Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. 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	1,699	65.29	1,109	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,686	52.14	879	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,291	44.65	577	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,153	33.30	384	16
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,606	88.50	1,421	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,469	71.44	1,049	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,231	61.88	762	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,290	104.74	1,351	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,195	103.66	1,239	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,269	94.23	1,196	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,561	111.41	1,739	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,407	107.19	1,508	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,295	99.61	1,290	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	81.47/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 2	97	64.03/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	90	27.49/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	77	14.40/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 1	97	159.93/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	92	25.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	15.00/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 1	—	122	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	110	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	96.95/cwt	85.00–105.00	101	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	91.04/cwt	85.00–100.00	104	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	36.81/cwt	30.00–40.00	32	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	76.14/cwt	40.00–100.00	72	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	144	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	158	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	21	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	27.43/cwt	25.00–30.00	21	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	60.00/cwt	50.00–70.00	66	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	63.99/cwt	40.00–80.00	61	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	78.88/cwt	70.00–85.00	81	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	114	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	143	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	34.97/cwt	30.00–40.00	36	3
Bulls	Utility	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Utility	—	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	64	12.58/cwt	10.00–15.00	8	2
Bulls	Utility	—	94	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	70	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	26.48/cwt	10.00–33.00	295	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	44.34/cwt	43.50–45.00	510	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,656	57.06/cwt	53.50–61.00	945	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	47.87/cwt	47.00–49.50	572	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	36.97/cwt	34.50–41.50	440	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,716	47.21/cwt	46.00–49.00	810	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	43.22/cwt	42.00–46.00	577	9
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,606	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,421	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,469	71.44/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,049	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,561	111.41/cwt	109.50–113.00	1,739	12
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,231	61.88/cwt	53.00–65.00	762	4
Steers	Select	—	1,295	99.61/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,290	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,407	107.19/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,508	17
Heifers	Select	—	1,269	94.23/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,196	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,290	104.74/cwt	104.50–105.00	1,351	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,195	103.66/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,239	3
Bulls	—	—	1,694	64.50/cwt	56.00–70.50	1,093	11
Bulls	—	—	1,750	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	84	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	92	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	23	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	101	154.85/cwt	140.00–170.00	156	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	167	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	138	1

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 479Last week 341Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 263Last week 376Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	122	90.00	90.00
5	—	104	85.00–105.00	96.95
5	—	114	85.00–100.00	91.04
6	—	86	30.00–40.00	36.81
9	—	95	40.00–100.00	76.14
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	180.00	180.00
1	—	96	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	25.00	25.00
2	—	76	25.00–30.00	27.43
2	—	110	50.00–70.00	60.00
3	—	95	40.00–80.00	63.99
4	—	103	70.00–85.00	78.88
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	20.00	20.00
2	—	74	20.00	20.00
3	—	104	30.00–40.00	34.97
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
1	—	82	10.00	10.00
2	—	64	10.00–15.00	12.58
2	—	94	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	15.00	15.00
1	—	80	15.00	15.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	15.00	15.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	101	140.00–170.00	154.85
1	—	98	170.00	170.00
1	—	86	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,115	10.00–33.00	26.48
2	—	1,150	43.50–45.00	44.34
7	—	1,191	34.50–41.50	36.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,656	53.50–61.00	57.06
5	—	1,716	46.00–49.00	47.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,195	47.00–49.50	47.87
9	—	1,334	42.00–46.00	43.22
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,606	88.50	88.50
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,469	69.00–74.00	71.44
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,231	53.00–65.00	61.88
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,561	109.50–113.00	111.41
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,295	95.00–103.00	99.61
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,407	103.00–110.00	107.19
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,269	85.00–101.00	94.23
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	104.50–105.00	104.74
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	103.00–104.00	103.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,694	56.00–70.50	64.50
1	—	1,750	74.00	74.00

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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