Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold 10.00 to 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	—	Low	1,552	76.78	1,192	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,864	69.49	1,295	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	64.95	840	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,633	61.76	1,009	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,137	50.30	572	15
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,452	92.00	1,336	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,325	81.66	1,082	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,251	70.28	879	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,419	110.72	1,571	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,370	105.67	1,448	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,180	105.00	1,239	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,516	116.09	1,760	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,497	110.45	1,653	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,309	105.24	1,378	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	105	124.67/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 2	96	53.62/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	94	32.19/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	79	8.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	92	111.29/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	74	10.00/cwt	1

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
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	27.74/cwt	20.00–35.00	26	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	101	44.90/cwt	30.00–60.00	45	3
Bulls	Utility	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	86	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Utility	—	104	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	22.58/cwt	20.00–25.00	21	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	172	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	181	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	—	1,052	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	652	1
Bulls	—	—	1,607	81.08/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,303	5
Bulls	—	—	1,580	75.94/cwt	69.00–79.00	1,200	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,370	105.67/cwt	104.50–107.00	1,448	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,419	110.72/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,571	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,180	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,239	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,497	110.45/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,653	16
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,516	116.09/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,760	17
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,452	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,336	1
Steers	Select	—	1,309	105.24/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,378	9
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,325	81.66/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,082	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,251	70.28/cwt	66.00–75.00	879	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	59.83/cwt	59.00–61.50	833	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	66.23/cwt	61.50–72.00	840	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,667	60.85/cwt	56.00–63.50	1,014	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	343	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	56.15/cwt	50.50–59.50	629	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	46.34/cwt	44.50–49.50	548	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,864	69.49/cwt	69.00–70.00	1,295	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	55.26/cwt	55.00–55.50	847	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	65.00/cwt	64.00–67.50	1,058	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	17.56/cwt	15.00–20.00	15	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	54.34/cwt	40.00–70.00	51	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	35.15/cwt	25.00–40.00	31	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	72.43/cwt	70.00–75.00	83	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	74	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	27	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	101	207.03/cwt	160.00–255.00	209	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	259	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	216	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	91.07/cwt	85.00–100.00	96	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	90.06/cwt	85.00–95.00	104	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	108	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	67.58/cwt	60.00–75.00	64	2

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

Mon Aug 26, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 429Last week 373Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 406Last week 321Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	20.00–35.00	27.74
3	—	101	30.00–60.00	44.90
2	—	84	15.00–20.00	17.56
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
1	—	86	10.00	10.00
1	—	104	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
1	—	74	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	94	40.00–70.00	54.34
3	—	87	25.00–40.00	35.15
2	—	115	70.00–75.00	72.43
2	—	105	70.00	70.00
1	—	76	35.00	35.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	101	160.00–255.00	207.03
1	—	96	270.00	270.00
1	—	80	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	105	85.00–100.00	91.07
3	—	115	85.00–95.00	90.06
2	—	120	90.00	90.00
2	—	95	60.00–75.00	67.58
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	20.00–25.00	22.58
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	215.00	215.00
1	—	98	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,052	62.00	62.00
5	—	1,607	79.00–84.00	81.08
8	—	1,580	69.00–79.00	75.94
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,370	104.50–107.00	105.67
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,419	107.00–114.00	110.72
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	105.00	105.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,497	108.00–113.00	110.45
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,516	114.00–119.00	116.09
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,309	100.00–110.00	105.24
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,452	92.00	92.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,325	75.00–86.00	81.66
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,251	66.00–75.00	70.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	59.00–61.50	59.83
12	—	1,268	61.50–72.00	66.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,667	56.00–63.50	60.85
2	—	1,533	55.00–55.50	55.26
6	—	1,627	64.00–67.50	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	926	37.00	37.00
7	—	1,121	50.50–59.50	56.15
7	—	1,183	44.50–49.50	46.34
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,864	69.00–70.00	69.49

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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