Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 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	1,386	72.85	1,010	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,764	67.63	1,193	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	61.30	977	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,348	56.71	764	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,200	44.32	532	25
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,675	90.48	1,516	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,505	84.74	1,275	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,411	75.34	1,063	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,350	111.42	1,504	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,275	106.48	1,358	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,160	104.00	1,206	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,482	115.50	1,712	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,447	110.84	1,604	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,362	104.62	1,425	13

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	141.01/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	98	91.03/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	89	36.27/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	74	12.78/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	86	195.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	68	9.03/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

48 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	UtilityCrossbred	—	90	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	32	1
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	Utility	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Utility	—	68	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	31.71/cwt	20.00–50.00	30	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	78	38.33/cwt	30.00–50.00	30	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	32.47/cwt	30.00–35.00	27	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	66	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	102.85/cwt	80.00–120.00	106	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	96	95.29/cwt	75.00–115.00	91	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	47.50/cwt	45.00–50.00	41	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	129	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	38	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	101	196.78/cwt	185.00–205.00	199	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	199.88/cwt	190.00–210.00	166	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	216	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	104.18/cwt	90.00–120.00	99	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	133.80/cwt	125.00–140.00	154	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	126.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	133	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	156	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	88	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	53	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	36.20/cwt	21.00–43.00	407	8
Bulls	—	—	1,196	65.40/cwt	63.00–67.00	782	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	60.83/cwt	59.50–62.00	827	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,703	63.79/cwt	61.50–66.00	1,086	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	80.36/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,410	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	51.55/cwt	50.00–53.00	623	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	60.06/cwt	56.00–64.00	925	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,411	75.34/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,063	2
Steers	Select	—	1,362	104.62/cwt	100.00–107.50	1,425	13
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,482	115.50/cwt	114.00–117.50	1,712	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,447	110.84/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,604	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	46.73/cwt	44.00–50.50	583	12
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,675	90.48/cwt	89.50–91.00	1,516	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,505	84.74/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,275	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,160	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,350	111.42/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,504	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,275	106.48/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,358	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,764	67.63/cwt	64.50–70.00	1,193	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	54.24/cwt	51.50–58.00	727	10
Bulls	—	—	1,327	72.83/cwt	69.00–77.00	966	6
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingCrossbred	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	75	15.07/cwt	10.00–20.00	11	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	195.00/cwt	170.00–215.00	168	3

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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Slaughter CattleReceipts 376Last week 167Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 243Last week 192Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	35.00	35.00
1	—	62	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	72	10.00	10.00
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	82	10.00	10.00
1	—	74	10.00	10.00
1	—	68	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	94	20.00–50.00	31.71
3	—	78	30.00–50.00	38.33
2	—	83	30.00–35.00	32.47
1	—	102	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	103	80.00–120.00	102.85
5	—	96	75.00–115.00	95.29
2	—	86	45.00–50.00	47.50
1	—	112	115.00	115.00
1	—	76	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	101	185.00–205.00	196.78
2	—	83	190.00–210.00	199.88
1	—	98	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	95	90.00–120.00	104.18
4	—	115	125.00–140.00	133.80
4	—	105	120.00–130.00	126.24
1	—	120	130.00	130.00
1	—	88	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	10.00–20.00	15.07
2	—	66	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	86	170.00–215.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,125	21.00–43.00	36.20
5	—	1,209	50.00–53.00	51.55
12	—	1,247	44.00–50.50	46.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,360	59.50–62.00	60.83
10	—	1,340	51.50–58.00	54.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	61.50–66.00	63.79
4	—	1,540	56.00–64.00	60.06
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,764	64.50–70.00	67.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,196	63.00–67.00	65.40
2	—	1,755	80.00–81.00	80.36
6	—	1,327	69.00–77.00	72.83
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,411	72.00–79.00	75.34
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,675	89.50–91.00	90.48
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,505	80.00–87.50	84.74
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,362	100.00–107.50	104.62
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,482	114.00–117.50	115.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,447	108.00–113.00	110.84
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,350	108.00–114.00	111.42
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	105.00–111.00	106.48

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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