Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold mostly steady.

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	1,426	72.18	1,029	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,816	74.12	1,346	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,632	62.61	1,022	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	61.54	748	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	46.63	522	29
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,495	88.55	1,324	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,397	82.04	1,146	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,148	69.78	801	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,436	111.91	1,607	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,285	109.74	1,410	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,178	109.67	1,292	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,580	116.05	1,834	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,492	111.69	1,666	24
Steers	Select	Average	1,257	108.94	1,369	11

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	140.48/cwt	47
Bulls	Number 2	95	107.24/cwt	44
Bulls	Number 3	92	58.65/cwt	15
Bulls	Utility	77	15.79/cwt	20
Heifers	Number 1	94	126.25/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	86	40.01/cwt	8

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Number 2	—	86	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	2
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	—	86	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	30	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	78	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	62	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	119.89/cwt	100.00–140.00	113	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	104.76/cwt	80.00–120.00	98	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	53.05/cwt	35.00–70.00	49	6
Bulls	—	—	1,594	77.60/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,237	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	57.56/cwt	55.00–61.50	698	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	60.72/cwt	57.50–64.00	989	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	47.81/cwt	45.00–51.50	568	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,821	72.41/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,319	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,285	109.74/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,410	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,436	111.91/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,607	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,178	109.67/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,292	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,482	111.94/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,659	23
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,712	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,815	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,552	117.28/cwt	115.00–120.50	1,820	9
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,706	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,885	2
Steers	Select	—	1,257	108.94/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,369	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,397	82.04/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,146	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,495	88.55/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,324	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,148	69.78/cwt	68.00–72.00	801	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,842	77.06/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,419	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	66.39/cwt	63.50–70.00	1,088	5
Bulls	—	—	1,613	86.17/cwt	84.00–89.50	1,390	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	66.97/cwt	62.00–74.00	817	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	55.15/cwt	54.00–56.50	650	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	41.28/cwt	33.00–49.00	424	12
Bulls	—	—	1,067	51.05/cwt	41.00–66.00	545	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,658	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	77	27.53/cwt	25.00–30.00	21	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	100	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	35	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	98	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	34	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	234	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	85.00/cwt	70.00–100.00	78	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	102	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	77	1
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	85	28.59/cwt	20.00–35.00	24	3
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	75	24.93/cwt	20.00–30.00	19	2
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	58	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	56	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	86	18.71/cwt	10.00–30.00	16	4
Bulls	Utility	—	72	13.47/cwt	5.00–20.00	10	3
Bulls	Utility	—	91	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	2
Bulls	Utility	—	64	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	43.28/cwt	20.00–65.00	35	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	75.00/cwt	50.00–110.00	75	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	112	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	134	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	92	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	202	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	126.77/cwt	100.00–145.00	132	17
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	77.81/cwt	60.00–90.00	66	12
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	130.00/cwt	120.00–140.00	146	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	60.53/cwt	40.00–70.00	46	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	239.36/cwt	225.00–255.00	225	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	244	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	150.69/cwt	140.00–165.00	158	16
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	92.85/cwt	85.00–95.00	81	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	139.74/cwt	120.00–155.00	172	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	151.73/cwt	140.00–155.00	173	6

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

Mon May 20, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 448Last week 372Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 287Last week 250Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	86	40.00	40.00
2	—	77	25.00–30.00	27.53
1	—	100	35.00	35.00
1	—	98	35.00	35.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	35.00	35.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	92	70.00–100.00	85.00
1	—	102	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	94	100.00–140.00	119.89
16	—	105	140.00–165.00	150.69
7	—	87	85.00–95.00	92.85
6	—	123	120.00–155.00	139.74
6	—	114	140.00–155.00	151.73
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	94	80.00–120.00	104.76
17	—	104	100.00–145.00	126.77
12	—	85	60.00–90.00	77.81
3	—	112	120.00–140.00	130.00
3	—	76	40.00–70.00	60.53
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	93	35.00–70.00	53.05
5	—	82	20.00–65.00	43.28
3	—	100	50.00–110.00	75.00
1	—	112	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	20.00–35.00	28.59
2	—	75	20.00–30.00	24.93
1	—	58	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	72	10.00	10.00
1	—	62	5.00	5.00
1	—	56	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	86	10.00–30.00	18.71
3	—	72	5.00–20.00	13.47
2	—	91	10.00	10.00
1	—	64	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	225.00–255.00	239.36
1	—	104	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,594	72.00–80.00	77.60
6	—	1,613	84.00–89.50	86.17
5	—	1,067	41.00–66.00	51.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,213	55.00–61.50	57.56
11	—	1,220	62.00–74.00	66.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,629	57.50–64.00	60.72
5	—	1,639	63.50–70.00	66.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,188	45.00–51.50	47.81
6	—	1,178	54.00–56.50	55.15
12	—	1,028	33.00–49.00	41.28
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,821	70.00–76.00	72.41
5	—	1,842	75.00–80.00	77.06
1	—	1,658	68.00	68.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,285	109.00–111.00	109.74
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,436	108.00–116.00	111.91
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,178	109.00–111.00	109.67
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,482	110.00–115.00	111.94
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,712	106.00	106.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,552	115.00–120.50	117.28
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,706	110.00–111.00	110.50
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,257	105.00–111.00	108.94
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	81.00–83.00	82.04
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,495	87.00–90.00	88.55
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	68.00–72.00	69.78

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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