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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-10

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Mar 10

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

194 head

▲ 144 vs last sale 50▼ 125 vs year ago 319 · −39.2%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

212 head

▲ 162 vs last sale 50▼ 67 vs year ago 279 · −24.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

calves sold 5.00-10.00 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	1,635	98.00	1,602	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,934	85.88	1,661	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,757	81.77	1,437	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	78.32	1,053	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,238	59.40	735	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,478	106.60	1,576	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,654	97.00	1,604	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	175.00/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	98	109.73/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	88	48.84/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	72	12.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	95	170.10/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	88	30.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	74	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot

36 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	—	—	1,635	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,602	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	35.26/cwt	30.00–44.00	379	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	76.94/cwt	72.00–84.00	905	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	86.07/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,151	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	74.45/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,004	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,360	59.78/cwt	52.00–66.00	813	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,757	81.77/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,437	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,934	85.88/cwt	84.50–87.50	1,661	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,478	106.60/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,576	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,654	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,604	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	250.00/cwt	240.00–260.00	205	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	88	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	26	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	91	207.91/cwt	170.00–245.00	189	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	96	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	62	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	102	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	92	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	203	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	110	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	105	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	41	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	156	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	47	1
Bulls	—	Utility	84	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	45.18/cwt	40.00–50.00	38	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	103	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	85.15/cwt	75.00–100.00	73	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	246	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	252.29/cwt	225.00–270.00	240	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	153.26/cwt	125.00–170.00	146	9
Bulls	—	Number 2	98	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	98	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	135.06/cwt	120.00–150.00	138	7
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	159.75/cwt	140.00–175.00	166	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	108	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	54	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	176	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	112	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	124	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	124	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 Mar 10, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 50Year ago 319

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 212Last week 50Year ago 279

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,348	71.00–80.00	74.45
3	—	1,337	85.00–88.00	86.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,757	75.00–86.00	81.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,176	72.00–84.00	76.94
6	—	1,360	52.00–66.00	59.78
3	—	1,075	30.00–44.00	35.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,934	84.50–87.50	85.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	99.00–111.00	106.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,654	97.00	97.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	200.00	200.00
1	—	88	280.00	280.00
3	—	95	225.00–270.00	252.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
1	—	84	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	40.00–50.00	45.18
1	—	74	55.00	55.00
1	—	108	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	120.00	120.00
2	—	112	155.00–160.00	157.54
5	—	104	140.00–175.00	159.75
9	—	95	125.00–170.00	153.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	102	120.00–150.00	135.06
1	—	78	60.00	60.00
1	—	98	100.00	100.00
1	—	112	100.00	100.00
1	—	124	100.00	100.00
4	—	86	75.00–100.00	85.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	195.00	195.00
2	—	82	240.00–260.00	250.00
2	—	91	170.00–245.00	207.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	65.00	65.00
1	—	102	90.00	90.00
1	—	110	95.00	95.00

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.