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Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-18

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Aug 18

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Aug 11Aug 18Sep 1 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

144 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 123▼ 34 vs year ago 178 · −19.1%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

259 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 199▲ 54 vs year ago 205 · +26.3%

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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	1,809	96.34	1,743	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,742	105.95	1,846	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	90.13	1,403	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	85.51	1,087	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,238	62.65	775	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,652	123.00	2,032	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	158.81/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	93	103.97/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	93	58.33/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	70	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	92	210.18/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	80	35.00/cwt	1

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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,809	96.34/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,743	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,202	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	361	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	63.76/cwt	54.00–74.00	767	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	82.47/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,021	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	96.14/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,334	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,395	74.52/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,040	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,557	90.13/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,403	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,742	105.95/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,846	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,652	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,032	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	80	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	28	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	210.18/cwt	190.00–225.00	193	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	77	57.53/cwt	55.00–60.00	44	2
Bulls	—	Utility	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	193	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	83	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	37	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	111.63/cwt	75.00–125.00	95	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	96.83/cwt	65.00–120.00	83	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	222.50/cwt	200.00–245.00	200	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	135.17/cwt	125.00–145.00	126	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	111.62/cwt	95.00–130.00	105	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	245	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	101	148.34/cwt	145.00–150.00	150	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	118.84/cwt	110.00–130.00	121	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	253	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	134	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	114	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	97	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	116	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	174	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	174	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 18, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 123Year ago 178

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 259Last week 199Year ago 205

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,809	90.00–106.00	96.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,238	79.00–86.00	82.47
2	—	1,388	94.00–98.00	96.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,557	87.00–94.00	90.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,203	54.00–74.00	63.76
2	—	1,395	74.00–75.00	74.52
1	—	1,202	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,742	104.00–107.00	105.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,652	123.00	123.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	235.00	235.00
1	—	110	230.00	230.00
1	—	100	245.00	245.00
2	—	90	200.00–245.00	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
1	—	80	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	77	55.00–60.00	57.53
4	—	102	110.00–130.00	118.84
1	—	112	120.00	120.00
4	—	86	65.00–120.00	96.83
6	—	94	95.00–130.00	111.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	85	75.00–125.00	111.63
1	—	116	150.00	150.00
1	—	120	145.00	145.00
3	—	101	145.00–150.00	148.34
5	—	93	125.00–145.00	135.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	45.00	45.00
1	—	114	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	92	190.00–225.00	210.18

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.