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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-05

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, May 5

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

188 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 182▲ 1 vs year ago 187 · +0.5%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

202 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 179▲ 23 vs year ago 179 · +12.8%

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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	1,380	84.00	1,159	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,638	88.65	1,452	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,820	79.38	1,445	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	77.05	1,012	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	57.48	654	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,588	107.52	1,707	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,274	123.00	1,567	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,380	121.00	1,670	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	167.34/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 2	91	101.79/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	102	40.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	86	11.73/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	93	180.83/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	88	40.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	69	8.00/cwt	2

Every lot

29 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,274	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,567	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,380	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,670	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,380	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,159	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	887	35.41/cwt	20.00–45.00	314	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	73.55/cwt	71.00–78.00	856	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,231	61.49/cwt	54.00–68.00	757	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	87.27/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,121	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	73.22/cwt	65.00–77.00	969	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,638	88.65/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,452	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,820	79.38/cwt	72.00–85.00	1,445	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,588	107.52/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,707	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	64	6.00/cwt	6.00–6.00	4	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	189.17/cwt	155.00–225.00	159	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	88	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	35	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	100	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	90	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	260	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	77	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	50	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	82	72.03/cwt	50.00–105.00	59	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	131.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	113	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	92	139.16/cwt	130.00–145.00	128	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	270.49/cwt	250.00–280.00	257	3
Bulls	—	Utility	96	15.10/cwt	10.00–20.00	14	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	101	158.22/cwt	150.00–165.00	160	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	41	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	130.00/cwt	120.00–140.00	134	3
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	110	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	198	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	158.77/cwt	155.00–160.00	178	4

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 May 5, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 188Last week 182Year ago 187

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 202Last week 179Year ago 179

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,324	65.00–77.00	73.22
3	—	1,285	85.00–91.00	87.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,820	72.00–85.00	79.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,231	54.00–68.00	61.49
3	—	1,164	71.00–78.00	73.55
4	—	887	20.00–45.00	35.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	87.00–90.00	88.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,274	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	106.00–109.00	107.52

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	96	10.00–20.00	15.10
1	—	66	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	250.00–280.00	270.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	101	150.00–165.00	158.22
4	—	112	155.00–160.00	158.77
5	—	92	130.00–145.00	139.16
3	—	86	130.00–135.00	131.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	82	50.00–105.00	72.03
2	—	77	65.00	65.00
3	—	103	120.00–140.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	255.00	255.00
2	—	84	155.00–225.00	189.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	6.00	6.00
1	—	74	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	40.00	40.00

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.