Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-06-17

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-17

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jun 17

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

190 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 157▲ 45 vs year ago 145 · +31.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

219 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 201▼ 23 vs year ago 242 · −9.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull

calves sold 5.00-10.00 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	1,713	96.46	1,652	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,016	75.26	1,517	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	70.88	1,161	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,410	62.72	884	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,226	43.91	538	24
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,319	73.14	965	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,312	69.00	905	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	159.39/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	102	126.60/cwt	15
Bulls	Utility	64	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	93	181.67/cwt	6

Every lot

30 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	—	—	1,517	99.72/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,513	2
Bulls	—	—	1,844	94.28/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,739	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	37.88/cwt	16.00–46.50	421	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	67.44/cwt	63.00–74.00	916	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,361	51.04/cwt	47.50–56.50	695	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,449	59.18/cwt	56.50–62.00	858	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,587	68.99/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,095	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,757	75.30/cwt	74.00–76.50	1,323	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	2,016	75.26/cwt	75.00–75.50	1,517	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,312	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	905	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,319	73.14/cwt	69.00–77.00	965	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	195.00/cwt	170.00–235.00	172	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	184	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	96	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	72	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	106	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	244	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	50	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	74	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	111	1
Bulls	—	Utility	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	80	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	84	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	83	127.63/cwt	120.00–135.00	106	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	216	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	123.52/cwt	110.00–150.00	116	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	96	151.27/cwt	135.00–165.00	145	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	240	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	160.85/cwt	150.00–180.00	167	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	132.20/cwt	120.00–150.00	139	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	139.82/cwt	130.00–150.00	157	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	163.53/cwt	150.00–175.00	185	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	114	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	251	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	123	122.20/cwt	110.00–135.00	150	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 Jun 17, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 157Year ago 145

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 219Last week 201Year ago 242

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull

calves sold 5.00-10.00 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	—	50	5.00	5.00
1	—	78	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	104	150.00–180.00	160.85
6	—	113	150.00–175.00	163.53
5	—	96	135.00–165.00	151.27
6	—	83	120.00–135.00	127.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	105	120.00–150.00	132.20
6	—	94	110.00–150.00	123.52
1	—	80	105.00	105.00
2	—	112	130.00–150.00	139.82
2	—	123	110.00–135.00	122.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	235.00	235.00
1	—	114	220.00	220.00
1	—	74	150.00	150.00
1	—	94	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	88	170.00–235.00	195.00
1	—	92	200.00	200.00
1	—	106	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,358	63.00–74.00	67.44
8	—	1,449	56.50–62.00	59.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,587	66.00–72.00	68.99
3	—	1,757	74.00–76.50	75.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,111	16.00–46.50	37.88
11	—	1,361	47.50–56.50	51.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,016	75.00–75.50	75.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,844	90.00–99.00	94.28
2	—	1,517	90.00–109.00	99.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,319	69.00–77.00	73.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,312	69.00	69.00

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.