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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-12-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-30

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

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Dec 23Dec 30Jan 6 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 138▲ 157 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

203 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 177▲ 203 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week’s sale slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

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

calves sold 10.00-15.00 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	1,906	79.09	1,507	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,771	66.94	1,186	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	66.18	892	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,227	52.99	650	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,549	98.00	1,518	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,382	87.00	1,202	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,594	113.00	1,801	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,270	84.00	1,067	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	136.04/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 2	97	79.66/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	93	26.00/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	71	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	94	113.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	88	15.00/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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,270	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,067	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,906	79.09/cwt	70.50–89.00	1,507	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	28.84/cwt	22.00–34.00	307	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	63.18/cwt	60.50–68.00	756	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,308	55.68/cwt	53.00–60.50	728	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	61.37/cwt	55.50–66.00	816	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	70.98/cwt	67.50–76.50	970	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,771	66.94/cwt	60.00–69.50	1,186	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,382	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,202	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,549	98.00/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,518	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,594	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,801	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	194	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	88	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	91	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	106	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	212	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	77	41.72/cwt	35.00–45.00	32	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	117	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	84	90.24/cwt	65.00–105.00	76	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	21.89/cwt	10.00–35.00	19	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	70.65/cwt	50.00–90.00	66	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	114.24/cwt	105.00–125.00	107	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	246.08/cwt	220.00–265.00	234	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	118	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	106	94.98/cwt	85.00–100.00	101	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	106	32.17/cwt	15.00–50.00	34	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	122.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	137	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	113	114.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	130	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	114	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	285	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 30, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 138Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 203Last week 177Year ago 0

Compared to last week’s sale slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,906	70.50–89.00	79.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,330	55.50–66.00	61.37
7	—	1,367	67.50–76.50	70.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,771	60.00–69.50	66.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,308	53.00–60.50	55.68
5	—	1,196	60.50–68.00	63.18
3	—	1,063	22.00–34.00	28.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,549	97.00–99.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,382	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,594	113.00	113.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
1	—	76	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	150.00	150.00
1	—	114	250.00	250.00
4	—	95	220.00–265.00	246.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	106	15.00–50.00	32.17
3	—	85	10.00–35.00	21.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	110.00–120.00	114.96
2	—	93	50.00–90.00	70.65
3	—	77	35.00–45.00	41.72
4	—	106	85.00–100.00	94.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	94	105.00–125.00	114.24
7	—	84	65.00–105.00	90.24
3	—	103	110.00–120.00	115.00
4	—	112	120.00–130.00	122.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	225.00	225.00
1	—	106	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	91	15.00	15.00

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.