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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-19

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Aug 19

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

178 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 178▲ 40 vs year ago 138 · +29.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

205 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 205▼ 37 vs year ago 242 · −15.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower.

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

calves sold steady. 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	1,741	81.84	1,425	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,689	70.76	1,195	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	65.91	1,013	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,376	63.92	880	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	49.88	557	23
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,435	99.42	1,427	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,466	89.00	1,305	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	108.12/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	100	82.55/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	91	47.86/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	97	223.96/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	77	12.53/cwt	2

Every lot

28 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,012	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	698	1
Bulls	—	—	1,889	81.73/cwt	72.00–89.00	1,544	3
Bulls	—	—	2,026	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,925	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	41.11/cwt	33.00–47.00	440	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	60.28/cwt	58.50–61.50	675	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	52.86/cwt	48.00–56.00	613	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	69.65/cwt	68.50–71.00	889	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	62.16/cwt	57.50–65.50	875	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	65.91/cwt	61.50–68.50	1,013	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,689	70.76/cwt	70.50–71.00	1,195	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,435	99.42/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,427	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,466	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,305	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	77	12.53/cwt	10.00–15.00	10	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	202	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	223.27/cwt	215.00–235.00	212	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	242	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	74	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	133	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	74	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	52	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	78	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	62	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	94.94/cwt	90.00–100.00	83	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	91	47.86/cwt	15.00–80.00	44	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	106.32/cwt	100.00–110.00	101	8
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	86	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	87.65/cwt	80.00–95.00	89	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	106.66/cwt	100.00–110.00	110	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	110.09/cwt	100.00–120.00	124	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	91	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	126	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	139	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 19, 2021

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 178Year ago 138

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 205Last week 205Year ago 242

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower.

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

calves sold steady. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,889	72.00–89.00	81.73
1	—	2,026	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,012	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,407	57.50–65.50	62.16
4	—	1,276	68.50–71.00	69.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,537	61.50–68.50	65.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,070	33.00–47.00	41.11
9	—	1,160	48.00–56.00	52.86
5	—	1,120	58.50–61.50	60.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,689	70.50–71.00	70.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	95.00–104.00	99.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,466	89.00	89.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	80.00	80.00
1	—	126	110.00	110.00
2	—	87	90.00–100.00	94.94
2	—	113	100.00–120.00	110.09
8	—	95	100.00–110.00	106.32
6	—	103	100.00–110.00	106.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	91	15.00–80.00	47.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	102	80.00–95.00	87.65
2	—	114	80.00	80.00
1	—	74	70.00	70.00
1	—	96	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	220.00	220.00
3	—	95	215.00–235.00	223.27
1	—	88	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	77	10.00–15.00	12.53

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.