Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

holsteins sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter

cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. 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	—	Average	1,570	93.11	1,462	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,753	61.52	1,078	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	61.17	806	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,800	59.27	1,067	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,157	40.48	468	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,308	74.50	974	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,529	90.80	1,388	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,500	87.66	1,315	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,382	73.73	1,019	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,393	113.34	1,579	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,376	106.28	1,462	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,658	96.03	1,592	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,529	115.55	1,767	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,509	110.09	1,661	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,289	105.07	1,354	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	125.82/cwt	35
Bulls	Number 2	95	84.21/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	83	32.80/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	72	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	92	175.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	90	40.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	94	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	202	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	164	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	197.35/cwt	190.00–205.00	201	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	188	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	141	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	116	177.50/cwt	165.00–190.00	206	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	38.10/cwt	25.00–50.00	32	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	28	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	70	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	18	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	104	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	96	87.50/cwt	85.00–90.00	84	2
Bulls	—	—	1,287	88.26/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,136	4
Bulls	—	—	1,673	94.88/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,587	11
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	91.13/cwt	80.00–110.00	77	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	119.95/cwt	110.00–130.00	138	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	120.89/cwt	110.00–135.00	126	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	111.40/cwt	95.00–135.00	105	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,500	87.66/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,315	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,529	90.80/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,388	5
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	60	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,509	110.09/cwt	107.50–113.00	1,661	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,529	115.55/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,767	7
Steers	Select	—	1,289	105.07/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,354	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,308	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	974	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,382	73.73/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,019	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	55.95/cwt	53.00–58.50	618	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	32.95/cwt	22.00–41.00	347	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,376	106.28/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,462	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,658	96.03/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,592	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,393	113.34/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,579	4
Heifers	Number 2	—	90	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	36	1
Bulls	Utility	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	59.27/cwt	58.00–61.00	1,067	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,299	46.02/cwt	43.00–50.00	598	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,753	61.52/cwt	61.00–62.00	1,078	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	57.75/cwt	54.00–61.00	792	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	64.24/cwt	61.50–70.00	816	10
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	62.67/cwt	55.00–70.00	54	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 456Last week 418Year ago 326

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 341Last week 374Year ago 338

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

holsteins sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter

cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. 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
2	—	94	210.00–220.00	215.00
1	—	78	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	102	190.00–205.00	197.35
1	—	80	235.00	235.00
1	—	74	190.00	190.00
2	—	116	165.00–190.00	177.50
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	25.00–50.00	38.10
1	—	92	30.00	30.00
1	—	70	25.00	25.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	102	100.00–105.00	102.45
2	—	96	85.00–90.00	87.50
2	—	86	55.00–70.00	62.67
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	85	80.00–110.00	91.13
5	—	115	110.00–130.00	119.95
6	—	104	110.00–135.00	120.89
13	—	94	95.00–135.00	111.40
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,287	86.00–90.00	88.26
11	—	1,673	90.00–98.00	94.88
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	87.00–89.00	87.66
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,529	90.00–93.00	90.80
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,382	71.00–76.00	73.73
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,509	107.50–113.00	110.09
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,529	114.00–117.00	115.55
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,289	103.00–106.00	105.07
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,308	74.50	74.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,104	53.00–58.50	55.95
10	—	1,053	22.00–41.00	32.95
8	—	1,299	43.00–50.00	46.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,800	58.00–61.00	59.27
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	61.00–62.00	61.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,372	54.00–61.00	57.75
10	—	1,270	61.50–70.00	64.24
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,376	103.00–111.00	106.28
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	95.00–97.00	96.03
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,393	112.00–117.00	113.34

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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