Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Slaughter

holsteins sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold

steady-5.00 higher. 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	1,786	100.78	1,800	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,490	70.00	1,043	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,706	63.74	1,087	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	60.95	832	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,139	44.82	510	18
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,360	78.00	1,061	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,614	91.00	1,469	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,661	82.23	1,366	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,190	70.00	833	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,297	111.06	1,440	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	107.55	1,420	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,539	116.50	1,793	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,526	110.03	1,679	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,401	103.52	1,450	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	140.49/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 2	93	93.53/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	83	47.47/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	59	5.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	89	178.51/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	88	40.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	1,717	90.30/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	206.52/cwt	200.00–210.00	194	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	200	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	144	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	136	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	199.86/cwt	190.00–205.00	190	3
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	58	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	143.37/cwt	135.00–160.00	146	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	78	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	47	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	150.62/cwt	135.00–165.00	170	7
Bulls	Utility	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	47.47/cwt	45.00–50.00	39	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	97	98.99/cwt	75.00–120.00	96	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	37.11/cwt	28.00–43.00	406	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	54.32/cwt	53.50–55.50	632	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	49.55/cwt	46.50–53.00	584	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	59.10/cwt	56.00–62.00	795	11
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	118.39/cwt	110.00–130.00	122	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	77.82/cwt	65.00–95.00	66	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,297	111.06/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	107.55/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,420	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,696	62.23/cwt	58.00–65.00	1,055	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,718	65.62/cwt	65.00–66.00	1,127	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	64.35/cwt	63.00–69.00	903	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,490	70.00/cwt	66.50–72.50	1,043	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,360	78.00/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,061	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,539	116.50/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,793	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,526	110.03/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,679	14
Steers	Select	—	1,401	103.52/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,450	7
Heifers	Number 1	—	84	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	59	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	88	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	35	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,614	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,469	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,190	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	833	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,661	82.23/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,366	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	120.11/cwt	115.00–130.00	112	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	88	109.00/cwt	100.00–115.00	96	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	124	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	155	1
Bulls	—	—	1,842	106.19/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,956	14
Bulls	—	—	1,282	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	859	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 478Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 379Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Slaughter

holsteins sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold

steady-5.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,717	88.00–94.00	90.30
14	—	1,842	98.00–110.00	106.19
1	—	1,282	67.00	67.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,095	28.00–43.00	37.11
3	—	1,163	53.50–55.50	54.32
7	—	1,178	46.50–53.00	49.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,345	56.00–62.00	59.10
6	—	1,403	63.00–69.00	64.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,696	58.00–65.00	62.23
4	—	1,718	65.00–66.00	65.62
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	66.50–72.50	70.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,297	110.00–112.00	111.06
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,320	106.00–109.00	107.55
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	75.00–82.00	78.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,539	114.00–120.00	116.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,526	107.00–113.00	110.03
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,401	95.00–106.00	103.52
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,614	91.00	91.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,661	80.00–85.00	82.23

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	94	200.00–210.00	206.52
1	—	100	200.00	200.00
1	—	76	190.00	190.00
1	—	80	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	190.00–205.00	199.86
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	58	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	102	135.00–160.00	143.37
7	—	113	135.00–165.00	150.62
5	—	93	115.00–130.00	120.11
5	—	88	100.00–115.00	109.00
1	—	124	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	60.00	60.00
4	—	97	75.00–120.00	98.99
3	—	103	110.00–130.00	118.39
4	—	85	65.00–95.00	77.82
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	45.00–50.00	47.47

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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