Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter

Holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Holstien bull calves sold

steady. All prices per cwt.

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	1,472	69.42	1,022	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,843	61.48	1,133	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,341	60.42	810	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	55.70	900	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	41.54	488	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,303	74.10	966	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,482	88.99	1,319	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,560	83.32	1,300	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,549	69.48	1,076	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,504	109.40	1,645	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,362	104.84	1,428	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,589	112.76	1,792	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,515	106.76	1,617	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,320	101.11	1,335	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	110.40/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	99	82.58/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	87	34.83/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	92	13.49/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	88	145.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	92	25.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	10.00/cwt	1

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 1	—	104	123.17/cwt	100.00–130.00	128	13
Heifers	Number 2	—	92	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	23	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,504	109.40/cwt	108.50–110.50	1,645	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,549	69.48/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,076	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,482	88.99/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,319	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,560	83.32/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,300	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,303	74.10/cwt	69.00–82.00	966	4
Steers	Select	—	1,320	101.11/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,335	9
Bulls	—	—	1,399	73.53/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	96.24/cwt	80.00–115.00	100	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	86.49/cwt	50.00–105.00	82	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	32.58/cwt	30.00–40.00	27	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	101.72/cwt	100.00–105.00	115	3
Bulls	—	—	1,501	67.77/cwt	66.00–72.50	1,017	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	165	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	158	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	155	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	180	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	140.00/cwt	130.00–150.00	123	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	74	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	44	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	85	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	40.15/cwt	25.00–55.00	41	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	99.15/cwt	70.00–130.00	93	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	68.00/cwt	60.00–80.00	59	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	138	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	153	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	68.61/cwt	66.50–72.00	925	3
Bulls	Utility	—	84	15.24/cwt	10.00–20.00	13	2
Bulls	Utility	—	108	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	26.25/cwt	20.00–30.00	19	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	44.13/cwt	15.00–60.00	42	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	87	33.42/cwt	25.00–45.00	29	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	44.80/cwt	40.00–51.00	543	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	31.49/cwt	21.00–39.00	333	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	52.15/cwt	52.00–52.50	678	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,843	61.48/cwt	57.50–65.50	1,133	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	55.70/cwt	53.50–58.50	900	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	57.69/cwt	52.50–66.00	772	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,589	112.76/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,792	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,515	106.76/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,617	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,362	104.84/cwt	102.00–107.50	1,428	6
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	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

Mon Mar 9, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 448Last week 411Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 327Last week 327Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter

Holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Holstien bull calves sold

steady. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	104	100.00–130.00	123.17
9	—	94	70.00–130.00	99.15
5	—	87	60.00–80.00	68.00
2	—	110	125.00	125.00
1	—	122	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	104	80.00–115.00	96.24
5	—	95	50.00–105.00	86.49
4	—	82	30.00–40.00	32.58
3	—	113	100.00–105.00	101.72
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	180.00	180.00
2	—	88	130.00–150.00	140.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	25.00–55.00	40.15
4	—	74	20.00–30.00	26.25
3	—	95	15.00–60.00	44.13
3	—	87	25.00–45.00	33.42
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	10.00–20.00	15.24
1	—	108	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	165.00	165.00
1	—	90	175.00	175.00
1	—	86	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,504	108.50–110.50	109.40
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,362	102.00–107.50	104.84
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,549	65.00–74.00	69.48
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,482	88.00–90.00	88.99
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,560	76.00–86.00	83.32
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,303	69.00–82.00	74.10
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,320	96.00–107.00	101.11
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,589	110.00–116.00	112.76
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,515	103.00–111.00	106.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,399	73.00–74.00	73.53
5	—	1,501	66.00–72.50	67.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	66.50–72.00	68.61
9	—	1,338	52.50–66.00	57.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,212	40.00–51.00	44.80
9	—	1,058	21.00–39.00	31.49
3	—	1,300	52.00–52.50	52.15
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,843	57.50–65.50	61.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,615	53.50–58.50	55.70

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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