Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

holsteins sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstein bull calves sold

5.00-10.00 higher. 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	1,617	82.33	1,331	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,839	59.57	1,095	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,793	54.41	975	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,376	50.24	691	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,211	36.99	448	23
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,453	79.23	1,151	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,610	86.09	1,386	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,519	77.52	1,178	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,405	72.38	1,017	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,212	107.34	1,301	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,312	101.26	1,329	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,557	112.86	1,757	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,402	105.58	1,480	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,293	94.35	1,220	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	115.22/cwt	33
Bulls	Number 2	98	71.54/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 3	99	55.19/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	80	10.03/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	89	124.26/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	93	26.62/cwt	3

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
Bulls	Number 1	—	106	106.08/cwt	95.00–115.00	112	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	172.50/cwt	155.00–190.00	197	2
Bulls	Utility	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Utility	—	95	12.58/cwt	10.00–15.00	12	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	58	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Steers	Select	—	1,293	94.35/cwt	86.00–101.00	1,220	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,402	105.58/cwt	103.00–107.50	1,480	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	48.72/cwt	44.50–53.50	669	24
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,453	79.23/cwt	70.00–89.00	1,151	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,818	57.87/cwt	57.00–59.00	1,052	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,557	112.86/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,757	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	46.58/cwt	45.50–47.50	540	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	28	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,839	59.57/cwt	58.00–61.50	1,095	7
Bulls	—	—	1,599	80.55/cwt	71.00–89.00	1,288	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,778	52.43/cwt	49.50–56.50	932	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,212	107.34/cwt	105.00–109.50	1,301	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	40.40/cwt	38.00–43.00	509	10
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	185	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	32.14/cwt	22.00–36.00	378	11
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	85.07/cwt	75.00–95.00	97	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,519	77.52/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,178	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	74.38/cwt	60.00–85.00	64	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,610	86.09/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,386	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	83.86/cwt	70.00–95.00	86	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	57.52/cwt	55.00–60.00	798	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	47	2
Bulls	—	—	1,709	91.20/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,559	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	189	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,405	72.38/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,017	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	93	26.62/cwt	25.00–30.00	25	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,312	101.26/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,329	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	60.38/cwt	50.00–70.00	63	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	108.64/cwt	100.00–115.00	124	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	38.44/cwt	35.00–40.00	29	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	90.66/cwt	80.00–110.00	86	11
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	167.50/cwt	135.00–200.00	124	2
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	80	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	64	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	98	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	69	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	200.00/cwt	195.00–205.00	208	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	50.16/cwt	45.00–55.00	42	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	187.77/cwt	175.00–200.00	173	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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Slaughter CattleReceipts 495Last week 630Year ago 528

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 417Last week 477Year ago 405

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

holsteins sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstein bull calves sold

5.00-10.00 higher. 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
4	—	106	95.00–115.00	106.08
6	—	86	60.00–85.00	74.38
4	—	114	100.00–115.00	108.64
11	—	95	80.00–110.00	90.66
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	114	155.00–190.00	172.50
1	—	84	220.00	220.00
2	—	74	135.00–200.00	167.50
3	—	104	195.00–205.00	200.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	10.00	10.00
2	—	95	10.00–15.00	12.58
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	58	5.00	5.00
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	114	75.00–95.00	85.07
9	—	103	70.00–95.00	83.86
3	—	75	35.00–40.00	38.44
1	—	98	70.00	70.00
3	—	84	45.00–55.00	50.16
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	50.00	50.00
2	—	104	50.00–70.00	60.38
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	230.00	230.00
2	—	92	175.00–200.00	187.77
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	25.00–30.00	26.62
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,293	86.00–101.00	94.35
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,402	103.00–107.50	105.58
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,557	109.00–116.00	112.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,373	44.50–53.50	48.72
5	—	1,388	55.00–60.00	57.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,818	57.00–59.00	57.87
7	—	1,778	49.50–56.50	52.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,159	45.50–47.50	46.58
10	—	1,260	38.00–43.00	40.40
11	—	1,175	22.00–36.00	32.14
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,839	58.00–61.50	59.57
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,453	70.00–89.00	79.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,599	71.00–89.00	80.55
2	—	1,709	90.00–92.50	91.20
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,212	105.00–109.50	107.34
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,312	99.00–104.00	101.26
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,519	74.00–82.00	77.52
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,610	83.00–89.00	86.09
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	71.00–75.00	72.38

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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