Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-12-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. 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	1,480	70.35	1,041	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,795	65.31	1,172	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,390	57.77	803	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	56.70	929	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,125	46.04	518	19
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,476	93.78	1,384	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,598	78.49	1,254	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,237	70.96	878	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,498	122.00	1,828	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,200	113.01	1,356	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,272	91.00	1,158	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,621	128.37	2,081	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,538	121.28	1,865	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,323	112.70	1,491	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	89.15/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 2	101	57.79/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	90	33.33/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	84	8.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	90	165.00/cwt	1

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	—	—	1,510	70.46/cwt	66.00–74.00	1,064	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	52	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	79.96/cwt	75.00–85.00	90	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	98	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	29	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	51	1
Bulls	—	—	1,346	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	767	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,621	128.37/cwt	125.00–132.00	2,081	17
Steers	Select	—	1,323	112.70/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,491	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,476	93.78/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,384	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,237	70.96/cwt	67.00–74.00	878	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,598	78.49/cwt	75.00–83.50	1,254	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	51.63/cwt	50.00–53.00	613	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,795	65.31/cwt	60.00–70.00	1,172	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,200	113.01/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,356	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,498	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,828	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,272	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,158	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,538	121.28/cwt	117.00–125.50	1,865	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	55.89/cwt	53.00–58.00	760	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	55.91/cwt	51.50–58.50	918	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	46.03/cwt	41.50–49.50	521	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,441	61.00/cwt	59.00–63.50	879	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	59.48/cwt	59.00–60.00	967	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	34.88/cwt	33.00–38.00	332	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	81	32.47/cwt	30.00–35.00	26	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	64.91/cwt	60.00–70.00	75	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	55.06/cwt	50.00–60.00	52	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	63.92/cwt	60.00–70.00	66	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	70	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	70.11/cwt	65.00–80.00	66	6
Bulls	—	—	1,432	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,189	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	106	72.48/cwt	70.00–75.00	77	6
Bulls	Utility	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	102	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	122	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	85	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	70	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	105	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	136	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	176	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	186	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	149	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 354Last week 204Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 402Last week 344Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,510	66.00–74.00	70.46
1	—	1,346	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,432	83.00	83.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,621	125.00–132.00	128.37
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,323	105.00–116.00	112.70
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,538	117.00–125.50	121.28
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,476	90.00–99.00	93.78
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,237	67.00–74.00	70.96
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	75.00–83.50	78.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,188	50.00–53.00	51.63
13	—	1,132	41.50–49.50	46.03
2	—	952	33.00–38.00	34.88
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,795	60.00–70.00	65.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,360	53.00–58.00	55.89
7	—	1,441	59.00–63.50	61.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,642	51.50–58.50	55.91
2	—	1,626	59.00–60.00	59.48
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	109.00–116.00	113.01
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,498	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,272	91.00	91.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	87	60.00	60.00
5	—	112	75.00–85.00	79.96
6	—	94	65.00–80.00	70.11
6	—	106	70.00–75.00	72.48
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	30.00	30.00
1	—	102	50.00	50.00
1	—	70	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	81	30.00–35.00	32.47
3	—	115	60.00–70.00	64.91
5	—	94	50.00–60.00	55.06
5	—	104	60.00–70.00	63.92
1	—	122	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
1	—	84	10.00	10.00
1	—	102	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	150.00	150.00
1	—	80	170.00	170.00
1	—	98	180.00	180.00
1	—	106	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	165.00	165.00

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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