Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. 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	—	Average	1,529	87.04	1,331	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,534	78.10	1,198	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	72.74	924	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,799	71.96	1,295	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	55.11	625	13
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,513	92.25	1,396	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,530	83.30	1,274	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,292	78.46	1,014	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,413	120.92	1,709	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,340	113.69	1,523	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,549	124.25	1,925	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,460	117.83	1,720	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,367	111.53	1,525	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	101.66/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	96	65.80/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	96	40.00/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	88	8.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	71	125.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	82	20.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	86	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	52	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	64.24/cwt	60.00–75.00	59	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	97.43/cwt	85.00–110.00	111	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	93.48/cwt	90.00–100.00	97	10
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	213	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	122	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	177	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	215.00/cwt	200.00–230.00	206	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	78	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	27	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	90	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	43.33/cwt	40.00–50.00	38	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	71.47/cwt	60.00–85.00	68	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	78.08/cwt	60.00–90.00	79	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	98	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	69	1
Bulls	Utility	—	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Utility	—	116	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	12	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	54	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	14	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	198	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	82	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,493	67.44/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,007	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	56.99/cwt	52.00–60.00	665	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,413	120.92/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,709	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,549	124.25/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,925	17
Bulls	—	—	1,425	83.30/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,187	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,835	70.64/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,296	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,534	78.10/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,198	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,340	113.69/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,523	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,460	117.83/cwt	115.00–119.50	1,720	6
Steers	Select	—	1,367	111.53/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,525	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,530	83.30/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,274	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,513	92.25/cwt	91.50–93.00	1,396	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,292	78.46/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,014	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	62.07/cwt	58.00–67.00	729	6
Bulls	—	—	1,633	90.78/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,482	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	74.19/cwt	70.00–78.50	897	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	73.94/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,290	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	43.27/cwt	40.00–47.00	453	4

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 303Last week 302Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 386Last week 322Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	60.00	60.00
6	—	92	60.00–75.00	64.24
6	—	114	85.00–110.00	97.43
10	—	104	90.00–100.00	93.48
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	205.00	205.00
1	—	122	145.00	145.00
2	—	96	200.00–230.00	215.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	35.00	35.00
1	—	112	80.00	80.00
3	—	88	40.00–50.00	43.33
4	—	95	60.00–85.00	71.47
5	—	101	60.00–90.00	78.08
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	40.00	40.00
1	—	98	15.00	15.00
1	—	106	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	10.00	10.00
1	—	116	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	54	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	65.00–69.00	67.44
11	—	1,209	70.00–78.50	74.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,166	52.00–60.00	56.99
6	—	1,175	58.00–67.00	62.07
4	—	1,047	40.00–47.00	43.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,835	69.00–73.00	70.64
2	—	1,745	73.00–75.00	73.94
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,534	76.00–81.00	78.10
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	118.00–123.00	120.92
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,340	108.00–116.00	113.69
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,549	120.00–127.00	124.25
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,460	115.00–119.50	117.83
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,367	108.00–115.00	111.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,425	79.00–89.00	83.30
7	—	1,633	89.00–94.00	90.78
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,530	79.00–86.00	83.30
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	91.50–93.00	92.25
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,292	70.00–82.00	78.46

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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