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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-30

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Sep 30

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Sep 23Sep 30Dec 16 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

210 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 232▲ 55 vs year ago 155 · +35.5%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

232 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 226▼ 70 vs year ago 302 · −23.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull

calves sold 5.00-10.00 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
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,785	73.72	1,316	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,672	63.67	1,065	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,363	63.25	862	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,180	45.63	538	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,356	92.04	1,248	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,068	99.00	1,057	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	128.90/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	95	85.38/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	90	28.23/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	79	10.20/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	85	149.99/cwt	5

Every lot

33 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,068	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,057	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,147	42.50/cwt	38.00–45.00	487	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,207	48.23/cwt	44.50–55.50	582	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	62.68/cwt	58.00–66.00	803	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,381	68.70/cwt	65.50–73.00	949	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,436	56.30/cwt	55.00–57.50	808	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,672	63.67/cwt	60.00–66.50	1,065	9
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,785	73.72/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,316	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,356	92.04/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,248	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	75	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	118	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	164	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	206	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	96	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	64	6.00/cwt	6.00–6.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Utility	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	76	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	30	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	159	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	57.47/cwt	55.00–60.00	50	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	87	57.47/cwt	55.00–60.00	50	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	91	48.07/cwt	30.00–60.00	44	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	93	34.84/cwt	30.00–40.00	32	2
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	94	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	101.96/cwt	80.00–140.00	97	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	197	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	96	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	134	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	117.07/cwt	100.00–125.00	121	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	135.02/cwt	120.00–145.00	140	5
Bulls	—	Utility	104	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	185.00/cwt	160.00–210.00	204	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	111	136.71/cwt	130.00–140.00	152	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	124	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	167	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 Sep 30, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 232Year ago 155

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 232Last week 226Year ago 302

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull

calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,436	55.00–57.50	56.30
6	—	1,281	58.00–66.00	62.68
7	—	1,381	65.50–73.00	68.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,672	60.00–66.50	63.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,207	44.50–55.50	48.23
5	—	1,147	38.00–45.00	42.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,785	70.00–77.00	73.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,068	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,356	91.00–93.00	92.04

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	6.00	6.00
1	—	94	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	185.00	185.00
1	—	96	205.00	205.00
2	—	110	160.00–210.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	87	55.00–60.00	57.47
3	—	111	130.00–140.00	136.71
5	—	104	120.00–145.00	135.02
6	—	95	80.00–140.00	101.96
1	—	124	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	15.00	15.00
2	—	93	30.00–40.00	34.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	91	30.00–60.00	48.07
5	—	103	100.00–125.00	117.07
1	—	76	40.00	40.00
2	—	87	55.00–60.00	57.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	10.00	10.00
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	200.00	200.00
1	—	96	215.00	215.00
2	—	75	155.00–160.00	157.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	20.00	20.00

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.