Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steer,holsteins and heifers all traded 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 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	—	Low	1,431	78.98	1,130	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,753	76.69	1,344	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,752	66.25	1,161	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,353	62.58	846	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	49.07	541	13
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,493	93.06	1,389	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,509	87.99	1,328	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,594	77.46	1,235	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,443	112.21	1,619	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,326	107.00	1,419	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,207	104.32	1,259	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,534	119.60	1,835	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,401	113.95	1,596	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,179	107.21	1,264	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	105.52/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	98	64.34/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	87	19.19/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	73	8.33/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	96	123.56/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	92	20.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1Beef Cross	—	92	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	184	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	117	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	104	27.45/cwt	25.00–30.00	29	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	112	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	34	1
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	102	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	56	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	58	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	20.04/cwt	15.00–25.00	19	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	77	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	21	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	57.93/cwt	40.00–80.00	54	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	77.56/cwt	65.00–85.00	80	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	42.53/cwt	40.00–45.00	37	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	118	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	94	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	113	187.70/cwt	180.00–195.00	212	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	192	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	160	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	93.18/cwt	90.00–100.00	97	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	96.99/cwt	95.00–105.00	112	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	70.22/cwt	55.00–80.00	65	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	88	57.50/cwt	55.00–60.00	51	2
Bulls	—	—	1,131	64.56/cwt	63.00–66.00	730	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	43.07/cwt	36.00–46.50	436	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,959	70.24/cwt	69.50–71.50	1,376	3
Bulls	—	—	1,430	89.64/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,282	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	67.23/cwt	63.00–75.50	929	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	57.41/cwt	56.00–59.00	648	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	63.25/cwt	59.50–67.50	1,010	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,594	77.46/cwt	75.50–78.00	1,235	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,493	93.06/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,389	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,401	113.95/cwt	111.00–116.50	1,596	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	51.30/cwt	47.00–54.00	601	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,509	87.99/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,328	4
Steers	Select	—	1,179	107.21/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,264	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,534	119.60/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,835	15
Heifers	Select	—	1,207	104.32/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,259	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,443	112.21/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,619	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,326	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,419	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,753	76.69/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,344	4
Bulls	—	—	1,477	77.92/cwt	71.00–83.50	1,151	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	57.92/cwt	56.50–60.00	766	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	100	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	25	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	84	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	164.29/cwt	145.00–185.00	140	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	234	1

How this sale compares

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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 488Last week 303Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 350Last week 386Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter steer,holsteins and heifers all traded 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	200.00	200.00
1	—	78	150.00	150.00
2	—	85	145.00–185.00	164.29
1	—	104	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	25.00–30.00	27.45
1	—	112	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	25.00	25.00
1	—	84	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
1	—	56	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	10.00	10.00
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
1	—	58	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	15.00–25.00	20.04
2	—	77	15.00	15.00
1	—	82	25.00	25.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	94	40.00–80.00	57.93
6	—	103	65.00–85.00	77.56
2	—	87	40.00–45.00	42.53
1	—	118	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	180.00–195.00	187.70
1	—	96	200.00	200.00
1	—	84	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	104	90.00–100.00	93.18
5	—	115	95.00–105.00	96.99
3	—	93	55.00–80.00	70.22
2	—	88	55.00–60.00	57.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,131	63.00–66.00	64.56
4	—	1,430	88.00–91.00	89.64
13	—	1,477	71.00–83.50	77.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,012	36.00–46.50	43.07
2	—	1,129	56.00–59.00	57.41
6	—	1,171	47.00–54.00	51.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,959	69.50–71.50	70.24
4	—	1,597	59.50–67.50	63.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,382	63.00–75.50	67.23
8	—	1,323	56.50–60.00	57.92
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,753	73.00–81.00	76.69
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,594	75.50–78.00	77.46
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,493	90.00–96.00	93.06
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,509	87.00–89.00	87.99
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,401	111.00–116.50	113.95
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,179	101.00–110.00	107.21
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,534	117.00–122.00	119.60
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,207	98.00–110.00	104.32
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,443	109.00–115.00	112.21
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,326	106.00–108.00	107.00

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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