Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower.

Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 higher.

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	1,585	73.84	1,170	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,786	70.50	1,259	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,667	62.61	1,044	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	55.99	701	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	46.08	505	57
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,394	89.50	1,248	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,483	81.91	1,215	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,222	72.41	885	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,371	115.71	1,586	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,293	111.44	1,441	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,116	110.69	1,235	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,204	106.73	1,285	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,493	122.45	1,828	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,530	115.63	1,769	25
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,386	113.70	1,576	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,208	112.60	1,360	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	137.91/cwt	40
Bulls	Number 2	96	108.91/cwt	48
Bulls	Number 3	94	43.23/cwt	15
Bulls	Utility	82	18.73/cwt	17
Heifers	Number 1	86	210.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	84	42.56/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	76	25.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

57 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	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,786	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,259	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	54.76/cwt	54.50–55.00	784	2
Bulls	—	—	1,569	74.41/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,167	8
Bulls	—	—	1,825	82.34/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,503	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	103.28/cwt	70.00–135.00	97	18
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,330	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,184	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,386	113.70/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,576	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,493	122.45/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,828	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,508	116.60/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,758	23
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,371	115.71/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,586	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	46.90/cwt	41.00–53.00	534	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	54.00/cwt	52.50–56.00	603	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	38.01/cwt	33.00–42.50	387	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	35.85/cwt	33.00–39.00	350	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	60.77/cwt	55.00–65.00	988	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,744	65.70/cwt	62.50–68.00	1,146	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	54.77/cwt	50.00–59.00	678	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	61.87/cwt	57.50–65.00	775	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	48.37/cwt	46.50–50.50	638	8
Bulls	—	—	1,148	55.34/cwt	53.00–58.00	635	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	76	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	84	42.56/cwt	40.00–45.00	36	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	166	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	192	1
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	85	25.12/cwt	20.00–30.00	21	3
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	98	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	64	1
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	74	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	1
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	66	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,293	111.44/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,441	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,204	106.73/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,116	110.69/cwt	108.00–113.50	1,235	2
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,783	104.49/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,863	2
Steers	Select	—	1,208	112.60/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,360	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,483	81.91/cwt	71.00–87.00	1,215	10
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,458	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,312	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,222	72.41/cwt	71.00–75.00	885	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	76	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	61	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	183	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	132	119.77/cwt	105.00–135.00	158	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	160.09/cwt	155.00–165.00	179	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	86.44/cwt	80.00–95.00	73	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	141.10/cwt	125.00–175.00	134	11
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	160.62/cwt	135.00–180.00	167	15
Bulls	Number 2	—	122	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	171	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	122.37/cwt	115.00–130.00	137	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	80.04/cwt	75.00–85.00	68	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	66.11/cwt	45.00–80.00	50	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	127.01/cwt	75.00–150.00	131	19
Bulls	Number 3	—	113	44.96/cwt	40.00–50.00	51	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	48.67/cwt	25.00–60.00	45	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	50.06/cwt	25.00–80.00	53	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	37.47/cwt	20.00–70.00	32	7
Bulls	Utility	—	60	8.00/cwt	8.00–8.00	5	1
Bulls	Utility	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	93	16.64/cwt	10.00–20.00	15	3
Bulls	Utility	—	82	13.04/cwt	10.00–20.00	11	5
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1

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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 347Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 237Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower.

Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,786	70.50	70.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,431	54.50–55.00	54.76
20	—	1,625	55.00–65.00	60.77
17	—	1,744	62.50–68.00	65.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,138	41.00–53.00	46.90
14	—	1,116	52.50–56.00	54.00
9	—	1,018	33.00–42.50	38.01
6	—	977	33.00–39.00	35.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,237	50.00–59.00	54.77
17	—	1,252	57.50–65.00	61.87
8	—	1,318	46.50–50.50	48.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,569	70.00–78.00	74.41
6	—	1,825	79.00–87.00	82.34
3	—	1,148	53.00–58.00	55.34
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,458	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,483	71.00–87.00	81.91
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,222	71.00–75.00	72.41
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,386	111.00–116.00	113.70
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,493	120.00–127.00	122.45
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,508	114.00–119.00	116.60
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	103.00–106.00	104.49
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,208	107.00–115.00	112.60
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,371	113.00–118.00	115.71
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	107.00–115.00	111.44
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,204	105.00–108.00	106.73
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,116	108.00–113.50	110.69

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	94	70.00–135.00	103.28
1	—	122	140.00	140.00
2	—	112	115.00–130.00	122.37
3	—	85	75.00–85.00	80.04
5	—	76	45.00–80.00	66.11
19	—	103	75.00–150.00	127.01
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	20.00–30.00	25.12
1	—	98	65.00	65.00
1	—	74	25.00	25.00
1	—	66	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	80.00	80.00
1	—	122	150.00	150.00
2	—	132	105.00–135.00	119.77
3	—	112	155.00–165.00	160.09
7	—	85	80.00–95.00	86.44
11	—	95	125.00–175.00	141.10
15	—	104	135.00–180.00	160.62
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	40.00–50.00	44.96
3	—	93	25.00–60.00	48.67
3	—	105	25.00–80.00	50.06
7	—	85	20.00–70.00	37.47
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	8.00	8.00
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
3	—	93	10.00–20.00	16.64
5	—	82	10.00–20.00	13.04
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	40.00–45.00	42.56
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	180.00	180.00
1	—	80	240.00	240.00

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.

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