Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 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	—	Average	1,804	89.92	1,623	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	58.81	772	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	56.27	906	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,205	48.61	586	21
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,566	89.00	1,394	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,398	80.00	1,118	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,368	78.00	1,067	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,626	84.87	1,380	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,322	77.50	1,025	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,314	70.05	920	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,466	108.09	1,585	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,220	101.24	1,235	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,318	98.76	1,302	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,589	110.57	1,757	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,467	104.96	1,540	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,431	97.98	1,402	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	107.13/cwt	35
Bulls	Number 2	97	80.99/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	88	22.50/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	81	10.00/cwt	6
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	96	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	98	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
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	27	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	15.00/cwt	10.00–20.00	12	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	35.00/cwt	25.00–45.00	32	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	96	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	100.40/cwt	85.00–115.00	94	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	130	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	124	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	52.50/cwt	35.00–70.00	45	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	91.82/cwt	70.00–100.00	95	5
Bulls	Utility	—	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	100	12.50/cwt	10.00–15.00	13	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	179	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	144	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	82.39/cwt	80.00–85.00	77	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	85.68/cwt	80.00–90.00	73	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	116	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	174	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	111.14/cwt	100.00–115.00	117	9
Heifers	Number 1	—	98	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Utility	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,368	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,067	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,589	110.57/cwt	108.50–112.50	1,757	11
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,626	84.87/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,380	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	105.00/cwt	100.00–115.00	118	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,566	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,394	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	56.27/cwt	54.00–58.00	906	6
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,398	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,118	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,314	70.05/cwt	69.00–71.00	920	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,467	104.96/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,540	14
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,318	98.76/cwt	98.00–99.50	1,302	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	49.12/cwt	43.00–54.50	575	15
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,322	77.50/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,466	108.09/cwt	105.00–110.50	1,585	6
Bulls	—	—	1,570	86.73/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,362	2
Steers	Select	—	1,431	97.98/cwt	93.50–101.00	1,402	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	57.50/cwt	54.00–61.00	761	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	57.67/cwt	57.50–58.00	707	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	63.00/cwt	61.50–65.50	805	5
Bulls	—	—	1,863	90.72/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,690	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,360	37.00/cwt	35.00–38.00	503	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,220	101.24/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,235	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	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

Mon Nov 9, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 462Last week 462Year ago 414

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 563Last week 410Year ago 330

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

holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 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.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	25.00	25.00
2	—	82	10.00–20.00	15.00
2	—	90	25.00–45.00	35.00
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	94	85.00–115.00	100.40
1	—	130	95.00	95.00
8	—	85	80.00–90.00	85.68
9	—	105	100.00–115.00	111.14
3	—	112	100.00–115.00	105.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	86	35.00–70.00	52.50
5	—	103	70.00–100.00	91.82
2	—	94	80.00–85.00	82.39
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00
2	—	100	10.00–15.00	12.50
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	105	170.00	170.00
1	—	90	160.00	160.00
1	—	116	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	72	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,368	78.00	78.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,566	89.00	89.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,398	80.00	80.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,589	108.50–112.50	110.57
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,467	102.00–108.00	104.96
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,431	93.50–101.00	97.98
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,626	82.00–87.00	84.87
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,314	69.00–71.00	70.05
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,322	76.00–79.00	77.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,610	54.00–58.00	56.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,170	43.00–54.50	49.12
3	—	1,226	57.50–58.00	57.67
3	—	1,360	35.00–38.00	37.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,323	54.00–61.00	57.50
5	—	1,277	61.50–65.50	63.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	98.00–99.50	98.76
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,466	105.00–110.50	108.09
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	100.00–102.50	101.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	84.00–89.00	86.73
8	—	1,863	89.00–93.00	90.72

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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