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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-11

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Aug 11

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 189▼ 55 vs year ago 178 · −30.9%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

199 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 207▼ 6 vs year ago 205 · −2.9%

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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	1,848	101.00	1,866	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,728	100.10	1,730	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,569	89.85	1,410	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,426	77.90	1,111	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,157	52.31	605	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,622	115.00	1,865	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,255	95.05	1,193	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	152.88/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	96	90.09/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	85	38.33/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	98	12.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	77	171.28/cwt	4

Every lot

30 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	—	—	1,848	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,866	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	28.12/cwt	11.00–47.00	300	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	60.64/cwt	55.00–68.00	716	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	85.14/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,057	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,251	71.55/cwt	68.00–75.00	895	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,479	75.83/cwt	69.00–82.00	1,122	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,569	89.85/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,410	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,728	100.10/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,730	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,255	95.05/cwt	86.00–108.00	1,193	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,622	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,865	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	70	110.00/cwt	95.00–125.00	77	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	232.56/cwt	230.00–235.00	195	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 2	74	45.27/cwt	40.00–50.00	33	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	78	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	27	1
Bulls	—	Utility	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	102.45/cwt	75.00–120.00	87	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	88.79/cwt	60.00–115.00	75	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	224.01/cwt	200.00–240.00	193	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	88	40.00/cwt	35.00–45.00	35	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	226	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	131.51/cwt	125.00–140.00	125	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	107	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	235	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	109.92/cwt	80.00–130.00	114	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	106	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	151	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	113	64.87/cwt	50.00–80.00	73	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	135.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	154	2
Bulls	—	Utility	114	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	17	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	168	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	128	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	224	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.

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) - Greencastle, PA

Thu Aug 11, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 189Year ago 178

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 199Last week 207Year ago 205

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,848	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,479	69.00–82.00	75.83
2	—	1,241	83.00–87.00	85.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,569	83.00–94.00	89.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,181	55.00–68.00	60.64
2	—	1,251	68.00–75.00	71.55
4	—	1,067	11.00–47.00	28.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,728	98.00–103.00	100.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,622	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,255	86.00–108.00	95.05

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	240.00	240.00
1	—	102	230.00	230.00
1	—	128	175.00	175.00
4	—	86	200.00–240.00	224.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	10.00	10.00
1	—	114	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	88	35.00–45.00	40.00
1	—	78	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	140.00	140.00
2	—	106	140.00–145.00	142.55
2	—	114	130.00–140.00	135.09
7	—	95	125.00–140.00	131.51
5	—	85	75.00–120.00	102.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	104	80.00–130.00	109.92
2	—	74	40.00–50.00	45.27
2	—	95	110.00–115.00	112.47
2	—	113	50.00–80.00	64.87
3	—	85	60.00–115.00	88.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	230.00–235.00	232.56
2	—	70	95.00–125.00	110.00

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.