Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold 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	—	High	1,475	64.50	952	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,858	59.23	1,100	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	50.17	641	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,664	49.90	830	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	36.78	427	37
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,499	89.81	1,346	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,447	81.45	1,179	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,313	69.72	915	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,437	120.41	1,730	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,389	114.47	1,590	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,375	108.65	1,494	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,609	126.05	2,028	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,508	117.32	1,769	19
Steers	Select	Average	1,373	109.49	1,503	12

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	73.29/cwt	33
Bulls	Number 2	96	44.12/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 3	85	16.15/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	77	7.50/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	92	87.05/cwt	7
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	77	8.33/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

42 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	Choice and Prime	—	1,437	120.41/cwt	119.00–122.50	1,730	5
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	86.46/cwt	50.00–110.00	73	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,389	114.47/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	164	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	48.97/cwt	46.00–52.50	619	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,858	59.23/cwt	55.50–65.00	1,100	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	54.95/cwt	53.00–56.50	734	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,246	40.92/cwt	37.50–44.50	510	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	32.35/cwt	21.00–37.50	356	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,664	49.90/cwt	47.50–52.00	830	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	46.30/cwt	45.00–50.50	562	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,508	117.32/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,769	19
Steers	Select	—	1,373	109.49/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,503	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,609	126.05/cwt	123.50–129.00	2,028	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,313	69.72/cwt	65.00–72.00	915	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,499	89.81/cwt	87.00–93.50	1,346	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,447	81.45/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,179	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	56.80/cwt	40.00–75.00	53	13
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	26.25/cwt	20.00–30.00	22	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	12.47/cwt	10.00–15.00	10	2
Bulls	Utility	—	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,375	108.65/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	155	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	35.12/cwt	30.00–40.00	30	2
Bulls	—	—	1,619	73.23/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,186	4
Bulls	—	—	1,124	52.47/cwt	48.00–58.00	590	3
Bulls	Utility	—	102	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	5	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	13.41/cwt	10.00–15.00	10	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	62.45/cwt	50.00–70.00	64	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	152.72/cwt	130.00–175.00	157	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	80.81/cwt	75.00–90.00	93	6
Bulls	—	—	1,498	64.56/cwt	58.00–69.50	967	21
Bulls	Utility	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	20.05/cwt	15.00–25.00	19	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	42.02/cwt	20.00–70.00	40	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	111	52.66/cwt	35.00–70.00	58	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	81.62/cwt	75.00–85.00	84	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	102	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.

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 505Last week 354Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 360Last week 402Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,437	119.00–122.50	120.41
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,389	114.00–115.00	114.47
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	105.00–113.00	108.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,264	46.00–52.50	48.97
5	—	1,335	53.00–56.50	54.95
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,858	55.50–65.00	59.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,246	37.50–44.50	40.92
21	—	1,102	21.00–37.50	32.35
5	—	1,213	45.00–50.50	46.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,664	47.50–52.00	49.90
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,508	114.00–121.00	117.32
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,373	103.00–114.00	109.49
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,609	123.50–129.00	126.05
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,313	65.00–72.00	69.72
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,499	87.00–93.50	89.81
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,447	75.00–85.00	81.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,619	70.00–76.00	73.23
3	—	1,124	48.00–58.00	52.47
21	—	1,498	58.00–69.50	64.56

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	15.00	15.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	50.00–110.00	86.46
1	—	106	155.00	155.00
1	—	94	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	10.00	10.00
1	—	62	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	93	40.00–75.00	56.80
2	—	86	30.00–40.00	35.12
6	—	115	75.00–90.00	80.81
9	—	103	75.00–85.00	81.62
1	—	120	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	20.00–30.00	26.25
4	—	102	50.00–70.00	62.45
9	—	95	20.00–70.00	42.02
2	—	111	35.00–70.00	52.66
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	10.00–15.00	12.47
3	—	73	10.00–15.00	13.41
4	—	94	15.00–25.00	20.05
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
1	—	102	5.00	5.00
3	—	75	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	130.00–175.00	152.72

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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