Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-05-06

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-06

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, May 6

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

187 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 155▲ 43 vs year ago 144 · +29.9%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

179 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 168▲ 47 vs year ago 132 · +35.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull calves sold 15.00-20.00 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	—	Average	1,368	71.75	982	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,868	68.21	1,274	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,442	66.51	959	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,905	64.85	1,235	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,184	50.76	601	24
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,349	83.18	1,122	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,370	74.50	1,021	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	207.85/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	90	133.27/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	103	114.97/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	80	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot

23 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	—	—	1,284	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	751	1
Bulls	—	—	1,452	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,234	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	35.18/cwt	20.00–48.00	385	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	62.26/cwt	59.00–64.50	697	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,241	54.16/cwt	49.50–57.50	672	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	64.57/cwt	61.50–67.50	923	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,468	70.86/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,040	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,868	68.21/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,274	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,905	64.85/cwt	61.00–66.00	1,235	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,349	83.18/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,122	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,370	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,021	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 2	75	72.53/cwt	70.00–75.00	54	2
Bulls	—	Utility	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	156.42/cwt	105.00–175.00	133	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	87	136.60/cwt	130.00–145.00	119	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	275.00/cwt	250.00–300.00	259	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	132	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	96	220.63/cwt	185.00–245.00	212	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	96	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	113	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	168.20/cwt	155.00–185.00	172	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	211.85/cwt	200.00–220.00	218	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	229.25/cwt	210.00–240.00	259	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	116	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	128	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 May 6, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 155Year ago 144

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 179Last week 168Year ago 132

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull calves sold 15.00-20.00 lower. 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	—	80	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	85	105.00–175.00	156.42
7	—	113	210.00–240.00	229.25
3	—	103	200.00–220.00	211.85
5	—	96	185.00–245.00	220.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	250.00–300.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	87	130.00–145.00	136.60
3	—	102	155.00–185.00	168.20
2	—	75	70.00–75.00	72.53
1	—	94	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	116	110.00	110.00
2	—	96	115.00–120.00	117.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,868	66.00–70.00	68.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,430	61.50–67.50	64.57
4	—	1,468	70.00–72.50	70.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,119	59.00–64.50	62.26
14	—	1,241	49.50–57.50	54.16
6	—	1,095	20.00–48.00	35.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,905	61.00–66.00	64.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,452	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,284	58.50	58.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,349	79.00–85.50	83.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	74.50	74.50

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.