Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

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	1,666	81.58	1,359	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,756	68.79	1,208	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,672	64.17	1,073	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,375	56.54	777	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,142	42.73	488	25
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,624	96.00	1,559	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,465	87.01	1,275	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,537	98.19	1,509	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,692	87.72	1,484	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,421	74.18	1,054	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,432	112.50	1,611	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,374	109.31	1,502	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,445	103.98	1,503	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,557	116.33	1,811	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,507	111.40	1,679	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,533	105.97	1,625	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	119.18/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 2	92	68.98/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	95	47.37/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	72	11.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	94	107.06/cwt	10

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	64.17/cwt	63.00–65.00	1,073	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	61.02/cwt	60.00–62.00	824	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,557	116.33/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,811	8
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,624	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,559	1
Steers	Select	—	1,533	105.97/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,625	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,432	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,611	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,756	68.79/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,208	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	44.26/cwt	41.00–49.00	516	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	35.68/cwt	32.00–39.00	406	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	51.85/cwt	50.00–54.50	559	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	102.96/cwt	90.00–120.00	98	11
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	86.77/cwt	75.00–95.00	75	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	132	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	72	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	Utility	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	78	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,507	111.40/cwt	109.00–113.50	1,679	15
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	113	191.68/cwt	190.00–195.00	217	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	88	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	35	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,465	87.01/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,275	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,692	87.72/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,484	5
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	37.47/cwt	35.00–40.00	35	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	174	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	91	160.22/cwt	135.00–175.00	146	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	119.40/cwt	90.00–135.00	125	8
Bulls	—	—	1,579	92.39/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,459	3
Bulls	—	—	1,372	69.74/cwt	64.00–75.00	957	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	38	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	57.87/cwt	50.00–65.00	49	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	189	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	77.48/cwt	75.00–80.00	88	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	232.50/cwt	220.00–245.00	200	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	112	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	45	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	66	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	63	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	135	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	79.81/cwt	75.00–85.00	83	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	79.96/cwt	70.00–85.00	74	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	31	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	50.84/cwt	40.00–55.00	47	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,374	109.31/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,502	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	54.68/cwt	50.00–58.50	757	12
Heifers	Select	—	1,445	103.98/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,503	2
Bulls	—	—	1,906	84.07/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,602	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	120.00/cwt	105.00–135.00	134	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,537	98.19/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,509	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,421	74.18/cwt	68.00–79.00	1,054	2

How this sale compares

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Mar 1, 2021

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 462Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 100Last week 371Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,672	63.00–65.00	64.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,350	60.00–62.00	61.02
12	—	1,385	50.00–58.50	54.68
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,756	68.00–70.00	68.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,165	41.00–49.00	44.26
8	—	1,137	32.00–39.00	35.68
4	—	1,078	50.00–54.50	51.85
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,557	114.00–121.00	116.33
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,533	102.00–108.00	105.97
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,507	109.00–113.50	111.40
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,624	96.00	96.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,465	83.00–94.00	87.01
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,432	112.00–113.00	112.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,374	108.00–111.00	109.31
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	103.00–105.00	103.98
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,692	86.00–90.00	87.72
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,537	93.00–103.00	98.19
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,421	68.00–79.00	74.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,579	89.00–95.00	92.39
4	—	1,372	64.00–75.00	69.74
6	—	1,906	80.00–87.00	84.07

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	95	90.00–120.00	102.96
9	—	86	75.00–95.00	86.77
1	—	120	110.00	110.00
8	—	105	90.00–135.00	119.40
3	—	112	105.00–135.00	120.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
1	—	78	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	113	190.00–195.00	191.68
2	—	86	220.00–245.00	232.50
1	—	90	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	50.00	50.00
5	—	84	50.00–65.00	57.87
2	—	113	75.00–80.00	77.48
2	—	104	75.00–85.00	79.81
5	—	92	70.00–85.00	79.96
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	30.00	30.00
5	—	93	40.00–55.00	50.84
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	40.00	40.00
2	—	93	35.00–40.00	37.47
1	—	112	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	155.00	155.00
3	—	91	135.00–175.00	160.22
1	—	102	185.00	185.00
1	—	66	95.00	95.00

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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