Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. 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	1,877	67.91	1,275	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,866	56.09	1,047	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,714	51.56	884	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	49.46	664	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,229	36.16	444	24
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,206	90.00	1,085	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,457	71.63	1,044	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,567	89.21	1,398	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,486	79.43	1,180	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,320	59.53	786	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,399	101.72	1,423	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,355	99.76	1,352	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,631	106.18	1,732	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,475	103.14	1,521	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,685	93.05	1,568	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	114.30/cwt	42
Bulls	Number 2	96	73.56/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	104	52.50/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	92	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	93	119.29/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	84	79.36/cwt	60.00–95.00	67	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	96.11/cwt	80.00–110.00	101	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	102.27/cwt	80.00–120.00	115	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	175.49/cwt	150.00–200.00	179	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	205	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	137	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	30	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	185.16/cwt	170.00–210.00	157	3
Bulls	Utility	—	106	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	28	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	68	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	20	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	32	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	177.66/cwt	170.00–185.00	163	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	93.55/cwt	85.00–105.00	90	13
Bulls	—	—	1,834	74.68/cwt	65.00–81.00	1,370	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	53	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	77.05/cwt	70.00–90.00	72	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	176	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,567	89.21/cwt	88.50–90.00	1,398	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,206	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,085	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,320	59.53/cwt	59.00–60.00	786	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	170	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,486	79.43/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,355	99.76/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,352	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,457	71.63/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,044	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,475	103.14/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,521	9
Bulls	—	—	1,984	52.45/cwt	47.00–64.00	1,041	5
Bulls	—	—	1,688	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,536	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,714	51.56/cwt	51.00–53.00	884	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	47.83/cwt	45.00–51.50	647	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	55.35/cwt	52.00–60.00	725	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	124	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	205	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	151	2
Bulls	Utility	—	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,241	41.37/cwt	38.00–44.50	513	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,866	56.09/cwt	53.00–59.50	1,047	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	33.03/cwt	22.00–37.00	404	15
Bulls	Number 2	—	124	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	93	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	116	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	116	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	104	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	42	2
Steers	Select	—	1,685	93.05/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,568	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,631	106.18/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,732	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,399	101.72/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,423	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	98	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	78	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	86.06/cwt	75.00–95.00	90	9

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 505Last week 495Year ago 542

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 355Last week 417Year ago 302

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

holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. 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
5	—	84	60.00–95.00	79.36
5	—	105	80.00–110.00	96.11
9	—	112	80.00–120.00	102.27
13	—	96	85.00–105.00	93.55
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	102	150.00–200.00	175.49
1	—	114	180.00	180.00
1	—	76	180.00	180.00
3	—	85	170.00–210.00	185.16
2	—	92	170.00–185.00	177.66
1	—	124	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	75	40.00	40.00
1	—	68	30.00	30.00
1	—	88	60.00	60.00
5	—	93	70.00–90.00	77.05
1	—	124	75.00	75.00
1	—	116	100.00	100.00
9	—	104	75.00–95.00	86.06
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	10.00	10.00
1	—	78	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	25.00	25.00
1	—	98	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	40.00	40.00
2	—	104	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	195.00	195.00
1	—	106	160.00	160.00
2	—	84	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,834	65.00–81.00	74.68
5	—	1,984	47.00–64.00	52.45
1	—	1,688	91.00	91.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,567	88.50–90.00	89.21
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	59.00–60.00	59.53
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,486	74.00–85.00	79.43
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,206	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,457	65.00–75.00	71.63
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,355	97.00–102.00	99.76
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,399	101.00–103.00	101.72
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,475	101.00–105.00	103.14
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,685	92.00–94.00	93.05
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,631	103.00–109.00	106.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,714	51.00–53.00	51.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,352	45.00–51.50	47.83
5	—	1,310	52.00–60.00	55.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,241	38.00–44.50	41.37
15	—	1,222	22.00–37.00	33.03
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,866	53.00–59.50	56.09

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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