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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-24

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Mar 24

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

173 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 194▼ 41 vs year ago 214 · −19.2%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

189 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 212▲ 7 vs year ago 182 · +3.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. 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	2,025	107.00	2,166	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,807	106.67	1,928	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,745	97.18	1,696	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,395	87.73	1,224	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	62.32	699	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,352	117.64	1,590	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,796	98.19	1,763	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	191.52/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	96	132.93/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	91	65.00/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	84	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	95	173.79/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	62	6.00/cwt	1

Every lot

34 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,958	104.47/cwt	104.00–105.00	2,046	2
Bulls	—	—	2,091	109.52/cwt	108.00–111.00	2,290	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	48.04/cwt	35.00–56.00	530	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	68.44/cwt	64.00–76.00	773	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,382	80.93/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,118	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,416	98.61/cwt	86.00–110.00	1,396	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,745	97.18/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,696	10
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,807	106.67/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,928	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,352	117.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,590	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,796	98.19/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,763	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	62	6.00/cwt	6.00–6.00	4	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	88	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	70	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	237.98/cwt	210.00–255.00	224	3
Heifers	—	Number 1	104	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	78	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	74	140.27/cwt	130.00–150.00	104	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	76	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	23	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	77	57.60/cwt	50.00–65.00	44	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	78	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	90	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	84	171.40/cwt	160.00–180.00	144	4
Bulls	—	Utility	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	86	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	86	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	43	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	235.00/cwt	210.00–260.00	207	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	200.80/cwt	150.00–270.00	185	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	140.36/cwt	120.00–150.00	131	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	198.08/cwt	180.00–215.00	188	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	100	90.00/cwt	40.00–140.00	90	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	200.77/cwt	190.00–210.00	209	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	161.49/cwt	125.00–185.00	168	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	112	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	274	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	202.24/cwt	195.00–210.00	231	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	116	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	209	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	124	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	198	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 24, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 194Year ago 214

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 189Last week 212Year ago 182

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. 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	—	1,958	104.00–105.00	104.47
2	—	2,091	108.00–111.00	109.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,382	77.00–85.00	80.93
5	—	1,416	86.00–110.00	98.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,807	106.00–107.00	106.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,130	64.00–76.00	68.44
3	—	1,103	35.00–56.00	48.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,745	93.00–103.00	97.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,352	115.00–120.00	117.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,796	91.00–104.00	98.19

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	92	150.00–270.00	200.80
2	—	74	130.00–150.00	140.27
1	—	112	245.00	245.00
2	—	88	210.00–260.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	95	180.00–215.00	198.08
4	—	84	160.00–180.00	171.40
6	—	104	190.00–210.00	200.77
1	—	124	160.00	160.00
2	—	114	195.00–210.00	202.24
1	—	78	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	100.00	100.00
1	—	116	180.00	180.00
4	—	104	125.00–185.00	161.49
2	—	77	50.00–65.00	57.60
3	—	93	120.00–150.00	140.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	40.00–140.00	90.00
1	—	76	30.00	30.00
1	—	86	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	94	210.00–255.00	237.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	80.00	80.00
1	—	104	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	6.00	6.00

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.