Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

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	—	Low	1,571	93.00	1,461	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,755	67.47	1,184	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,730	65.28	1,129	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,413	64.91	917	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	45.10	509	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,566	81.00	1,268	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,573	87.97	1,384	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,536	82.25	1,263	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,235	75.36	931	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,419	107.25	1,522	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,308	104.29	1,364	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,354	90.07	1,220	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,618	114.10	1,846	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,428	108.29	1,546	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,369	101.56	1,390	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	134.73/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 2	98	94.35/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	95	41.79/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	68	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	96	124.92/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	79	15.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1	—	84	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	29	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	66	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	82	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	50.31/cwt	46.00–55.50	607	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,755	67.47/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,184	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	70.38/cwt	67.00–75.00	958	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,656	66.70/cwt	66.00–67.50	1,105	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,774	64.43/cwt	61.00–66.00	1,143	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	60.03/cwt	56.50–63.50	680	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	50.19/cwt	25.00–70.00	52	3
Bulls	Utility	—	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	70	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	39	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	23	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	37.59/cwt	35.00–40.00	32	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	59.43/cwt	55.50–62.50	871	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	129.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	145	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	83.81/cwt	70.00–100.00	70	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	121.92/cwt	110.00–130.00	127	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	111.84/cwt	95.00–130.00	106	7
Bulls	—	—	1,004	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	643	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	150	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	104	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	114	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	180	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	211.67/cwt	195.00–220.00	195	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	224	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	210	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	91	219.89/cwt	210.00–230.00	200	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,419	107.25/cwt	107.00–107.50	1,522	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	36.37/cwt	26.00–43.00	386	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,428	108.29/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,546	15
Steers	Select	—	1,369	101.56/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,390	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,618	114.10/cwt	112.00–115.50	1,846	8
Heifers	Select	—	1,354	90.07/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,308	104.29/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,364	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	103	67.28/cwt	60.00–75.00	69	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,235	75.36/cwt	75.00–76.00	931	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,573	87.97/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,384	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,536	82.25/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,263	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,566	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	104.87/cwt	100.00–110.00	119	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	105.00/cwt	95.00–115.00	109	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	97	97.53/cwt	95.00–100.00	95	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	75	1
Bulls	—	—	1,627	92.74/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,509	7
Bulls	—	—	1,607	99.16/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,594	5

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 418Last week 419Year ago 488

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 374Last week 346Year ago 350

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$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	35.00	35.00
1	—	94	70.00	70.00
2	—	103	60.00–75.00	67.28
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
1	—	82	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	210.00	210.00
2	—	91	210.00–230.00	219.89
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	104	25.00–70.00	50.19
1	—	90	25.00	25.00
2	—	85	35.00–40.00	37.59
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	55.00	55.00
2	—	113	100.00–110.00	104.87
2	—	104	95.00–115.00	105.00
2	—	97	95.00–100.00	97.53
1	—	88	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	112	125.00–135.00	129.91
3	—	84	70.00–100.00	83.81
5	—	104	110.00–130.00	121.92
7	—	95	95.00–130.00	111.84
1	—	120	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	220.00	220.00
3	—	92	195.00–220.00	211.67
1	—	104	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,207	46.00–55.50	50.31
2	—	1,133	56.50–63.50	60.03
7	—	1,060	26.00–43.00	36.37
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	67.00–68.00	67.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,361	67.00–75.00	70.38
7	—	1,465	55.50–62.50	59.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,656	66.00–67.50	66.70
5	—	1,774	61.00–66.00	64.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,004	64.00	64.00
7	—	1,627	88.00–95.00	92.74
5	—	1,607	97.00–102.00	99.16
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,419	107.00–107.50	107.25
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,354	89.00–91.00	90.07
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,308	103.00–105.00	104.29
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,428	104.00–112.00	108.29
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,369	94.00–105.00	101.56
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,618	112.00–115.50	114.10
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	75.00–76.00	75.36
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	87.00–89.00	87.97
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,536	80.00–86.00	82.25
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,566	81.00	81.00

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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