Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter Holstein steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold mostly steady.

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	1,741	70.58	1,229	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,748	60.34	1,055	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,662	54.39	904	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	46.95	639	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,081	37.29	403	12
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,404	90.26	1,267	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,599	82.10	1,313	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,225	65.50	802	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,403	108.59	1,524	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,395	105.96	1,478	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,556	114.13	1,776	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,462	108.53	1,587	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,333	100.47	1,339	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	76.89/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	97	53.94/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	91	15.00/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	71	6.64/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	94	108.23/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	96	22.55/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	—	120	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	96	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	87.41/cwt	85.00–90.00	100	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	42.54/cwt	35.00–50.00	37	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	65.08/cwt	50.00–70.00	61	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	86.51/cwt	80.00–95.00	91	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	143	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	74.96/cwt	70.00–80.00	85	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	21.72/cwt	20.00–25.00	18	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	54.64/cwt	30.00–80.00	51	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	70.95/cwt	65.00–75.00	74	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	3
Bulls	Utility	—	58	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	83	7.41/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	30.05/cwt	25.00–35.00	28	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	134.63/cwt	120.00–150.00	110	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	160.00/cwt	155.00–165.00	170	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	96	22.55/cwt	20.00–25.00	22	2
Bulls	—	—	1,747	69.68/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,217	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,556	114.13/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,776	6
Steers	Select	—	1,333	100.47/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,339	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,599	82.10/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,313	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,225	65.50/cwt	59.00–73.00	802	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,395	105.96/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,478	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,403	108.59/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,524	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,462	108.53/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,587	12
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,404	90.26/cwt	90.00–90.50	1,267	2
Bulls	—	—	1,708	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,298	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	46.95/cwt	45.00–49.50	639	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	51.00/cwt	48.50–52.50	793	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	42.74/cwt	42.50–43.00	466	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	40.44/cwt	39.50–42.50	480	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,749	57.10/cwt	54.50–58.00	999	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	31.95/cwt	26.00–36.00	311	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,748	60.34/cwt	59.00–61.00	1,055	3

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 341Last week 341Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 376Last week 350Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	80.00	80.00
2	—	114	85.00–90.00	87.41
4	—	87	35.00–50.00	42.54
4	—	94	50.00–70.00	65.08
7	—	105	80.00–95.00	86.51
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	20.00	20.00
2	—	113	70.00–80.00	74.96
3	—	85	20.00–25.00	21.72
5	—	94	30.00–80.00	54.64
5	—	104	65.00–75.00	70.95
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	15.00	15.00
2	—	82	15.00	15.00
3	—	93	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	58	5.00	5.00
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
2	—	83	5.00–10.00	7.41
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	25.00–35.00	30.05
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	82	120.00–150.00	134.63
2	—	106	155.00–165.00	160.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	96	20.00–25.00	22.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,747	68.00–72.00	69.68
1	—	1,708	76.00	76.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,556	112.00–116.00	114.13
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	98.00–102.00	100.47
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,462	105.00–112.00	108.53
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,599	78.00–85.00	82.10
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,225	59.00–73.00	65.50
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,404	90.00–90.50	90.26
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	105.00–107.00	105.96
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	107.00–110.00	108.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,360	45.00–49.50	46.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,554	48.50–52.50	51.00
5	—	1,749	54.50–58.00	57.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	42.50–43.00	42.74
5	—	1,187	39.50–42.50	40.44
5	—	972	26.00–36.00	31.95
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,748	59.00–61.00	60.34

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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