Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher with good demand. Cows sold weak with moderate demand. Holstein calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower.

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	—	Low	1,405	71.44	1,004	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,545	51.07	789	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,358	50.14	681	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,223	41.59	509	51
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,468	89.62	1,316	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,443	83.91	1,211	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,293	120.27	1,555	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,200	112.59	1,351	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,465	125.25	1,835	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,488	120.49	1,793	29
Steers	Select	Average	1,349	116.44	1,571	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	152.70/cwt	32
Bulls	Number 2	98	109.07/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 3	98	56.02/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	73	12.03/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 2	93	47.04/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

38 lots · USDA AMS · Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,221	32.63/cwt	30.00–36.00	398	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	40.43/cwt	36.00–45.00	497	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	45.77/cwt	42.00–48.00	692	11
Bulls	—	—	1,106	60.68/cwt	52.00–67.00	671	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	45.80/cwt	41.00–48.00	629	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	56.11/cwt	54.00–59.50	754	6
Bulls	—	—	1,679	80.99/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,360	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	56.51/cwt	54.50–61.00	900	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	51.47/cwt	49.00–55.00	579	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,272	45.18/cwt	42.50–48.50	575	11
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,443	83.91/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,211	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,468	89.62/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,316	7
Steers	Select	—	1,349	116.44/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,571	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,465	125.25/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,835	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,488	120.49/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,793	29
Heifers	Select	—	1,200	112.59/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,351	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,293	120.27/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,555	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	51.02/cwt	47.50–53.50	786	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	50.10/cwt	47.00–53.50	680	24
Bulls	—	—	1,581	78.04/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	93	47.04/cwt	35.00–60.00	44	3
Bulls	Utility	—	71	11.32/cwt	10.00–15.00	8	4
Bulls	Utility	—	85	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	3
Bulls	Utility	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	43.29/cwt	30.00–55.00	41	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	75.12/cwt	70.00–80.00	77	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	130.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	130	11
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	75.33/cwt	50.00–80.00	65	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	120.69/cwt	110.00–125.00	136	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	97.58/cwt	90.00–110.00	93	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	257.50/cwt	235.00–280.00	268	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	118	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	242	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	198	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	193	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	121.30/cwt	110.00–140.00	114	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	106	155.41/cwt	150.00–170.00	165	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	149.96/cwt	135.00–165.00	172	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	89	2

How this sale compares

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 (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 554Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 264Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher with good demand. Cows sold weak with moderate demand. Holstein calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,221	30.00–36.00	32.63
24	—	1,230	36.00–45.00	40.43
7	—	1,124	49.00–55.00	51.47
11	—	1,272	42.50–48.50	45.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,512	42.00–48.00	45.77
11	—	1,593	54.50–61.00	56.51
30	—	1,540	47.50–53.50	51.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,373	41.00–48.00	45.80
6	—	1,344	54.00–59.50	56.11
24	—	1,357	47.00–53.50	50.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,106	52.00–67.00	60.68
2	—	1,679	80.00–82.00	80.99
2	—	1,581	76.00–80.00	78.04
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,443	80.00–85.00	83.91
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,468	87.00–92.00	89.62
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,349	114.00–121.00	116.44
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,465	123.00–128.00	125.25
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,488	118.00–123.00	120.49
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,200	111.00–116.00	112.59
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,293	118.00–123.00	120.27

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	35.00–60.00	47.04
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	71	10.00–15.00	11.32
3	—	85	20.00	20.00
3	—	65	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	30.00–55.00	43.29
2	—	103	70.00–80.00	75.12
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	100	130.00–135.00	130.48
7	—	86	50.00–80.00	75.33
6	—	113	110.00–125.00	120.69
6	—	95	90.00–110.00	97.58
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	235.00–280.00	257.50
1	—	118	205.00	205.00
1	—	90	220.00	220.00
1	—	84	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	94	110.00–140.00	121.30
9	—	106	150.00–170.00	155.41
6	—	115	135.00–165.00	149.96
2	—	87	100.00–105.00	102.54

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.

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