Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-09-09

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-09

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Sep 9

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

212 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 215▲ 80 vs year ago 132 · +60.6%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

220 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 220▼ 13 vs year ago 233 · −5.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

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

calves sold steady-5.00 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	1,603	95.36	1,529	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,758	75.33	1,324	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,341	73.09	980	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,617	66.99	1,083	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,140	49.00	559	18
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,514	110.00	1,665	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	131.78/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	103	118.32/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	89	48.98/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	73	7.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	94	122.96/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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	90.90/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,304	3
Bulls	—	—	1,856	102.04/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,894	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	63.45/cwt	60.00–67.50	671	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	31.96/cwt	22.00–45.00	357	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	56.34/cwt	53.50–59.00	660	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	65.84/cwt	63.00–67.50	860	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,371	79.30/cwt	71.50–87.00	1,087	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,617	66.99/cwt	64.00–72.50	1,083	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,758	75.33/cwt	74.00–76.50	1,324	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,514	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,665	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	85	32.41/cwt	30.00–35.00	28	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	185	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	150	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	209	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	68	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	27	1
Bulls	—	Utility	72	7.50/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	75	62.53/cwt	60.00–65.00	47	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	83	79.04/cwt	65.00–95.00	66	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	50	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	87	219.83/cwt	205.00–235.00	191	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	90	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	86	1
Bulls	—	Utility	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	47.45/cwt	45.00–50.00	44	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	216	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	127.36/cwt	100.00–140.00	121	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	151	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	118.73/cwt	100.00–135.00	123	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	154	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	110	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	55	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	146.55/cwt	140.00–150.00	167	3

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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) - Greencastle, PA

Thu Sep 9, 2021

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 215Year ago 132

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 220Last week 220Year ago 233

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

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

calves sold steady-5.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	89.00–93.00	90.90
2	—	1,856	97.00–107.00	102.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,057	60.00–67.50	63.45
10	—	1,171	53.50–59.00	56.34
6	—	1,117	22.00–45.00	31.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,306	63.00–67.50	65.84
7	—	1,371	71.50–87.00	79.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,617	64.00–72.50	66.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	74.00–76.50	75.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,514	110.00	110.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	230.00	230.00
2	—	87	205.00–235.00	219.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	72	5.00–10.00	7.50
2	—	65	5.00	5.00
1	—	90	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	140.00	140.00
4	—	104	100.00–135.00	118.73
1	—	90	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	60.00–65.00	62.53
5	—	95	100.00–140.00	127.36
4	—	83	65.00–95.00	79.04
3	—	114	140.00–150.00	146.55
4	—	104	140.00–150.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	40.00	40.00
2	—	92	45.00–50.00	47.45
1	—	84	60.00	60.00
1	—	110	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	190.00	190.00
1	—	100	150.00	150.00
1	—	88	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	30.00–35.00	32.41

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.