Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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

cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold mostly 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	—	Average	1,510	87.44	1,320	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,270	73.10	928	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,654	60.15	995	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	59.84	763	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,195	43.95	525	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,502	88.00	1,322	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,584	87.50	1,386	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,496	78.28	1,171	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,319	71.00	936	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,459	106.92	1,560	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,530	100.55	1,538	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,491	110.56	1,648	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,374	107.03	1,471	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,540	100.53	1,548	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	112.49/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 2	95	87.01/cwt	57
Bulls	Number 3	86	52.73/cwt	18
Bulls	Replacements	90	40.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	71	11.19/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	93	139.31/cwt	20
Heifers	Number 2	80	71.25/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70	12.58/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,319	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	936	2
Steers	Select	—	1,540	100.53/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,548	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,491	110.56/cwt	107.00–114.50	1,648	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,374	107.03/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,471	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,530	100.55/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,538	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,270	73.10/cwt	72.00–74.00	928	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	31.09/cwt	22.00–39.00	364	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	57.64/cwt	55.00–61.00	727	12
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	72	13.72/cwt	10.00–20.00	10	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	62	8.00/cwt	8.00–8.00	5	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	84	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	168	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	78	25.00/cwt	15.00–35.00	20	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	28	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	230.81/cwt	230.00–235.00	219	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	232.86/cwt	220.00–245.00	240	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	224	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	148	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	57.12/cwt	45.00–65.00	54	5
Heifers	Number 1	—	86	33.77/cwt	30.00–40.00	29	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	60	1
Bulls	Utility	—	64	9.28/cwt	6.00–15.00	6	4
Bulls	Utility	—	98	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Bulls	Utility	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Replacements	—	90	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	36	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	47.68/cwt	25.00–60.00	40	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	65.99/cwt	45.00–85.00	61	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	45.07/cwt	40.00–50.00	34	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	108	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	76	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	68	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	20	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	136	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	218	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	88	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	141	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	88	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	57	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	88.84/cwt	65.00–110.00	84	24
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	94.46/cwt	65.00–200.00	97	14
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	68.83/cwt	45.00–95.00	59	13
Bulls	Number 2	—	111	85.05/cwt	80.00–90.00	94	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	78	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	43	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	91	242.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	221	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	118	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	236	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	104	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	135	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	88	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	53	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	110.11/cwt	100.00–125.00	115	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	99.58/cwt	90.00–110.00	95	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	119.99/cwt	110.00–140.00	134	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	69.47/cwt	60.00–95.00	58	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	124	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	118	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,496	78.28/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,171	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,502	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,322	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,584	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,386	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,459	106.92/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,560	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	48.18/cwt	45.00–52.50	576	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	54.87/cwt	52.00–58.50	681	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,654	60.15/cwt	58.00–62.50	995	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	64.23/cwt	61.50–68.50	834	6
Bulls	—	—	1,428	85.59/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,222	3
Bulls	—	—	1,756	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,633	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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 304Last week 149Year ago 302

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 373Last week 254Year ago 322

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

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

cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold mostly steady. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,319	71.00	71.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,496	74.00–84.00	78.28
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,540	98.00–105.00	100.53
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,491	107.00–114.50	110.56
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,374	104.00–110.00	107.03
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	97.00–104.00	100.55
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,459	105.00–109.00	106.92
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	72.00–74.00	73.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	22.00–39.00	31.09
7	—	1,196	45.00–52.50	48.18
2	—	1,242	52.00–58.50	54.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,262	55.00–61.00	57.64
6	—	1,299	61.50–68.50	64.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,654	58.00–62.50	60.15
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,502	88.00	88.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,584	87.50	87.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,428	81.00–90.00	85.59
1	—	1,756	93.00	93.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	72	10.00–20.00	13.72
1	—	62	8.00	8.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	78	15.00–35.00	25.00
1	—	80	35.00	35.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	95	230.00–235.00	230.81
2	—	103	220.00–245.00	232.86
1	—	88	255.00	255.00
1	—	74	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	94	45.00–65.00	57.12
4	—	86	30.00–40.00	33.77
1	—	100	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	64	6.00–15.00	9.28
1	—	98	20.00	20.00
1	—	72	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Replacements$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	84	25.00–60.00	47.68
5	—	93	45.00–85.00	65.99
2	—	75	40.00–50.00	45.07
1	—	108	70.00	70.00
1	—	68	30.00	30.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	136	160.00	160.00
1	—	88	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	94	65.00–110.00	88.84
14	—	103	65.00–200.00	94.46
13	—	85	45.00–95.00	68.83
2	—	111	80.00–90.00	85.05
1	—	78	55.00	55.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	91	240.00–245.00	242.53
1	—	118	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	130.00	130.00
1	—	88	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	104	100.00–125.00	110.11
9	—	95	90.00–110.00	99.58
8	—	112	110.00–140.00	119.99
5	—	83	60.00–95.00	69.47
1	—	124	95.00	95.00

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