Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter

Holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 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	1,599	67.31	1,076	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,855	62.27	1,155	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,757	56.14	986	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	53.71	713	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,157	41.98	486	29
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,504	73.45	1,105	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,354	64.00	867	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,539	89.94	1,384	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,347	83.29	1,122	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,339	68.64	919	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,397	120.04	1,677	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,399	111.61	1,561	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,197	106.25	1,272	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,557	125.31	1,951	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,499	117.62	1,763	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,187	107.38	1,275	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	79.86/cwt	37
Bulls	Number 2	100	61.95/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	88	19.98/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	90	13.02/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	100	112.69/cwt	6
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	10.00/cwt	2

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 1Beef Cross	—	93	153.06/cwt	135.00–170.00	142	2
Bulls	—	—	1,304	57.02/cwt	55.00–58.00	744	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	94.27/cwt	90.00–100.00	107	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	53.43/cwt	30.00–70.00	46	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	80.35/cwt	65.00–100.00	76	10
Steers	Select	—	1,187	107.38/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,275	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,354	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	867	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,504	73.45/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,105	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,339	68.64/cwt	64.00–73.00	919	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,347	83.29/cwt	75.00–88.50	1,122	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,539	89.94/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,384	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	98	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	25	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	118	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	41	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,499	117.62/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,763	14
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,557	125.31/cwt	121.50–129.50	1,951	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	44.69/cwt	40.00–50.00	547	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	61.28/cwt	60.00–62.50	891	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	52.33/cwt	47.00–57.50	683	22
Heifers	Choice	—	1,399	111.61/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,561	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,397	120.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,677	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,197	106.25/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,272	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	22.44/cwt	20.00–25.00	18	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,757	56.14/cwt	53.00–60.00	986	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	51.93/cwt	49.50–53.50	584	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,855	62.27/cwt	59.00–65.00	1,155	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	32.49/cwt	21.00–41.00	353	10
Bulls	Utility	—	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Utility	—	118	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	24	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	124	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	99	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	37.79/cwt	25.00–50.00	32	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	79.41/cwt	5.00–105.00	82	10
Bulls	Utility	—	87	15.06/cwt	10.00–20.00	13	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	90	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	66.05/cwt	50.00–80.00	69	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	58.20/cwt	30.00–75.00	55	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	98	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	2
Bulls	Utility	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	120	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	124	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	161	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	132	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	176	1
Bulls	—	—	1,677	66.66/cwt	61.00–74.00	1,118	12
Bulls	—	—	1,587	76.98/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,222	4

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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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 404Last week 437Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 267Last week 325Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter

Holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	135.00–170.00	153.06
1	—	88	150.00	150.00
1	—	110	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	10.00	10.00
1	—	82	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	25.00	25.00
1	—	118	35.00	35.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	114	90.00–100.00	94.27
8	—	86	30.00–70.00	53.43
10	—	94	65.00–100.00	80.35
10	—	103	5.00–105.00	79.41
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	76	25.00	25.00
2	—	82	20.00–25.00	22.44
1	—	98	15.00	15.00
2	—	100	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	10.00	10.00
1	—	118	20.00	20.00
2	—	87	10.00–20.00	15.06
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	124	80.00	80.00
2	—	86	25.00–50.00	37.79
2	—	112	80.00	80.00
5	—	104	50.00–80.00	66.05
7	—	95	30.00–75.00	58.20
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	140.00	140.00
1	—	124	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,304	55.00–58.00	57.02
12	—	1,677	61.00–74.00	66.66
4	—	1,587	74.00–78.00	76.98
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,187	105.00–110.00	107.38
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,499	112.00–120.00	117.62
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,557	121.50–129.50	125.31
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,354	64.00	64.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,504	73.00–74.00	73.45
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,339	64.00–73.00	68.64
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,347	75.00–88.50	83.29
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,539	89.00–91.00	89.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,225	40.00–50.00	44.69
6	—	1,125	49.50–53.50	51.93
10	—	1,087	21.00–41.00	32.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,454	60.00–62.50	61.28
22	—	1,305	47.00–57.50	52.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,757	53.00–60.00	56.14
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,855	59.00–65.00	62.27
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,399	109.00–117.00	111.61
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,397	115.00–125.00	120.04
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,197	105.00–110.00	106.25

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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