Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter

holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower.

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	—	High	1,634	95.18	1,555	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,791	74.54	1,335	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,341	72.19	968	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,806	71.73	1,295	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,128	50.30	568	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,294	80.41	1,041	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,681	80.34	1,351	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,499	82.53	1,237	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,316	76.68	1,009	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,429	105.97	1,514	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,440	102.51	1,476	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,554	113.31	1,761	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,488	107.16	1,595	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,279	103.91	1,329	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	131.72/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	95	98.95/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	92	62.63/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	80	13.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	104	107.98/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	84	50.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	95	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	109	8
Heifers	Number 1	—	104	67.45/cwt	65.00–70.00	70	2
Bulls	Utility	—	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	Utility	—	90	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Bulls	Utility	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,554	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.50	1,761	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,681	80.34/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,351	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	64.06/cwt	59.50–67.00	884	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,488	107.16/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,595	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,806	71.73/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,295	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,294	80.41/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,041	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	65.11/cwt	61.00–68.50	723	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	107.38/cwt	100.00–115.00	131	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,791	74.54/cwt	73.50–75.50	1,335	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	115.12/cwt	105.00–125.00	119	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	75.75/cwt	67.00–84.50	1,003	16
Bulls	—	—	1,705	104.97/cwt	89.00–117.00	1,790	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	52.29/cwt	46.00–59.00	598	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	87	194.94/cwt	190.00–200.00	170	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	38.41/cwt	31.00–44.00	423	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	97	194.86/cwt	150.00–230.00	189	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,440	102.51/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	91.74/cwt	80.00–105.00	69	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,429	105.97/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,514	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	87.50/cwt	80.00–95.00	98	2
Steers	Select	—	1,279	103.91/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,329	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	102.54/cwt	80.00–115.00	105	6
Bulls	—	—	1,563	85.38/cwt	73.00–98.00	1,334	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	65.00/cwt	45.00–85.00	53	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,499	82.53/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,237	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	102.61/cwt	95.00–105.00	97	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,316	76.68/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	84	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	42	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	114.12/cwt	100.00–125.00	97	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	101	60.25/cwt	35.00–85.00	61	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	88	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	48	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	84	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	179	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	132	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	211	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	134	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	204.85/cwt	190.00–220.00	211	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	90	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 Jun 22, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 584Last week 450Year ago 376

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 340Last week 0Year ago 243

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter

holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold

steady-5.00 lower. 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
8	—	95	110.00–120.00	115.04
2	—	122	100.00–115.00	107.38
5	—	103	105.00–125.00	115.12
7	—	85	100.00–125.00	114.12
4	—	114	115.00–120.00	117.49
1	—	78	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	15.00	15.00
1	—	90	20.00	20.00
1	—	72	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	87	190.00–200.00	194.94
3	—	97	150.00–230.00	194.86
2	—	103	190.00–220.00	204.85
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	75	80.00–105.00	91.74
2	—	112	80.00–95.00	87.50
6	—	102	80.00–115.00	102.54
6	—	95	95.00–105.00	102.61
1	—	84	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	82	45.00–85.00	65.00
2	—	101	35.00–85.00	60.25
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	65.00–70.00	67.45
1	—	88	55.00	55.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	190.00	190.00
1	—	132	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,554	110.00–115.50	113.31
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,488	100.00–111.00	107.16
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,279	103.00–105.00	103.91
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,681	76.00–85.00	80.34
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,294	77.00–84.00	80.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,380	59.50–67.00	64.06
16	—	1,324	67.00–84.50	75.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,806	67.00–74.00	71.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,111	61.00–68.50	65.11
9	—	1,144	46.00–59.00	52.29
4	—	1,102	31.00–44.00	38.41
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,791	73.50–75.50	74.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,705	89.00–117.00	104.97
8	—	1,563	73.00–98.00	85.38
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	101.00–104.00	102.51
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,429	104.00–108.00	105.97
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,499	78.00–86.00	82.53
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,316	74.00–79.00	76.68

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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