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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-15

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Sep 15

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 143▼ 68 vs year ago 213 · −31.9%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

243 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 256▲ 29 vs year ago 214 · +13.6%

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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	1,862	96.00	1,788	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	80.05	1,315	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,369	70.93	971	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	52.18	590	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,477	113.27	1,673	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,414	100.00	1,414	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	190.93/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	92	105.11/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	90	32.50/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	70	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	96	231.06/cwt	5

Every lot

26 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	—	—	1,862	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,788	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	55.84/cwt	47.50–62.00	614	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	798	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	39.48/cwt	35.00–45.00	475	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	70.93/cwt	65.00–76.00	971	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,643	80.05/cwt	72.00–85.00	1,315	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,477	113.27/cwt	105.00–124.00	1,673	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,414	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,414	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	87	337.64/cwt	325.00–350.00	294	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	280	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	104	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	104	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	70	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	74	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	33	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	384.25/cwt	340.00–405.00	323	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	113	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	107.66/cwt	85.00–120.00	93	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	320	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	37.50/cwt	25.00–50.00	35	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	140.11/cwt	125.00–145.00	132	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	100.00/cwt	80.00–120.00	96	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	147.44/cwt	140.00–160.00	150	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	128.56/cwt	120.00–140.00	131	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	106	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	37	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	167	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 Sep 15, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 143Year ago 213

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 243Last week 256Year ago 214

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,862	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,369	65.00–76.00	70.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,643	72.00–85.00	80.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,099	47.50–62.00	55.84
1	—	1,140	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,203	35.00–45.00	39.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,477	105.00–124.00	113.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,414	100.00	100.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	355.00	355.00
4	—	84	340.00–405.00	384.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	145.00–150.00	147.43
4	—	85	130.00–135.00	132.51
6	—	102	140.00–160.00	147.44
7	—	94	125.00–145.00	140.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	96	80.00–120.00	100.00
1	—	74	45.00	45.00
4	—	86	85.00–120.00	107.66
3	—	102	120.00–140.00	128.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	35.00	35.00
2	—	92	25.00–50.00	37.50
1	—	70	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	87	325.00–350.00	337.64
1	—	100	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.