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Greencastle

Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2023-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-17

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Aug 17

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 138▼ 39 vs year ago 144 · −27.1%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

188 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 260▼ 71 vs year ago 259 · −27.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 2900.00/cwt number 1 bull calf deleted

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,772	107.55	1,906	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	84.84	1,104	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,150	70.26	808	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,340	135.00	1,809	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,308	128.00	1,674	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,298	121.00	1,571	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	329.36/cwt	39
Bulls	Number 2	91	279.54/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 3	89	180.62/cwt	14
Bulls	Utility	57	5.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	88	247.86/cwt	20
Heifers	Number 2	94	109.96/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 3	70	31.67/cwt	3

Every lot

48 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 · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	77.14/cwt	71.00–85.00	873	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	42.76/cwt	30.00–50.00	523	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	84.84/cwt	76.00–93.00	1,104	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,772	107.55/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,906	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,298	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,571	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,308	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,674	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,809	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 3	56	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	66	414.55/cwt	400.00–430.00	274	2
Heifers	—	Number 3	68	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	10	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	75	92.30/cwt	65.00–110.00	69	3
Heifers	—	Number 2	78	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	94	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	83	130.65/cwt	120.00–150.00	108	3
Heifers	—	Number 2	84	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	113	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	521.98/cwt	500.00–545.00	449	2
Heifers	—	Number 3	86	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	60	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	92	213.23/cwt	140.00–475.00	196	5
Heifers	—	Number 2	98	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	104	127.02/cwt	115.00–140.00	132	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	104	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	125	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	110	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	132	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	118	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	153	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	56	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	58	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	66	190.30/cwt	180.00–200.00	126	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	72	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	374	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	72	415.00/cwt	400.00–430.00	299	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	73	314.14/cwt	230.00–500.00	229	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	73	239.22/cwt	190.00–270.00	175	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	76	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	190	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	83	429.52/cwt	390.00–470.00	357	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	284.65/cwt	275.00–295.00	242	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	277.72/cwt	195.00–295.00	236	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	168.28/cwt	100.00–240.00	143	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	87	410.92/cwt	330.00–490.00	358	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	562.55/cwt	470.00–600.00	518	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	274.32/cwt	265.00–290.00	258	7
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	270.21/cwt	250.00–275.00	257	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	95	181.28/cwt	100.00–235.00	172	7
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	643	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	260.06/cwt	225.00–285.00	268	9
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	272.58/cwt	250.00–290.00	283	8
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	106	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	318	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	258.37/cwt	250.00–270.00	292	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	262	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	306	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 17, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 138Year ago 144

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 188Last week 260Year ago 259

Correction: 2900.00/cwt number 1 bull calf deleted

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	75	65.00–110.00	92.30
5	—	92	140.00–475.00	213.23
3	—	83	120.00–150.00	130.65
2	—	104	115.00–140.00	127.02
1	—	110	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	70.00	70.00
1	—	68	15.00	15.00
1	—	56	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	118	130.00	130.00
1	—	104	120.00	120.00
1	—	98	20.00	20.00
1	—	78	120.00	120.00
2	—	84	130.00–140.00	134.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	455.00	455.00
1	—	90	520.00	520.00
2	—	86	500.00–545.00	521.98
2	—	66	400.00–430.00	414.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	87	330.00–490.00	410.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	58	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	72	400.00–430.00	415.00
1	—	106	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	630.00	630.00
1	—	72	520.00	520.00
4	—	92	470.00–600.00	562.55
2	—	83	390.00–470.00	429.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	95	100.00–235.00	181.28
6	—	85	100.00–240.00	168.28
1	—	76	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	103	225.00–285.00	260.06
7	—	94	265.00–290.00	274.32
4	—	73	230.00–500.00	314.14
2	—	85	275.00–295.00	284.65
1	—	114	230.00	230.00
2	—	66	180.00–200.00	190.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	104	250.00–290.00	272.58
7	—	95	250.00–275.00	270.21
7	—	85	195.00–295.00	277.72
3	—	113	250.00–270.00	258.37
3	—	73	190.00–270.00	239.22
1	—	120	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	56	5.00	5.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,298	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,308	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,223	30.00–50.00	42.76
16	—	1,132	71.00–85.00	77.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,772	101.00–111.00	107.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,301	76.00–93.00	84.84

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.