Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter

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

Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher.

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	—	Low	1,943	74.75	1,452	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,743	63.35	1,104	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,694	56.40	955	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,350	52.59	710	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,206	41.03	495	24
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,358	74.00	1,005	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,563	85.99	1,344	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,640	82.13	1,347	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,634	71.00	1,160	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,502	112.14	1,684	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,271	101.55	1,291	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,604	114.90	1,843	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,458	108.47	1,581	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,253	100.48	1,259	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	120.79/cwt	33
Bulls	Number 2	99	79.63/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 3	83	44.51/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	90	10.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	98	98.33/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	86	20.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	68	5.00/cwt	1

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
Bulls	—	—	2,309	65.24/cwt	63.50–67.00	1,506	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	57.72/cwt	56.00–60.50	833	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	51.51/cwt	48.00–55.00	685	19
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	75.48/cwt	60.00–95.00	72	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	95.03/cwt	85.00–100.00	109	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,563	85.99/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,502	112.14/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,684	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	44.47/cwt	41.00–47.00	526	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,692	55.09/cwt	53.00–57.00	932	9
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,640	82.13/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,347	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,358	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,005	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,634	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,160	1
Steers	Select	—	1,253	100.48/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,259	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	60.31/cwt	60.00–61.00	1,024	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,743	63.35/cwt	62.00–64.00	1,104	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	35.73/cwt	31.00–38.00	430	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,294	48.98/cwt	48.00–50.00	634	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	96	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	53	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	105.17/cwt	90.00–125.00	100	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	113.50/cwt	105.00–130.00	116	7
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Utility	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Utility	—	124	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	12	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	28	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	50.24/cwt	40.00–60.00	42	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	209	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	188	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	91.03/cwt	80.00–100.00	96	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	68.15/cwt	50.00–85.00	58	5
Heifers	Number 1	—	88	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	31	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	104	47.50/cwt	40.00–55.00	49	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	144	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	90.59/cwt	85.00–95.00	77	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	96	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	78	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	39	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	89.08/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,566	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	74.71/cwt	69.00–80.00	1,315	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	95	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	206.23/cwt	200.00–215.00	210	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	144	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,458	108.47/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,581	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,604	114.90/cwt	112.00–117.50	1,843	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	71	28.46/cwt	15.00–35.00	20	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	86	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,271	101.55/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,291	5

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 424Last week 505Year ago 561

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 377Last week 355Year ago 345

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter

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

Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstein bull calves sold

5.00-10.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,309	63.50–67.00	65.24
2	—	1,758	88.00–90.00	89.08
4	—	1,760	69.00–80.00	74.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,443	56.00–60.50	57.72
19	—	1,330	48.00–55.00	51.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,183	41.00–47.00	44.47
11	—	1,203	31.00–38.00	35.73
3	—	1,294	48.00–50.00	48.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,692	53.00–57.00	55.09
3	—	1,698	60.00–61.00	60.31
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,743	62.00–64.00	63.35
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	84.00–88.00	85.99
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	79.00–84.00	82.13
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,634	71.00	71.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	110.00–114.00	112.14
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,271	99.00–105.00	101.55
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,358	74.00	74.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,253	90.00–106.00	100.48
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,458	104.00–112.00	108.47
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,604	112.00–117.50	114.90

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	95	60.00–95.00	75.48
3	—	115	85.00–100.00	95.03
5	—	105	80.00–100.00	91.03
5	—	85	50.00–85.00	68.15
1	—	120	80.00	80.00
1	—	78	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	95	90.00–125.00	105.17
7	—	102	105.00–130.00	113.50
5	—	115	120.00–130.00	125.00
9	—	85	85.00–95.00	90.59
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	10.00	10.00
1	—	124	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	30.00	30.00
3	—	83	40.00–60.00	50.24
1	—	106	90.00	90.00
3	—	71	15.00–35.00	28.46
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	102	200.00–215.00	206.23
1	—	76	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	55.00	55.00
1	—	88	35.00	35.00
2	—	104	40.00–55.00	47.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	205.00	205.00
1	—	94	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	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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