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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-17

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Feb 17

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

222 head

▲ 222 vs last sale 0▲ 172 vs year ago 50 · +344.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

243 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 216▲ 183 vs year ago 60 · +305.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows steady.

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	1,780	88.36	1,573	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,851	79.05	1,463	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,718	76.46	1,314	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,437	75.51	1,085	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,179	56.32	664	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,652	100.85	1,666	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,276	100.00	1,276	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	192.13/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 2	101	145.73/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	96	55.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	87	12.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	104	166.33/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	78	65.00/cwt	1

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	—	—	1,780	88.36/cwt	74.00–94.00	1,573	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	921	32.69/cwt	25.00–43.00	301	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,242	60.23/cwt	52.00–68.50	748	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,248	72.19/cwt	70.00–74.50	901	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	81.47/cwt	75.00–86.50	1,123	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,496	69.54/cwt	66.50–72.00	1,040	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,718	76.46/cwt	73.50–80.00	1,314	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,851	79.05/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,463	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,652	100.85/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,666	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,276	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,276	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	78	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	51	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	239	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	96	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	67	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	206.49/cwt	155.00–260.00	215	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	104	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	94	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	126	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	208	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	74	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	76	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	53	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	82	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	107	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	50	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	219.29/cwt	100.00–350.00	186	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	176.68/cwt	175.00–180.00	154	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	284	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	169.97/cwt	160.00–175.00	158	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	152.46/cwt	130.00–170.00	146	4
Bulls	—	Utility	100	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	192.60/cwt	190.00–200.00	200	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	106	158.18/cwt	150.00–175.00	168	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	108	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	54	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	186.64/cwt	185.00–190.00	209	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	116	154.80/cwt	125.00–180.00	180	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	122	164.75/cwt	150.00–180.00	201	2

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 Feb 17, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 0Year ago 50

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 243Last week 216Year ago 60

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows steady.

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
3	—	1,780	74.00–94.00	88.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,378	75.00–86.50	81.47
5	—	1,496	66.50–72.00	69.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,242	52.00–68.50	60.23
2	—	1,248	70.00–74.50	72.19
3	—	921	25.00–43.00	32.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,851	77.00–83.00	79.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,718	73.50–80.00	76.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,652	98.00–104.00	100.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,276	100.00	100.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	315.00	315.00
3	—	85	100.00–350.00	219.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	5.00	5.00
1	—	100	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	87	175.00–180.00	176.68
3	—	112	185.00–190.00	186.64
4	—	93	160.00–175.00	169.97
2	—	122	150.00–180.00	164.75
4	—	104	190.00–200.00	192.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	106	150.00–175.00	158.18
4	—	96	130.00–170.00	152.46
3	—	116	125.00–180.00	154.80
1	—	76	70.00	70.00
1	—	82	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	60.00	60.00
1	—	108	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	155.00–260.00	206.49
1	—	92	260.00	260.00
1	—	126	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	70.00	70.00
1	—	104	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	65.00	65.00

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.