Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers had no trend available. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: 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	—	Low	1,703	88.38	1,505	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,812	72.64	1,316	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,363	70.52	961	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,784	67.52	1,205	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,164	55.82	650	29
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,551	91.36	1,417	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,487	84.16	1,251	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,655	72.65	1,202	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,320	115.00	1,518	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,472	107.17	1,578	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,280	79.00	1,011	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,574	120.94	1,904	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,511	114.57	1,731	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,535	108.52	1,666	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	106.35/cwt	33
Bulls	Number 2	95	75.74/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	93	55.03/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	69	25.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	82	112.63/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	78	60.00/cwt	1

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
Bulls	—	—	1,807	69.83/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,262	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	96.68/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,774	8
Bulls	—	—	1,576	85.45/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,347	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	62	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	103.04/cwt	95.00–110.00	118	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	87.55/cwt	80.00–95.00	74	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,574	120.94/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,904	20
Steers	Select	—	1,535	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,666	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,487	84.16/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,251	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,655	72.65/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,202	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,551	91.36/cwt	88.00–105.00	1,417	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,472	107.17/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,578	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,280	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	78	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	47	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	62.53/cwt	60.00–65.00	59	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,511	114.57/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,731	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,812	72.64/cwt	69.50–74.50	1,316	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,802	66.83/cwt	65.50–68.00	1,204	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	37.07/cwt	33.00–45.00	375	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	62.42/cwt	57.00–68.00	703	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	72.38/cwt	67.00–77.00	984	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	69.26/cwt	68.50–70.00	1,205	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	100.38/cwt	90.00–110.00	104	11
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	53	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	62.55/cwt	60.00–65.00	59	2
Bulls	Utility	—	68	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	64.00/cwt	61.00–67.50	883	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,246	52.80/cwt	47.00–56.50	658	12
Bulls	Number 3	—	78	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	35	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	90	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	77	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	46	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	83.62/cwt	70.00–95.00	87	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	78.04/cwt	75.00–85.00	74	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	91.54/cwt	80.00–100.00	87	7
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	70	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	21	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	70	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	70	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	60	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	48	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	229.62/cwt	220.00–240.00	239	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	116	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	215	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	185.35/cwt	170.00–200.00	159	2

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 433Last week 488Year ago 448

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 261Last week 300Year ago 287

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers had no trend available. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: 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
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,807	68.00–74.00	69.83
8	—	1,835	90.00–109.00	96.68
10	—	1,576	81.00–89.00	85.45
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,574	117.00–125.00	120.94
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	107.00–110.00	108.52
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,511	110.00–117.00	114.57
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,487	78.00–87.00	84.16
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	71.00–75.00	72.65
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,551	88.00–105.00	91.36
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,472	105.00–110.00	107.17
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	79.00	79.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,812	69.50–74.50	72.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,802	65.50–68.00	66.83
2	—	1,740	68.50–70.00	69.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,012	33.00–45.00	37.07
14	—	1,127	57.00–68.00	62.42
12	—	1,246	47.00–56.50	52.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,359	67.00–77.00	72.38
4	—	1,379	61.00–67.50	64.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	80.00	80.00
5	—	115	95.00–110.00	103.04
6	—	85	80.00–95.00	87.55
11	—	104	90.00–110.00	100.38
7	—	95	80.00–100.00	91.54
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	50.00	50.00
2	—	94	60.00–65.00	62.55
1	—	78	45.00	45.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	80.00	80.00
3	—	77	60.00	60.00
4	—	104	70.00–95.00	83.62
5	—	95	75.00–85.00	78.04
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	30.00	30.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	220.00–240.00	229.62
1	—	116	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	60.00–65.00	62.53
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	100.00	100.00
1	—	60	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	86	170.00–200.00	185.35

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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