Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-09-23

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-23

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Sep 23

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

232 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 213▲ 89 vs year ago 143 · +62.2%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

226 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 214▼ 45 vs year ago 271 · −16.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 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	1,708	88.12	1,505	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,767	75.56	1,335	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,671	68.30	1,141	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	64.29	857	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,206	46.92	566	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,498	93.98	1,408	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,628	109.50	1,783	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	152.41/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	97	90.19/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	80	25.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	80	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	95	125.04/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	62	10.00/cwt	2

Every lot

32 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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,708	88.12/cwt	80.00–98.50	1,505	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	33.30/cwt	15.00–47.00	370	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,256	51.39/cwt	48.00–55.50	645	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,261	62.24/cwt	59.00–65.00	785	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	63.10/cwt	55.50–70.00	828	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,484	73.25/cwt	72.50–74.00	1,087	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,627	66.48/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,082	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,767	75.56/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,335	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,773	72.53/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,286	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,498	93.98/cwt	82.00–104.50	1,408	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,628	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,783	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	56	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	68	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	10	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	132	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	202.55/cwt	200.00–205.00	194	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	97	35.05/cwt	30.00–40.00	34	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	72	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	117	2
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	76	42.57/cwt	40.00–45.00	32	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	78	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	23	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	—	Utility	86	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	88	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	84	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	206.74/cwt	190.00–220.00	194	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	103.90/cwt	90.00–130.00	98	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	123.39/cwt	115.00–130.00	117	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	239	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	101.25/cwt	90.00–115.00	105	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	108	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	151	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	220	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	111	95.14/cwt	80.00–110.00	106	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	136.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	157	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.

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

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) - Greencastle, PA

Thu Sep 23, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 232Last week 213Year ago 143

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 226Last week 214Year ago 271

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 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
6	—	1,708	80.00–98.50	88.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,312	55.50–70.00	63.10
2	—	1,484	72.50–74.00	73.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,261	59.00–65.00	62.24
6	—	1,112	15.00–47.00	33.30
8	—	1,256	48.00–55.50	51.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,773	72.00–73.00	72.53
7	—	1,627	65.00–68.00	66.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,767	73.00–78.00	75.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,498	82.00–104.50	93.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,628	109.50	109.50

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	94	190.00–220.00	206.74
2	—	72	160.00–165.00	162.57
1	—	104	230.00	230.00
1	—	110	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	20.00	20.00
1	—	78	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	94	90.00–130.00	103.90
4	—	104	90.00–115.00	101.25
2	—	111	80.00–110.00	95.14
2	—	76	40.00–45.00	42.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	95.00	95.00
1	—	108	140.00	140.00
6	—	95	115.00–130.00	123.39
4	—	115	135.00–140.00	136.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	96	200.00–205.00	202.55
1	—	88	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	15.00	15.00
1	—	56	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	97	30.00–40.00	35.05

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.