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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-24

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jun 24

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

158 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 190▲ 3 vs year ago 155 · +1.9%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

189 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 219▼ 46 vs year ago 235 · −19.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher. 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	—	High	1,522	90.88	1,383	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,710	79.81	1,365	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,646	75.81	1,248	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,309	74.80	979	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,208	54.63	660	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,415	87.10	1,232	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,266	89.00	1,127	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	141.29/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 2	93	88.96/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	89	28.33/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	66	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	95	147.00/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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,266	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,127	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,486	89.25/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,326	5
Bulls	—	—	1,702	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,685	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	42.42/cwt	31.00–49.50	421	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	79.87/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,008	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,290	55.26/cwt	50.00–60.00	713	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,308	65.95/cwt	63.00–69.50	863	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	70.29/cwt	67.00–76.00	950	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,601	74.92/cwt	71.50–77.00	1,199	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,710	79.81/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,365	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,752	77.89/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,365	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,415	87.10/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,232	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	160	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	219	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	98	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	39	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	104	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	42	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	70	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	75	65.07/cwt	60.00–70.00	49	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	78	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	59	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	81	60.06/cwt	55.00–65.00	49	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	83	92.50/cwt	65.00–130.00	77	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	92	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	92	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	135.13/cwt	125.00–140.00	127	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	98	35.00/cwt	25.00–45.00	34	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	136.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	139	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	105	229.95/cwt	225.00–235.00	241	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	107	115.28/cwt	85.00–145.00	123	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	242	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	111	109.91/cwt	100.00–120.00	122	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	140.09/cwt	130.00–150.00	161	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 Jun 24, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 190Year ago 155

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 189Last week 219Year ago 235

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher. 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 — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	135.00–140.00	136.67
4	—	94	125.00–140.00	135.13
4	—	115	130.00–150.00	140.09
1	—	78	75.00	75.00
3	—	83	65.00–130.00	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	220.00	220.00
2	—	105	225.00–235.00	229.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	100.00	100.00
2	—	81	55.00–65.00	60.06
2	—	75	60.00–70.00	65.07
2	—	107	85.00–145.00	115.28
2	—	111	100.00–120.00	109.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	98	25.00–45.00	35.00
1	—	70	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	40.00	40.00
1	—	98	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	190.00	190.00
2	—	94	230.00–235.00	232.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,266	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,262	76.00–84.00	79.87
9	—	1,351	67.00–76.00	70.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,601	71.50–77.00	74.92
3	—	1,752	77.00–79.00	77.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,290	50.00–60.00	55.26
5	—	993	31.00–49.50	42.42
5	—	1,308	63.00–69.50	65.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,710	78.00–82.00	79.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,702	99.00	99.00
5	—	1,486	86.00–95.00	89.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,415	81.00–93.00	87.10

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.