Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers had no trend available. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

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	1,690	85.63	1,448	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,846	59.00	1,089	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,702	55.20	940	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,375	53.36	734	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,143	42.20	482	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,431	67.69	969	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,442	94.13	1,357	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,569	79.72	1,251	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,451	65.10	945	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,332	113.27	1,509	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,289	107.74	1,389	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,394	102.00	1,422	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,421	115.76	1,645	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,338	109.94	1,471	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,358	103.38	1,404	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	123.60/cwt	35
Bulls	Number 2	98	100.53/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	85	32.53/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	76	6.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	86	131.32/cwt	8

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	51.40/cwt	50.00–53.50	631	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	59.53/cwt	59.00–60.00	845	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,421	115.76/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,645	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,569	79.72/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,251	5
Steers	Select	—	1,358	103.38/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,404	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	33.30/cwt	26.00–38.00	350	6
Bulls	—	—	1,549	81.33/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,260	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,846	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	1,089	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,451	65.10/cwt	55.00–72.00	945	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,394	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,332	113.27/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,509	3
Bulls	—	—	1,879	91.37/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,717	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	45.89/cwt	41.00–49.00	543	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,338	109.94/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,471	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,702	55.20/cwt	54.50–56.50	940	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,431	67.69/cwt	60.00–73.00	969	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	51.93/cwt	47.50–54.50	709	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,289	107.74/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,389	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	151	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	150	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	125	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	168.53/cwt	155.00–175.00	157	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	36	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,442	94.13/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	89.23/cwt	85.00–100.00	75	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	62	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	74	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	92	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	122	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	183	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	37	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	70	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	109	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	108.79/cwt	90.00–135.00	102	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	165	1
Bulls	Utility	—	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	130.22/cwt	100.00–145.00	135	13
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	74	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	136.02/cwt	125.00–145.00	156	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	150	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	68	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	42.50/cwt	30.00–55.00	45	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	97	95.34/cwt	70.00–110.00	92	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	69.77/cwt	60.00–80.00	60	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	113.37/cwt	100.00–120.00	117	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	27.60/cwt	20.00–35.00	21	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 373Last week 414Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 419Last week 410Year ago 0

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

holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers had no trend available. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

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

5.00-15.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	50.00–53.50	51.40
6	—	1,052	26.00–38.00	33.30
7	—	1,184	41.00–49.00	45.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,419	59.00–60.00	59.53
13	—	1,365	47.50–54.50	51.93
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,846	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,702	54.50–56.50	55.20
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,421	114.00–117.00	115.76
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,358	101.00–107.00	103.38
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,338	109.00–111.00	109.94
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,569	75.00–85.00	79.72
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,451	55.00–72.00	65.10
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,442	93.00–95.00	94.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,549	77.00–88.00	81.33
6	—	1,879	89.00–94.00	91.37
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,394	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	112.00–115.00	113.27
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,289	106.00–109.00	107.74
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,431	60.00–73.00	67.69

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	180.00	180.00
1	—	76	165.00	165.00
3	—	93	155.00–175.00	168.53
1	—	62	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	92	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	170.00	170.00
1	—	122	150.00	150.00
1	—	70	155.00	155.00
1	—	100	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	45.00	45.00
1	—	68	10.00	10.00
2	—	106	30.00–55.00	42.50
2	—	75	20.00–35.00	27.60
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	84	85.00–100.00	89.23
6	—	94	90.00–135.00	108.79
13	—	104	100.00–145.00	130.22
5	—	115	125.00–145.00	136.02
1	—	120	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	10.00	10.00
1	—	74	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	97	70.00–110.00	95.34
2	—	86	60.00–80.00	69.77
6	—	103	100.00–120.00	113.37

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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