Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 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	1,711	65.15	1,115	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,786	60.51	1,081	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,586	50.04	794	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	44.90	586	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	27.40	295	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,379	78.35	1,080	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,473	67.49	994	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,414	117.03	1,655	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,358	110.37	1,499	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,139	100.22	1,142	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,619	120.50	1,951	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,610	111.40	1,794	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,247	102.84	1,282	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	103.01/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	102	70.82/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	100	36.72/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	74	10.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	101	105.00/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

43 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	UtilityJersey	—	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	90	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Bulls	Utility	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Utility	—	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	107	52.66/cwt	35.00–70.00	56	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	20.00/cwt	15.00–25.00	18	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	126	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	63	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	79.32/cwt	60.00–90.00	82	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	78.31/cwt	75.00–80.00	88	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	52.11/cwt	40.00–70.00	48	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	39	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	91	184.95/cwt	180.00–190.00	168	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	116	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	197	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	199	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	115	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	63.15/cwt	50.00–85.00	59	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	102.56/cwt	95.00–105.00	108	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	101.97/cwt	95.00–105.00	114	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	80	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	24	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	33	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	106	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	37	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	150	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	152	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	118	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	153	1
Bulls	—	—	1,328	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	584	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,244	1
Bulls	—	—	1,737	65.82/cwt	60.00–72.50	1,143	17
Heifers	Choice	—	1,358	110.37/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,499	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,414	117.03/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,655	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,139	100.22/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,142	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,610	111.40/cwt	109.00–115.50	1,794	9
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,379	78.35/cwt	73.00–86.00	1,080	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,619	120.50/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,951	15
Steers	Select	—	1,247	102.84/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,282	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,473	67.49/cwt	66.00–69.00	994	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	47.65/cwt	45.50–50.50	761	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	36.54/cwt	33.00–40.50	437	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,786	60.51/cwt	58.00–64.00	1,081	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	44.90/cwt	42.00–48.50	586	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	54.82/cwt	52.00–57.00	857	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	18.26/cwt	10.00–24.00	175	4

How this sale compares

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 414Last week 408Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 330Last week 318Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	20.00	20.00
1	—	74	10.00	10.00
1	—	62	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	107	35.00–70.00	52.66
2	—	92	15.00–25.00	20.00
1	—	126	50.00	50.00
1	—	76	25.00	25.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	103	60.00–90.00	79.32
3	—	113	75.00–80.00	78.31
3	—	93	40.00–70.00	52.11
1	—	86	45.00	45.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	91	180.00–190.00	184.95
1	—	116	170.00	170.00
1	—	102	195.00	195.00
1	—	82	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	93	50.00–85.00	63.15
6	—	105	95.00–105.00	102.56
5	—	112	95.00–105.00	101.97
1	—	80	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	35.00	35.00
1	—	106	35.00	35.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	170.00	170.00
1	—	98	155.00	155.00
1	—	118	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,328	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,658	75.00	75.00
17	—	1,737	60.00–72.50	65.82
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	109.00–111.00	110.37
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,414	116.00–118.00	117.03
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,139	97.00–103.00	100.22
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,610	109.00–115.50	111.40
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,619	117.00–124.00	120.50
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,247	94.00–107.00	102.84
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,379	73.00–86.00	78.35
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,473	66.00–69.00	67.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,598	45.50–50.50	47.65
3	—	1,563	52.00–57.00	54.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,197	33.00–40.50	36.54
4	—	956	10.00–24.00	18.26
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,786	58.00–64.00	60.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,306	42.00–48.50	44.90

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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