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Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Apr 21

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 208▲ 0 vs year ago 155 · +0.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

218 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 202▲ 50 vs year ago 168 · +29.8%

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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	1,290	91.31	1,178	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,762	80.96	1,427	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,364	73.75	1,006	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,185	53.13	630	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,541	109.99	1,695	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,597	105.67	1,688	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,370	103.00	1,411	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,352	117.00	1,582	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	229.99/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	97	187.65/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	88	70.00/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	96	20.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	94	282.42/cwt	4

Every lot

25 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	1,352	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,582	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	91.31/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,178	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	42.54/cwt	18.00–54.00	479	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	61.08/cwt	55.00–73.00	751	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	73.75/cwt	63.00–78.00	1,006	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,762	80.96/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,427	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,370	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,411	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,597	105.67/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,688	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,541	109.99/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,695	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	241	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	284.84/cwt	280.00–290.00	271	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	280	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	78	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	80	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	64	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	84	228.26/cwt	220.00–235.00	192	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	87	194.85/cwt	180.00–205.00	170	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	317	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	220.19/cwt	205.00–230.00	207	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	196.62/cwt	190.00–200.00	187	3
Bulls	—	Utility	96	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	234.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	239	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	201.26/cwt	185.00–220.00	207	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	52	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	205	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	123	192.07/cwt	175.00–210.00	236	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.

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) - Greencastle, PA

Thu Apr 21, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 208Year ago 155

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 218Last week 202Year ago 168

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,290	84.00–99.00	91.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,125	18.00–54.00	42.54
8	—	1,230	55.00–73.00	61.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,364	63.00–78.00	73.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,762	75.00–84.00	80.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,597	101.00–113.00	105.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,352	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,541	108.00–112.00	109.99

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	94	205.00–230.00	220.19
6	—	84	220.00–235.00	228.26
2	—	123	175.00–210.00	192.07
5	—	102	230.00–240.00	234.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	100.00	100.00
4	—	103	185.00–220.00	201.26
3	—	87	180.00–205.00	194.85
2	—	114	180.00	180.00
3	—	95	190.00–200.00	196.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	80.00	80.00
1	—	104	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	280.00–290.00	284.84
1	—	100	280.00	280.00
1	—	86	280.00	280.00

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.