Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 5.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter

Holsteins had no trend available. Slaughter heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold

Steady-5.00 lower. 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	1,500	83.53	1,253	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,752	72.26	1,266	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,685	68.08	1,147	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	62.33	799	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,101	49.80	548	25
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,423	78.83	1,122	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,500	80.00	1,200	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,501	100.00	1,501	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,379	96.68	1,333	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,270	93.00	1,181	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,538	108.68	1,671	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,503	102.46	1,540	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,244	98.62	1,227	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	104.13/cwt	39
Bulls	Number 2	101	67.67/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 3	100	31.65/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	85	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	92	112.98/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,752	72.26/cwt	70.00–75.50	1,266	9
Bulls	—	—	1,699	92.94/cwt	83.00–99.00	1,579	4
Bulls	—	—	1,340	76.00/cwt	71.00–85.00	1,018	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	170.29/cwt	160.00–180.00	158	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	158	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	193	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	177	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	180	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	216.85/cwt	205.00–225.00	206	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	75.09/cwt	65.00–85.00	85	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	95.33/cwt	80.00–110.00	99	13
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	81.77/cwt	70.00–95.00	77	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	99.05/cwt	90.00–110.00	112	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	60.14/cwt	50.00–65.00	57	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	68.15/cwt	60.00–75.00	59	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	59.31/cwt	55.50–64.00	763	9
Bulls	Utility	—	100	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Utility	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	32.47/cwt	30.00–35.00	31	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	33	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	76.91/cwt	60.00–95.00	81	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	57.46/cwt	54.50–61.00	689	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	34.65/cwt	25.00–43.00	345	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	66.87/cwt	64.50–72.00	851	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	50.43/cwt	43.00–56.50	539	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	68.08/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,147	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,379	96.68/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,333	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,270	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,501	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,501	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	84	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	21	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	40	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	96	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	34	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,500	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,200	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,423	78.83/cwt	74.00–83.50	1,122	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,538	108.68/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,671	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,503	102.46/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,540	18
Steers	Select	—	1,244	98.62/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,227	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	108	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	40.48/cwt	30.00–50.00	34	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	102	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	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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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 350Last week 448Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 303Last week 327Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 5.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter

Holsteins had no trend available. Slaughter heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold

Steady-5.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,752	70.00–75.50	72.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,287	55.50–64.00	59.31
6	—	1,273	64.50–72.00	66.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,199	54.50–61.00	57.46
5	—	996	25.00–43.00	34.65
11	—	1,069	43.00–56.50	50.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,685	65.00–71.00	68.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,699	83.00–99.00	92.94
5	—	1,340	71.00–85.00	76.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,379	95.00–99.00	96.68
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,501	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	80.00	80.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	74.00–83.50	78.83
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,538	105.00–112.00	108.68
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,503	96.00–110.00	102.46
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,244	97.00–101.00	98.62

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	160.00–180.00	170.29
1	—	88	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	25.00	25.00
1	—	100	40.00	40.00
1	—	96	35.00	35.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	175.00	175.00
1	—	104	170.00	170.00
1	—	88	205.00	205.00
3	—	95	205.00–225.00	216.85
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	65.00–85.00	75.09
3	—	95	50.00–65.00	60.14
10	—	105	60.00–95.00	76.91
2	—	84	30.00–50.00	40.48
1	—	120	85.00	85.00
1	—	76	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	104	80.00–110.00	95.33
6	—	94	70.00–95.00	81.77
5	—	113	90.00–110.00	99.05
8	—	86	60.00–75.00	68.15
1	—	120	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	10.00	10.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	30.00–35.00	32.47
1	—	110	30.00	30.00

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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