Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter Holsteins sold mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves traded 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	—	Low	1,704	66.45	1,132	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,810	63.25	1,145	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,683	55.12	928	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,350	55.09	744	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	43.85	510	22
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,482	91.00	1,349	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,205	68.34	823	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,557	112.53	1,752	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,356	111.70	1,515	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,034	92.00	951	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,509	122.13	1,843	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,476	117.65	1,737	26
Steers	Select	Average	1,443	109.14	1,575	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	102.57/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	101	71.58/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 3	91	33.66/cwt	11
Bulls	Utility	79	13.57/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	98	98.90/cwt	9

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1	—	95	27.58/cwt	25.00–30.00	26	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	56	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	85	18.36/cwt	15.00–20.00	16	3
Bulls	Utility	—	92	17.50/cwt	15.00–20.00	16	2
Bulls	Utility	—	75	11.04/cwt	10.00–12.00	8	2
Bulls	Utility	—	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	28.95/cwt	20.00–40.00	27	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	56.54/cwt	50.00–70.00	60	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	81	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	24	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	12.43/cwt	10.00–15.00	9	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	81.30/cwt	70.00–90.00	83	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	76.23/cwt	65.00–90.00	85	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	97	73.79/cwt	50.00–90.00	72	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	37.04/cwt	30.00–50.00	31	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	126	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	88	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	165.04/cwt	150.00–190.00	152	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	96	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	96.38/cwt	90.00–100.00	109	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	99.88/cwt	80.00–110.00	104	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	82.94/cwt	70.00–100.00	77	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	56.74/cwt	50.00–60.00	49	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	195	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	76	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	91	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	58.58/cwt	56.00–62.00	786	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,810	63.25/cwt	59.00–67.00	1,145	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,683	55.12/cwt	53.00–56.50	928	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	53.00/cwt	50.00–56.50	718	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	45.31/cwt	42.00–49.50	545	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	51.86/cwt	51.00–53.00	655	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	32.33/cwt	24.00–36.00	312	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,205	68.34/cwt	68.00–69.00	823	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,482	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,034	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	951	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,557	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,752	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,356	111.70/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,515	5
Steers	Select	—	1,443	109.14/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,575	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,509	122.13/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,843	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,476	117.65/cwt	114.00–121.50	1,737	26
Bulls	—	—	1,807	58.12/cwt	55.00–61.00	1,050	3
Bulls	—	—	1,610	75.99/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,223	2
Bulls	—	—	1,691	67.10/cwt	64.00–73.00	1,135	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	162	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	152.50/cwt	145.00–160.00	122	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	122	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	159	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	178	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	163	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	101	32.48/cwt	30.00–35.00	33	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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Slaughter CattleReceipts 383Last week 485Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 401Last week 360Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	25.00–30.00	27.58
2	—	101	30.00–35.00	32.48
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	145.00–160.00	152.50
1	—	122	130.00	130.00
1	—	108	165.00	165.00
1	—	96	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	56	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	15.00–20.00	18.36
2	—	92	15.00–20.00	17.50
2	—	75	10.00–12.00	11.04
1	—	62	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	93	20.00–40.00	28.95
3	—	106	50.00–70.00	56.54
2	—	81	30.00	30.00
2	—	74	10.00–15.00	12.43
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	102	70.00–90.00	81.30
4	—	112	65.00–90.00	76.23
4	—	97	50.00–90.00	73.79
3	—	83	30.00–50.00	37.04
1	—	126	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	92	150.00–190.00	165.04
1	—	74	130.00	130.00
1	—	108	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	113	90.00–100.00	96.38
7	—	104	80.00–110.00	99.88
7	—	93	70.00–100.00	82.94
3	—	86	50.00–60.00	56.74
1	—	122	160.00	160.00
1	—	76	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,341	56.00–62.00	58.58
15	—	1,355	50.00–56.50	53.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,810	59.00–67.00	63.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,683	53.00–56.50	55.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,202	42.00–49.50	45.31
5	—	1,263	51.00–53.00	51.86
5	—	965	24.00–36.00	32.33
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,205	68.00–69.00	68.34
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,482	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,034	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,557	110.00–115.00	112.53
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,356	108.00–114.00	111.70
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,443	100.00–113.00	109.14
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,509	121.00–124.00	122.13
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,476	114.00–121.50	117.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,807	55.00–61.00	58.12
2	—	1,610	75.00–77.00	75.99
9	—	1,691	64.00–73.00	67.10

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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