Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter Holstein steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady -1.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold 10.00-20.00 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	—	Low	1,683	74.66	1,257	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,711	72.56	1,242	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,620	62.77	1,017	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,336	62.34	833	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	50.15	560	19
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,487	87.24	1,297	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,332	113.97	1,518	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,154	111.00	1,281	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,467	105.69	1,550	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,511	117.40	1,774	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,513	112.26	1,698	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,297	108.59	1,408	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	106	119.55/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 2	101	86.11/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	97	42.40/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	73	15.00/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	81	125.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	87	48.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	72	22.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bulls	Number 1	—	88	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	62	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	108.93/cwt	90.00–125.00	105	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	119.12/cwt	110.00–125.00	125	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	120.79/cwt	110.00–130.00	138	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	118	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	242	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	114	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	78.85/cwt	60.00–95.00	75	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	52.90/cwt	40.00–65.00	45	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	95.02/cwt	80.00–110.00	99	11
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	124	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	143	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	27	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	120	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	84	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	31.68/cwt	25.00–40.00	29	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	101	46.38/cwt	25.00–65.00	47	3
Bulls	Utility	—	58	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	64	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	10	1
Bulls	Utility	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	90	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	70	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	78	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	86	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	43	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	102	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	61	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	76	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	27	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	35.37/cwt	34.00–37.00	399	3
Bulls	—	—	1,499	58.35/cwt	45.00–66.00	875	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	85.53/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,463	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	65.50/cwt	63.50–70.50	844	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	965	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	57.40/cwt	54.50–61.50	619	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,487	87.24/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,297	6
Steers	Select	—	1,297	108.59/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,408	7
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,820	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,020	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,483	117.98/cwt	116.00–122.50	1,750	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,513	112.26/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,698	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,711	72.56/cwt	69.50–75.00	1,242	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	49.44/cwt	45.00–53.00	565	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	62.24/cwt	55.50–68.50	1,023	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	59.18/cwt	54.00–62.50	818	8
Bulls	—	—	1,733	75.26/cwt	69.00–80.00	1,304	9
Heifers	Select	—	1,154	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,332	113.97/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,518	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,467	105.69/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	72	22.50/cwt	20.00–25.00	16	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	80	167.50/cwt	145.00–190.00	134	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	84	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	82	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	41	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.

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 383Last week 167Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 257Last week 192Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	70.00	70.00
4	—	96	90.00–125.00	108.93
5	—	105	110.00–125.00	119.12
7	—	114	110.00–130.00	120.79
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	118	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	114	100.00	100.00
3	—	95	60.00–95.00	78.85
4	—	85	40.00–65.00	52.90
11	—	104	80.00–110.00	95.02
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	124	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	35.00	35.00
1	—	120	70.00	70.00
3	—	93	25.00–40.00	31.68
3	—	101	25.00–65.00	46.38
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	58	5.00	5.00
1	—	64	15.00	15.00
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
1	—	90	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	50.00	50.00
1	—	102	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	35.00	35.00
1	—	82	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	72	20.00–25.00	22.50
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	145.00–190.00	167.50
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	40.00	40.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	34.00–37.00	35.37
7	—	1,079	54.50–61.50	57.40
9	—	1,142	45.00–53.00	49.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,288	63.50–70.50	65.50
8	—	1,383	54.00–62.50	59.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	67.00	67.00
8	—	1,643	55.50–68.50	62.24
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,711	69.50–75.00	72.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,499	45.00–66.00	58.35
4	—	1,710	84.00–89.00	85.53
9	—	1,733	69.00–80.00	75.26
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,487	86.00–89.00	87.24
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,297	103.00–113.00	108.59
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	111.00	111.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,483	116.00–122.50	117.98
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,513	106.00–116.00	112.26
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,154	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,332	110.00–119.00	113.97
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,467	104.00–107.00	105.69

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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