09/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	95	189.19/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	85	85.13/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	88	178.78/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	80	55.00/cwt	1

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	1,360	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,618	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,106	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,095	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,556	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,883	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,576	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,702	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,437	86.44/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,242	2
Bulls	—	—	1,846	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,828	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	33.32/cwt	22.00–42.00	366	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	62.51/cwt	59.00–71.00	741	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,247	54.53/cwt	48.00–58.00	680	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	73.98/cwt	73.50–75.00	979	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,357	65.33/cwt	62.00–69.00	887	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,621	71.17/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,154	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	67.55/cwt	64.50–69.50	1,101	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,820	75.02/cwt	74.50–75.50	1,365	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,414	88.49/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,251	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	80	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	44	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	82	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	57	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	241.94/cwt	185.00–295.00	206	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	230	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	98	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	88	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	75	90.27/cwt	70.00–110.00	68	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	83	165.24/cwt	145.00–185.00	137	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	196.06/cwt	180.00–205.00	167	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	86	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	95	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	92	236.19/cwt	190.00–265.00	217	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	169.84/cwt	155.00–185.00	158	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	100	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	245	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	259.39/cwt	230.00–280.00	267	9
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	52	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	116	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	313	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	116	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	255	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	300	2

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 22, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 193Year ago 142

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 168Last week 0Year ago 122

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull calves sold 40.00-50.00 higher. 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	—	85	180.00–205.00	196.06
7	—	92	190.00–265.00	236.19
2	—	120	250.00	250.00
9	—	103	230.00–280.00	259.39
1	—	116	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	145.00–185.00	165.24
2	—	93	155.00–185.00	169.84
1	—	116	220.00	220.00
1	—	100	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	110.00	110.00
2	—	75	70.00–110.00	90.27
1	—	104	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	250.00	250.00
2	—	85	185.00–295.00	241.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	70.00	70.00
1	—	98	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,099	22.00–42.00	33.32
11	—	1,247	48.00–58.00	54.53
9	—	1,185	59.00–71.00	62.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,820	74.50–75.50	75.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,630	64.50–69.50	67.55
5	—	1,621	70.00–72.50	71.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,357	62.00–69.00	65.33
3	—	1,324	73.50–75.00	73.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,414	88.00–89.00	88.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,576	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,556	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,106	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,846	99.00	99.00
2	—	1,437	84.00–89.00	86.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	119.00	119.00

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.