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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-05

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Aug 5

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

193 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 201▲ 61 vs year ago 132 · +46.2%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

215 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 233▼ 12 vs year ago 227 · −5.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

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

calves sold steady-5.00 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	1,524	98.83	1,506	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,689	77.91	1,316	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	72.17	1,202	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,390	67.87	943	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,169	51.11	597	22
Heifers	Select	Average	1,324	93.00	1,231	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,396	119.08	1,662	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,299	110.51	1,436	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	121.63/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	102	80.61/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	97	26.90/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	74	12.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	87	208.33/cwt	3

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,299	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,436	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,396	119.08/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,662	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,324	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,231	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,499	96.55/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,447	2
Bulls	—	—	1,549	101.11/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,566	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	38.45/cwt	21.00–47.00	426	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	67.11/cwt	66.00–69.00	775	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	54.49/cwt	50.00–61.00	658	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	67.87/cwt	65.00–72.50	943	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	72.17/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,202	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,689	77.91/cwt	76.00–82.50	1,316	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	148	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	194	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	206	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	70	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	1
Bulls	—	Utility	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	80	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	32	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	148	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	75.10/cwt	60.00–85.00	65	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	91	60.11/cwt	50.00–70.00	55	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	246.62/cwt	240.00–255.00	234	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	85.14/cwt	80.00–90.00	81	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	96	27.24/cwt	15.00–40.00	26	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	102.52/cwt	100.00–110.00	106	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	88.30/cwt	80.00–95.00	92	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	106	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	21	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	90.18/cwt	80.00–100.00	101	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	114	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	40	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	116	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	139	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	118	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	236	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 Aug 5, 2021

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 201Year ago 132

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 215Last week 233Year ago 227

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

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

calves sold steady-5.00 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	—	78	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	91	50.00–70.00	60.11
3	—	104	80.00–95.00	88.30
2	—	112	80.00–100.00	90.18
1	—	80	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	80.00–90.00	85.14
4	—	103	100.00–110.00	102.52
7	—	87	60.00–85.00	75.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	96	15.00–40.00	27.24
1	—	106	20.00	20.00
1	—	74	25.00	25.00
1	—	114	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	240.00–255.00	246.62
1	—	82	180.00	180.00
1	—	118	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	116	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	210.00	210.00
1	—	86	225.00	225.00
1	—	78	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,396	110.00–128.00	119.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,299	110.00–111.00	110.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,324	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,665	70.00–75.00	72.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,208	50.00–61.00	54.49
3	—	1,155	66.00–69.00	67.11
7	—	1,107	21.00–47.00	38.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,689	76.00–82.50	77.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,390	65.00–72.50	67.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,499	96.00–97.00	96.55
2	—	1,549	100.00–102.00	101.11

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.