Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-12-16

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-16

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Dec 16

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Sep 30Dec 16Dec 23 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

185 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 210▲ 121 vs year ago 64 · +189.1%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

233 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 232▲ 66 vs year ago 167 · +39.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher.

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

calves sold 15.00-20.00 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	1,839	88.16	1,621	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,778	67.88	1,207	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,350	67.21	907	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,190	49.37	587	18
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,512	101.66	1,537	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,306	83.25	1,087	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	144.85/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	97	78.26/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	102	25.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	92	128.46/cwt	9

Every lot

30 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	—	—	1,839	88.16/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,621	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	28.11/cwt	21.00–37.00	301	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	62.94/cwt	60.00–65.00	739	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,244	52.44/cwt	48.00–56.00	652	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	63.80/cwt	59.50–67.50	832	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,424	72.66/cwt	68.00–77.50	1,035	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,720	65.80/cwt	61.50–68.00	1,132	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,875	71.34/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,338	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,306	83.25/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,087	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,512	101.66/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,537	6
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	173.98/cwt	140.00–200.00	143	3
Heifers	—	Number 1	88	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	186	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	98	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	101	192.08/cwt	150.00–235.00	194	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	117	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	31	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	82	46.71/cwt	45.00–50.00	38	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	91.75/cwt	50.00–115.00	78	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	245.48/cwt	230.00–260.00	228	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	85.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	80	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	120.17/cwt	105.00–135.00	114	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	26	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	131.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	136	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	102.10/cwt	75.00–115.00	105	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	247.40/cwt	245.00–250.00	257	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	78	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	113	190.27/cwt	160.00–220.00	215	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	151	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	124	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	99	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.

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

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) - Greencastle, PA

Thu Dec 16, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 210Year ago 64

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 233Last week 232Year ago 167

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher.

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

calves sold 15.00-20.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,839	86.00–90.00	88.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,424	68.00–77.50	72.66
8	—	1,304	59.50–67.50	63.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,875	70.00–72.50	71.34
5	—	1,720	61.50–68.00	65.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,071	21.00–37.00	28.11
10	—	1,244	48.00–56.00	52.44
4	—	1,174	60.00–65.00	62.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,512	95.00–106.00	101.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,306	81.00–86.00	83.25

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	230.00–260.00	245.48
2	—	113	160.00–220.00	190.27
2	—	104	245.00–250.00	247.40
1	—	78	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	114	130.00–135.00	132.46
3	—	103	130.00–135.00	131.71
5	—	85	50.00–115.00	91.75
7	—	95	105.00–135.00	120.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	124	80.00	80.00
5	—	103	75.00–115.00	102.10
1	—	78	40.00	40.00
1	—	112	70.00	70.00
3	—	82	45.00–50.00	46.71
3	—	94	80.00–90.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	20.00	20.00
2	—	98	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	101	150.00–235.00	192.08
3	—	82	140.00–200.00	173.98
1	—	98	190.00	190.00

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.