Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter

holsteins sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers had no trend available.

Slaughter cows, breakers and boners sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Lean cows sold

1.00-3.00 higher.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold

5.00-15.00 lower. 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	1,529	80.74	1,234	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	57.82	747	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	56.44	871	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,268	49.00	621	40
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,586	65.00	1,031	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,378	93.29	1,286	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,607	84.18	1,352	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,382	72.71	1,005	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,165	96.43	1,123	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,521	112.13	1,705	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,406	107.21	1,507	27
Steers	Select	Average	1,333	101.33	1,351	17

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	116.11/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	87	71.98/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	95	50.00/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	68	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	91	151.45/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	90	20.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	76	10.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Number 1	—	105	125.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	132	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	59.73/cwt	57.00–61.50	909	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	55.40/cwt	53.00–57.00	685	6
Steers	Select	—	1,333	101.33/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,351	17
Bulls	—	—	1,730	89.29/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,545	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,266	51.22/cwt	47.00–56.50	648	26
Heifers	Select	—	1,165	96.43/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,123	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,382	72.71/cwt	67.50–77.00	1,005	8
Dairy Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	2,016	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,532	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	25	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	60	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	130.84/cwt	130.00–135.00	150	6
Heifers	Number 1	—	88	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	96	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	24	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	63.41/cwt	50.00–75.00	53	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	80	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	97	100.15/cwt	85.00–115.00	97	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	207	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	202.58/cwt	200.00–205.00	192	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	159	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	81.20/cwt	70.00–90.00	69	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	81	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	166	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	72	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	119	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	200	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	106.62/cwt	80.00–130.00	100	11
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,378	93.29/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,286	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,470	86.91/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,278	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,406	107.21/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,507	27
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,521	112.13/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,705	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	785	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	42.31/cwt	30.00–48.00	529	12
Bulls	—	—	1,819	98.69/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,795	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,400	60.35/cwt	58.00–63.00	845	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	66.97/cwt	64.00–70.50	922	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,586	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,031	1
Bulls	—	—	1,216	64.64/cwt	53.00–75.00	786	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,654	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	662	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	41	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	114	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	68	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	90	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	74	52.64/cwt	50.00–55.00	39	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	68	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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 414Last week 440Year ago 421

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 410Last week 372Year ago 401

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter

holsteins sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers had no trend available.

Slaughter cows, breakers and boners sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Lean cows sold

1.00-3.00 higher.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold

5.00-15.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	105	120.00–130.00	125.90
6	—	115	130.00–135.00	130.84
1	—	122	130.00	130.00
5	—	85	70.00–90.00	81.20
11	—	94	80.00–130.00	106.62
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	35.00	35.00
1	—	100	60.00	60.00
1	—	92	45.00	45.00
1	—	114	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	84	50.00–75.00	63.41
1	—	100	80.00	80.00
2	—	97	85.00–115.00	100.15
2	—	74	50.00–55.00	52.64
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	185.00	185.00
1	—	72	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	20.00	20.00
1	—	96	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	200.00–205.00	202.58
2	—	81	205.00	205.00
1	—	100	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	10.00	10.00
1	—	68	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,522	57.00–61.50	59.73
1	—	1,654	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,237	53.00–57.00	55.40
1	—	1,454	54.00	54.00
2	—	1,376	64.00–70.50	66.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,266	47.00–56.50	51.22
12	—	1,250	30.00–48.00	42.31
2	—	1,400	58.00–63.00	60.35
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,333	97.00–105.00	101.33
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,406	104.00–111.00	107.21
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,521	110.00–114.00	112.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,730	84.00–93.00	89.29
3	—	1,819	95.00–102.00	98.69
6	—	1,216	53.00–75.00	64.64
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,165	90.00–99.00	96.43
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,382	67.50–77.00	72.71
Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,016	76.00	76.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,378	90.00–98.00	93.29
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,470	81.00–90.00	86.91
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,586	65.00	65.00

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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