Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and holstein steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 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	1,446	76.36	1,104	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	65.63	830	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,725	65.29	1,126	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	44.67	482	16
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,420	86.52	1,229	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,380	80.71	1,114	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,249	70.74	884	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,535	112.18	1,722	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,289	104.05	1,341	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,202	98.46	1,183	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,529	114.90	1,757	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,454	107.98	1,570	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,356	103.47	1,403	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	90.92/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 2	97	68.31/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	105	34.93/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	78	8.13/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 1	89	106.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	84	22.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	10.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	110	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	105	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	52	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	78.52/cwt	65.00–85.00	75	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	92.50/cwt	85.00–95.00	96	10
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	139	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	57.50/cwt	55.00–60.00	49	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	81.99/cwt	80.00–85.00	85	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	61.62/cwt	50.00–85.00	59	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	112	45.00/cwt	40.00–50.00	50	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	34.87/cwt	30.00–45.00	36	3
Bulls	Utility	—	100	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Utility	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	82	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	86	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	39	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	50	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	198	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	84	22.50/cwt	20.00–25.00	19	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	—	—	1,441	74.63/cwt	64.00–82.50	1,075	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	54.77/cwt	54.00–55.50	749	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	61.79/cwt	58.50–64.00	1,041	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	47.01/cwt	45.00–51.50	528	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,289	104.05/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,341	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,535	112.18/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,722	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,202	98.46/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,183	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,454	107.98/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,570	16
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,380	80.71/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,114	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,420	86.52/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,229	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,529	114.90/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,757	19
Steers	Select	—	1,356	103.47/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,403	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,249	70.74/cwt	69.00–73.00	884	3
Bulls	—	—	1,464	82.13/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,202	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	56.11/cwt	52.00–59.50	571	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	67.30/cwt	63.00–72.50	841	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	67.92/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,192	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	33.19/cwt	25.00–42.00	363	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.

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 348Last week 131Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 324Last week 225Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter steers and holstein steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	95.00	95.00
2	—	87	60.00	60.00
3	—	95	65.00–85.00	78.52
10	—	104	85.00–95.00	92.50
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	86	55.00–60.00	57.50
5	—	104	80.00–85.00	81.99
7	—	95	50.00–85.00	61.62
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	15.00	15.00
2	—	112	40.00–50.00	45.00
3	—	103	30.00–45.00	34.87
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	10.00	10.00
2	—	80	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	10.00	10.00
2	—	65	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
1	—	82	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	45.00	45.00
1	—	90	55.00	55.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	20.00–25.00	22.50
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	82	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,441	64.00–82.50	74.63
3	—	1,464	80.00–83.00	82.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,367	54.00–55.50	54.77
13	—	1,249	63.00–72.50	67.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,685	58.50–64.00	61.79
8	—	1,755	65.00–70.00	67.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,123	45.00–51.50	47.01
5	—	1,018	52.00–59.50	56.11
6	—	1,094	25.00–42.00	33.19
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,289	100.00–108.00	104.05
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,535	109.00–115.00	112.18
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,202	98.00–99.00	98.46
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,454	106.00–112.00	107.98
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,529	112.00–118.00	114.90
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,356	99.00–106.00	103.47
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	76.00–86.00	80.71
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,420	85.00–89.00	86.52
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,249	69.00–73.00	70.74

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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