Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-07-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins also traded at that 1.00-2.00 higher range. Feeder dairy calves sold 15.00-20.00 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	—	Average	1,537	73.95	1,137	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,803	70.51	1,271	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	61.06	855	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,647	60.89	1,003	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	49.94	568	17
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,251	91.06	1,139	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,437	83.35	1,198	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,576	74.62	1,176	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,420	113.62	1,613	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,355	108.16	1,466	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,491	117.07	1,746	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,439	110.09	1,584	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,361	104.74	1,426	15

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	120.71/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 2	100	70.73/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 3	96	33.82/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	79	13.52/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 1	97	144.94/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	87	27.59/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	15.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1	—	93	54.84/cwt	50.00–60.00	51	2
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	96	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	29	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	94	20.07/cwt	10.00–30.00	19	3
Bulls	Utility	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	Utility	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	32.35/cwt	25.00–45.00	33	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	77	33.32/cwt	30.00–35.00	26	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	126	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	57	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	28	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	79.56/cwt	55.00–95.00	83	11
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	59.38/cwt	45.00–95.00	56	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	51.56/cwt	45.00–55.00	44	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	96	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	103	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	221.65/cwt	210.00–230.00	211	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	102.46/cwt	95.00–105.00	108	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	100.03/cwt	90.00–105.00	111	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	67.55/cwt	65.00–70.00	62	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	126	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	88	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	66	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	118	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	218	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	194	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	87	27.59/cwt	20.00–35.00	24	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	84	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	1
Bulls	—	—	1,626	82.39/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,340	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	57.49/cwt	53.00–61.50	809	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	60.89/cwt	54.00–66.50	1,003	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	51.61/cwt	44.00–56.00	620	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,803	70.51/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,420	113.62/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,613	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,491	117.07/cwt	115.00–119.50	1,746	9
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,437	83.35/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,198	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,251	91.06/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,355	108.16/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,466	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,439	110.09/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,584	17
Steers	Select	—	1,361	104.74/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,426	15
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,576	74.62/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,176	3
Bulls	—	—	1,672	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,421	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	59.09/cwt	55.50–65.00	639	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	65.66/cwt	62.50–68.50	914	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	38.46/cwt	25.00–44.00	425	5
Bulls	—	—	1,224	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	563	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 348Last week 376Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 304Last week 243Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins also traded at that 1.00-2.00 higher range. Feeder dairy calves sold 15.00-20.00 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	50.00–60.00	54.84
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	118	185.00	185.00
2	—	90	210.00–220.00	215.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	87	20.00–35.00	27.59
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	10.00	10.00
1	—	84	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	30.00	30.00
1	—	62	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	94	10.00–30.00	20.07
2	—	74	10.00	10.00
2	—	66	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	103	25.00–45.00	32.35
3	—	77	30.00–35.00	33.32
1	—	126	45.00	45.00
1	—	92	30.00	30.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	104	55.00–95.00	79.56
6	—	94	45.00–95.00	59.38
3	—	85	45.00–55.00	51.56
1	—	120	80.00	80.00
1	—	114	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	210.00–230.00	221.65
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	105	95.00–105.00	102.46
3	—	111	90.00–105.00	100.03
2	—	92	65.00–70.00	67.55
1	—	120	105.00	105.00
1	—	88	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,626	82.00–83.00	82.39
1	—	1,672	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,224	46.00	46.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,407	53.00–61.50	57.49
7	—	1,392	62.50–68.50	65.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,647	54.00–66.50	60.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,201	44.00–56.00	51.61
5	—	1,082	55.50–65.00	59.09
5	—	1,105	25.00–44.00	38.46
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,803	70.00–71.00	70.51
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,420	110.00–118.00	113.62
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,355	105.00–109.00	108.16
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,491	115.00–119.50	117.07
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,439	108.00–114.00	110.09
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,361	99.00–109.00	104.74
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,437	80.00–87.00	83.35
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,251	89.00–93.00	91.06
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,576	70.00–79.00	74.62

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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