Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 56.00 Prime Steer deleted

Compared to last week slaughter steers, holsteins and slaughter cows all sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold sready-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	1,627	66.44	1,081	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,858	60.69	1,128	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,755	51.07	896	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	50.18	663	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,210	35.84	434	25
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,454	86.38	1,256	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,446	79.75	1,153	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,282	69.49	891	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,377	116.51	1,604	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,355	109.53	1,484	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,276	108.00	1,378	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,541	122.87	1,893	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,544	115.79	1,788	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,334	110.07	1,468	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	86.99/cwt	37
Bulls	Number 2	96	57.10/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 3	88	20.63/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	70	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	93	92.91/cwt	9
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	83	10.00/cwt	2

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
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	87.44/cwt	80.00–95.00	108	2
Bulls	Utility	—	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	32.56/cwt	30.00–35.00	28	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	53.95/cwt	45.00–70.00	50	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	111	76.59/cwt	70.00–80.00	85	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	74	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	22	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	87.50/cwt	80.00–95.00	91	12
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	72.29/cwt	55.00–95.00	67	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	47.14/cwt	30.00–55.00	41	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	88.37/cwt	85.00–95.00	98	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	107	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	25.21/cwt	15.00–35.00	24	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	83	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	97	102.68/cwt	85.00–120.00	100	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	150.12/cwt	140.00–160.00	125	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	154	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	94	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	74.39/cwt	65.00–80.00	77	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	20.95/cwt	15.00–35.00	19	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	167.58/cwt	160.00–175.00	159	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	152.36/cwt	145.00–160.00	162	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,355	109.53/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,484	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,276	108.00/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,377	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,604	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	32.00/cwt	17.00–38.00	378	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,259	42.67/cwt	40.00–49.00	537	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,858	60.69/cwt	58.50–64.00	1,128	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,446	79.75/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,153	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,282	69.49/cwt	67.00–71.00	891	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,454	86.38/cwt	84.50–89.00	1,256	6
Steers	Select	—	1,334	110.07/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,468	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,541	122.87/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,893	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,544	115.79/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,788	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	51.07/cwt	46.00–55.00	896	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	58.05/cwt	54.00–62.00	804	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	48.37/cwt	44.50–52.00	632	13
Bulls	—	—	1,523	56.39/cwt	54.00–58.00	859	3
Bulls	—	—	1,565	75.15/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,176	3
Bulls	—	—	1,699	67.02/cwt	61.00–71.00	1,139	7

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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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 528Last week 505Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 405Last week 360Year ago 0

Correction: 56.00 Prime Steer deleted

Compared to last week slaughter steers, holsteins and slaughter cows all sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold sready-5.00 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	20.00	20.00
6	—	93	15.00–35.00	20.95
2	—	75	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	123	80.00–95.00	87.44
12	—	104	80.00–95.00	87.50
10	—	93	55.00–95.00	72.29
5	—	87	30.00–55.00	47.14
3	—	111	85.00–95.00	88.37
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	86	30.00–35.00	32.56
4	—	93	45.00–70.00	53.95
3	—	111	70.00–80.00	76.59
2	—	74	30.00	30.00
9	—	103	65.00–80.00	74.39
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	130.00	130.00
2	—	95	160.00–175.00	167.58
2	—	106	145.00–160.00	152.36
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	15.00–35.00	25.21
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	97	85.00–120.00	102.68
2	—	83	140.00–160.00	150.12
1	—	114	135.00	135.00
1	—	78	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,355	107.00–112.00	109.53
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,276	106.00–110.00	108.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,377	115.00–118.00	116.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,182	17.00–38.00	32.00
9	—	1,259	40.00–49.00	42.67
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,858	58.50–64.00	60.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,755	46.00–55.00	51.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	54.00–62.00	58.05
13	—	1,306	44.50–52.00	48.37
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,446	75.00–84.00	79.75
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	67.00–71.00	69.49
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,454	84.50–89.00	86.38
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,334	104.00–113.00	110.07
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,541	120.00–129.50	122.87
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,544	113.00–120.00	115.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	54.00–58.00	56.39
3	—	1,565	74.00–77.00	75.15
7	—	1,699	61.00–71.00	67.02

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