Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold mostly steady.

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold 10.00-15.00 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	—	High	1,665	86.25	1,436	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,772	60.88	1,079	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,710	57.72	987	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,372	57.47	789	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,163	46.02	535	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,516	85.00	1,289	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	77.60	1,024	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,638	85.22	1,396	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,771	79.20	1,403	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,478	71.00	1,049	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,303	108.27	1,411	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,256	101.21	1,271	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,236	92.32	1,141	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,625	109.69	1,782	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,428	104.61	1,494	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,357	98.44	1,336	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	109.29/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	99	78.24/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	91	24.88/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	69	7.50/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	88	137.53/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	92	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	77.60/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,024	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	33.74/cwt	28.00–37.00	383	3
Bulls	—	—	1,728	90.62/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,566	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,762	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,092	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	61.08/cwt	59.50–61.50	837	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	51.93/cwt	50.00–56.50	611	8
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,638	85.22/cwt	80.00–89.50	1,396	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	56.30/cwt	54.50–58.00	953	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,236	92.32/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,141	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	56.02/cwt	53.00–58.50	769	10
Bulls	—	—	1,508	75.32/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,136	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,303	108.27/cwt	108.00–108.50	1,411	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Steers	Select	—	1,357	98.44/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,336	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,771	79.20/cwt	77.50–81.00	1,403	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,428	104.61/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,494	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,516	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,289	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	44.85/cwt	39.00–49.50	520	9
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	156	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,478	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,049	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,625	109.69/cwt	108.00–113.50	1,782	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,256	101.21/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,271	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,772	60.88/cwt	57.50–63.00	1,079	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	115.54/cwt	100.00–130.00	96	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	118.17/cwt	110.00–125.00	135	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	44.65/cwt	30.00–60.00	38	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	96.63/cwt	80.00–115.00	91	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	85.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	74	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	84.71/cwt	50.00–105.00	88	6
Bulls	Utility	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	136	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	70	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	49	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	152.62/cwt	140.00–165.00	160	2
Bulls	Utility	—	73	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	93.77/cwt	75.00–105.00	89	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	119.97/cwt	105.00–125.00	126	6
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	92	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	19.76/cwt	15.00–25.00	17	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	122	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	61	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	66	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 462Last week 453Year ago 408

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 410Last week 433Year ago 318

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

holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold mostly steady.

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	76.00–79.00	77.60
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,516	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	28.00–37.00	33.74
8	—	1,177	50.00–56.50	51.93
9	—	1,159	39.00–49.50	44.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,762	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,693	54.50–58.00	56.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,371	59.50–61.50	61.08
10	—	1,373	53.00–58.50	56.02
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,772	57.50–63.00	60.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,728	86.00–94.00	90.62
2	—	1,508	71.00–79.00	75.32
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,638	80.00–89.50	85.22
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,771	77.50–81.00	79.20
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,478	71.00	71.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,236	86.00–100.00	92.32
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	108.00–108.50	108.27
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,256	96.00–105.00	101.21
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,357	92.00–103.00	98.44
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,428	101.00–109.00	104.61
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,625	108.00–113.50	109.69

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	100.00–130.00	115.54
2	—	105	140.00–165.00	152.62
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	114	110.00–125.00	118.17
7	—	94	80.00–115.00	96.63
6	—	87	80.00–90.00	85.00
6	—	105	105.00–125.00	119.97
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	86	30.00–60.00	44.65
6	—	104	50.00–105.00	84.71
3	—	95	75.00–105.00	93.77
1	—	110	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
2	—	73	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	15.00–25.00	19.76
1	—	122	50.00	50.00
1	—	72	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	96	160.00–165.00	162.55
1	—	88	155.00	155.00
1	—	70	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	10.00	10.00

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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