Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 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	—	Average	1,522	67.43	1,026	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,827	66.21	1,210	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,691	59.29	1,003	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	56.21	749	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	40.65	455	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,467	67.33	988	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,202	65.00	781	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,521	89.36	1,359	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,589	80.74	1,283	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,369	59.35	813	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,436	119.33	1,714	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	112.56	1,486	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,296	101.00	1,309	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,598	124.29	1,986	22
Steers	Choice	Average	1,497	118.15	1,769	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,366	109.11	1,490	11

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	96.47/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	100	52.28/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	96	24.50/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	77	8.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	90	92.21/cwt	7
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	69	6.67/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1Beef Cross	—	88	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	132	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	124	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	99	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	66.80/cwt	45.00–90.00	63	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	88.11/cwt	70.00–95.00	91	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	93.14/cwt	90.00–95.00	105	8
Steers	Select	—	1,366	109.11/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,490	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,467	67.33/cwt	60.00–74.00	988	5
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,202	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	781	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,589	80.74/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,283	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,521	89.36/cwt	88.00–90.50	1,359	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,369	59.35/cwt	50.00–72.00	813	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,296	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	112.56/cwt	110.50–115.00	1,486	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,497	118.15/cwt	115.00–121.50	1,769	16
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,598	124.29/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,986	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	53.61/cwt	48.50–59.00	714	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,691	59.29/cwt	57.00–62.50	1,003	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	32.38/cwt	22.00–40.50	333	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	44.37/cwt	41.00–50.00	526	15
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	23.45/cwt	20.00–30.00	22	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,436	119.33/cwt	118.00–120.50	1,714	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	111	57.43/cwt	50.00–65.00	64	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	88	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	91	17.53/cwt	15.00–20.00	16	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	49.41/cwt	47.50–52.50	555	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,827	66.21/cwt	62.50–72.50	1,210	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	64.33/cwt	62.00–70.50	856	8
Bulls	Utility	—	83	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	Utility	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	31.37/cwt	15.00–60.00	33	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	36.72/cwt	30.00–45.00	33	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	71.84/cwt	50.00–85.00	75	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	26	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	98	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	29	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	82	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	184	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	109	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	158	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	167	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	122	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	159	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	64	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	54	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	97	170.05/cwt	165.00–175.00	165	2
Bulls	—	—	1,567	68.69/cwt	59.00–78.00	1,076	13
Bulls	—	—	934	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	476	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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 561Last week 542Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 345Last week 302Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	150.00	150.00
1	—	64	85.00	85.00
2	—	97	165.00–175.00	170.05
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	10.00	10.00
2	—	62	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	20.00–30.00	23.45
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	124	80.00	80.00
7	—	94	45.00–90.00	66.80
8	—	103	70.00–95.00	88.11
8	—	113	90.00–95.00	93.14
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	111	50.00–65.00	57.43
3	—	91	30.00–45.00	36.72
3	—	105	50.00–85.00	71.84
1	—	86	30.00	30.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	15.00	15.00
2	—	91	15.00–20.00	17.53
4	—	104	15.00–60.00	31.37
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	10.00	10.00
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	30.00	30.00
1	—	82	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	180.00	180.00
1	—	78	140.00	140.00
1	—	88	180.00	180.00
1	—	98	170.00	170.00
1	—	122	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,366	104.00–112.00	109.11
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,497	115.00–121.50	118.15
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,598	122.00–129.00	124.29
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,467	60.00–74.00	67.33
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,202	65.00	65.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,589	76.00–85.00	80.74
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,521	88.00–90.50	89.36
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,369	50.00–72.00	59.35
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,296	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	110.50–115.00	112.56
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,436	118.00–120.50	119.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,332	48.50–59.00	53.61
8	—	1,331	62.00–70.50	64.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,691	57.00–62.50	59.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,029	22.00–40.50	32.38
15	—	1,185	41.00–50.00	44.37
4	—	1,123	47.50–52.50	49.41
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,827	62.50–72.50	66.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,567	59.00–78.00	68.69
1	—	934	51.00	51.00

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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