Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-12-23

Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-12-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-23

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

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 185▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

177 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 233▲ 177 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull

calves sold 10.00-15.00 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	1,583	94.00	1,488	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,642	65.27	1,072	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	62.53	804	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,151	52.19	600	14
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,272	83.56	1,063	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	146.78/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 2	102	112.86/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	86	18.03/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	79	8.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	90	134.00/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70	10.00/cwt	1

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	—	—	1,583	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,488	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	266	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	64.07/cwt	61.00–68.00	721	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	76.26/cwt	74.50–78.00	876	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	51.35/cwt	46.00–56.00	599	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	59.48/cwt	55.50–65.50	783	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,642	65.27/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,072	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,272	83.56/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,063	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	64	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	19	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	245.50/cwt	190.00–270.00	209	4
Heifers	—	Number 1	96	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	104	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	31	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	112	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	17	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	66	6.00/cwt	6.00–6.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	106	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	78	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	17.62/cwt	15.00–20.00	15	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	62.47/cwt	50.00–80.00	54	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	91	19.95/cwt	15.00–25.00	18	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	335.00/cwt	325.00–345.00	308	2
Bulls	—	Utility	92	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	126.92/cwt	100.00–145.00	121	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	110.00/cwt	90.00–135.00	106	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	280	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	139.94/cwt	130.00–150.00	146	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	108	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	130	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	162	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	115.00/cwt	100.00–130.00	129	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	174	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 Dec 23, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 185Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 177Last week 233Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull

calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,317	55.50–65.50	59.48
2	—	1,149	74.50–78.00	76.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,642	63.00–67.00	65.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,167	46.00–56.00	51.35
1	—	1,062	25.00	25.00
3	—	1,125	61.00–68.00	64.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,272	82.00–85.00	83.56

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	112	140.00–150.00	145.00
4	—	87	50.00–80.00	62.47
6	—	95	100.00–145.00	126.92
6	—	104	130.00–150.00	139.94
1	—	120	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	140.00	140.00
2	—	92	325.00–345.00	335.00
1	—	100	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	6.00	6.00
1	—	92	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	108	120.00	120.00
2	—	112	100.00–130.00	115.00
4	—	96	90.00–135.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	91	15.00–25.00	19.95
1	—	78	15.00	15.00
2	—	84	15.00–20.00	17.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	15.00	15.00
1	—	96	15.00	15.00
1	—	104	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	85	190.00–270.00	245.50
1	—	64	30.00	30.00

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.