Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter

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

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold mostly steady. 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	1,688	78.29	1,322	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,977	59.63	1,179	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,726	55.38	956	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,339	48.90	654	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,223	36.52	447	25
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,331	79.22	1,054	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,571	91.60	1,439	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,396	84.37	1,178	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,245	79.84	994	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,336	105.04	1,403	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,224	103.33	1,265	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,244	94.00	1,169	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,577	108.49	1,711	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,570	104.33	1,638	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,680	94.85	1,593	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	92.97/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 2	96	72.43/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	84	22.94/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	77	10.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	93	113.60/cwt	9
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	85	15.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	1,331	79.22/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,054	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	48.75/cwt	47.00–51.50	646	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	42.46/cwt	42.00–43.00	574	2
Bulls	—	—	1,741	92.36/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,608	2
Bulls	—	—	1,714	81.23/cwt	74.00–87.00	1,392	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,577	108.49/cwt	107.00–111.50	1,711	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,336	105.04/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,403	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,339	45.71/cwt	45.00–46.50	612	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	40.79/cwt	39.00–43.00	490	9
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,571	91.60/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,224	103.33/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,265	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	53.83/cwt	53.50–54.00	744	3
Steers	Select	—	1,680	94.85/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,593	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,977	59.63/cwt	57.50–62.00	1,179	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	57.83/cwt	57.00–58.50	992	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,729	54.64/cwt	51.50–57.00	945	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	31.44/cwt	25.00–36.00	381	13
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	98.04/cwt	95.00–105.00	110	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	98.92/cwt	95.00–105.00	103	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	81.70/cwt	75.00–85.00	75	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	62.10/cwt	50.00–80.00	52	6
Bulls	Utility	—	88	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Utility	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,396	84.37/cwt	82.50–86.00	1,178	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	101	175.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	177	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	189.11/cwt	155.00–205.00	163	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,245	79.84/cwt	78.00–83.00	994	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,244	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,169	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	87.04/cwt	80.00–90.00	90	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	116	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	99	1
Bulls	—	—	1,591	63.16/cwt	55.00–70.00	1,005	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,570	104.33/cwt	101.50–108.00	1,638	18
Heifers	Number 1	—	88	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	22	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	96	26.67/cwt	20.00–30.00	26	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	77	44.94/cwt	40.00–50.00	35	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	164	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	162	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	17.60/cwt	10.00–25.00	13	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	32.26/cwt	25.00–40.00	31	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	92	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	55.71/cwt	40.00–70.00	47	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	97	73.38/cwt	65.00–85.00	71	3

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

Mon Jan 4, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 630Last week 456Year ago 505

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 477Last week 513Year ago 360

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter

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

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold mostly steady. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,331	78.00–80.00	79.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,326	47.00–51.50	48.75
2	—	1,353	42.00–43.00	42.46
3	—	1,383	53.50–54.00	53.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,339	45.00–46.50	45.71
9	—	1,201	39.00–43.00	40.79
13	—	1,211	25.00–36.00	31.44
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,977	57.50–62.00	59.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	57.00–58.50	57.83
10	—	1,729	51.50–57.00	54.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,741	89.00–95.00	92.36
11	—	1,714	74.00–87.00	81.23
4	—	1,591	55.00–70.00	63.16
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,577	107.00–111.50	108.49
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	91.00–99.00	94.85
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,570	101.50–108.00	104.33
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,336	104.00–106.00	105.04
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,224	102.00–104.00	103.33
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,244	94.00	94.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,571	89.00–93.00	91.60
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,396	82.50–86.00	84.37
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	78.00–83.00	79.84

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	112	95.00–105.00	98.04
9	—	104	95.00–105.00	98.92
6	—	92	75.00–85.00	81.70
6	—	84	50.00–80.00	62.10
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	10.00	10.00
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	15.00	15.00
1	—	74	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	103	80.00–90.00	87.04
1	—	116	85.00	85.00
2	—	77	40.00–50.00	44.94
2	—	84	40.00–70.00	55.71
3	—	97	65.00–85.00	73.38
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	15.00	15.00
2	—	73	10.00–25.00	17.60
2	—	95	25.00–40.00	32.26
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	195.00	195.00
1	—	98	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	101	170.00–180.00	175.05
3	—	86	155.00–205.00	189.11
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	25.00	25.00
3	—	96	20.00–30.00	26.67
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00
1	—	92	20.00	20.00

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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