Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter

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

cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week 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	1,889	91.58	1,730	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,637	67.03	1,097	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	64.16	813	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,639	63.34	1,038	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,083	46.85	507	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,564	77.52	1,212	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,400	87.25	1,222	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,539	81.58	1,256	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,553	107.48	1,669	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,314	103.50	1,360	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,556	110.51	1,720	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,524	105.31	1,605	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,455	97.81	1,423	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	120.65/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	93	70.09/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	95	27.50/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	92	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	94	172.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	90	30.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	77	15.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	200.00/cwt	180.00–215.00	186	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	222	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	205	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	212.34/cwt	205.00–220.00	195	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	137.50/cwt	120.00–155.00	102	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	122	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	207	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	176	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	29	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	72.14/cwt	60.00–80.00	68	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	51.73/cwt	45.00–55.00	43	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	99	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	42	1
Bulls	Utility	—	92	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	55.80/cwt	53.00–57.50	627	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	67.73/cwt	66.00–69.50	1,143	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,637	67.03/cwt	66.50–67.50	1,097	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	48.15/cwt	43.00–50.50	556	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	61.15/cwt	60.00–64.00	987	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	108	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	22	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	90	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	27	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,553	107.48/cwt	106.50–108.50	1,669	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,314	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,360	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	68.21/cwt	63.50–74.50	876	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	59.30/cwt	55.50–63.00	740	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	38.13/cwt	25.00–42.00	367	5
Steers	Select	—	1,455	97.81/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,423	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,556	110.51/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,720	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,524	105.31/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,605	9
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	60	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	82	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	72	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,400	87.25/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,222	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,539	81.58/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,256	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,564	77.52/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,212	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	90.10/cwt	80.00–100.00	91	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	119.47/cwt	100.00–145.00	123	11
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	98.50/cwt	85.00–115.00	94	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	70.28/cwt	60.00–80.00	60	6
Bulls	—	—	1,926	97.82/cwt	89.00–112.00	1,884	4
Bulls	—	—	1,815	79.10/cwt	76.50–84.00	1,436	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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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 419Last week 304Year ago 303

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 346Last week 373Year ago 386

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter

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

cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold steady. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	93	180.00–215.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	15.00	15.00
1	—	72	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	195.00	195.00
1	—	100	205.00	205.00
2	—	92	205.00–220.00	212.34
2	—	74	120.00–155.00	137.50
1	—	122	170.00	170.00
1	—	84	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	35.00	35.00
1	—	108	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	94	60.00–80.00	72.14
3	—	84	45.00–55.00	51.73
1	—	110	90.00	90.00
1	—	76	55.00	55.00
2	—	101	80.00–100.00	90.10
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	103	100.00–145.00	119.47
9	—	95	85.00–115.00	98.50
6	—	85	60.00–80.00	70.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,124	53.00–57.50	55.80
6	—	1,155	43.00–50.50	48.15
5	—	963	25.00–42.00	38.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,688	66.00–69.50	67.73
4	—	1,614	60.00–64.00	61.15
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,637	66.50–67.50	67.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,284	63.50–74.50	68.21
10	—	1,248	55.50–63.00	59.30
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,553	106.50–108.50	107.48
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,314	103.50	103.50
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	92.00–104.00	97.81
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,556	108.00–114.00	110.51
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,524	100.00–108.00	105.31
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	86.00–88.00	87.25
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,539	79.00–85.00	81.58
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,564	74.00–80.00	77.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,926	89.00–112.00	97.82
2	—	1,815	76.50–84.00	79.10

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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