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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-27

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, May 27

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

163 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 148▲ 26 vs year ago 137 · +19.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

202 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 172▲ 46 vs year ago 156 · +29.5%

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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 20.00-30.00 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	1,870	75.27	1,408	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,773	81.57	1,446	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,772	74.66	1,323	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,415	72.81	1,030	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	52.76	613	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,736	95.00	1,649	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,439	90.68	1,305	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,452	102.50	1,488	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	164.56/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	90	103.96/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	90	50.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	62	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	91	144.21/cwt	5

Every lot

31 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	—	—	1,870	75.27/cwt	66.00–92.00	1,408	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	57.03/cwt	51.00–63.00	631	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	69.20/cwt	65.50–73.00	795	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,227	38.63/cwt	32.00–44.00	474	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	77.90/cwt	75.00–80.50	1,074	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,431	70.49/cwt	65.50–74.00	1,009	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,742	72.67/cwt	67.50–76.00	1,266	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,773	81.57/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,446	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,811	77.31/cwt	76.50–79.00	1,400	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,439	90.68/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,305	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,736	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,649	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,452	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,488	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	70	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	130	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	156	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	75.53/cwt	50.00–100.00	71	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	224	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	75	75.35/cwt	65.00–85.00	57	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	78	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	109	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	21	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	202	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	88	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	110	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	88	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	88	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	156.36/cwt	125.00–170.00	147	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	81	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	98	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	74	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	220	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	146.54/cwt	140.00–160.00	149	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	160.71/cwt	150.00–170.00	167	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	165.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	186	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	122	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	201	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 27, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 148Year ago 137

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 202Last week 172Year ago 156

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 20.00-30.00 lower. 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	—	88	125.00	125.00
6	—	104	150.00–170.00	160.71
1	—	122	165.00	165.00
5	—	94	125.00–170.00	156.36
5	—	112	160.00–170.00	165.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	100.00	100.00
3	—	75	65.00–85.00	75.35
2	—	95	85.00	85.00
3	—	102	140.00–160.00	146.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	25.00	25.00
1	—	98	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	220.00	220.00
1	—	88	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	170.00	170.00
1	—	104	215.00	215.00
1	—	70	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	50.00–100.00	75.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,736	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,439	84.00–97.00	90.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,431	65.50–74.00	70.49
5	—	1,379	75.00–80.50	77.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,811	76.50–79.00	77.31
4	—	1,742	67.50–76.00	72.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,106	51.00–63.00	57.03
3	—	1,149	65.50–73.00	69.20
5	—	1,227	32.00–44.00	38.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,773	80.00–85.00	81.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,870	66.00–92.00	75.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,452	102.50	102.50

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.