Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Holstein steers sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 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	—	High	1,886	80.62	1,520	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,710	70.25	1,201	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,642	65.69	1,078	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,377	60.06	827	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	41.76	481	27
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,448	88.00	1,274	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,305	86.52	1,129	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,250	83.71	1,046	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,652	94.50	1,561	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,486	89.22	1,326	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,224	79.00	967	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,332	116.00	1,545	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,256	112.21	1,409	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,250	98.56	1,232	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,605	116.45	1,869	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,484	112.51	1,670	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,395	106.92	1,492	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	163.57/cwt	45
Bulls	Number 2	93	121.62/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	93	49.29/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	94	20.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	87	153.39/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 2	90	30.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	37	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,605	116.45/cwt	114.00–120.50	1,869	13
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	230	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	45.86/cwt	42.00–50.50	546	12
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	73	195.18/cwt	190.00–205.00	142	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	64.21/cwt	61.50–68.00	1,043	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,484	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,670	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	58.83/cwt	54.00–63.50	825	19
Bulls	—	—	2,072	91.56/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,897	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,686	69.38/cwt	68.50–70.00	1,170	4
Bulls	—	—	1,806	83.16/cwt	72.50–89.50	1,502	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	33.31/cwt	22.00–41.50	367	11
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,250	83.71/cwt	83.00–84.50	1,046	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	52.73/cwt	51.50–55.00	615	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,652	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,561	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,256	112.21/cwt	110.50–115.00	1,409	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	65.89/cwt	63.50–68.00	826	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,332	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,545	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,250	98.56/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,232	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,710	70.25/cwt	70.00–70.50	1,201	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	124	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	161	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	106	170.38/cwt	150.00–190.00	181	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	128.65/cwt	120.00–135.00	109	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	182.51/cwt	175.00–195.00	208	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	90	1
Bulls	Utility	—	94	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	223.85/cwt	200.00–245.00	188	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	116	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	232	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	104	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	42	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	103.18/cwt	80.00–120.00	88	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	133.37/cwt	125.00–150.00	135	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	88	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	66	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	206	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	112	39.82/cwt	30.00–50.00	45	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	195	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	45	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	99	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	32	1
Bulls	—	—	2,029	64.84/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,316	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	55.21/cwt	50.00–60.00	40	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	146.72/cwt	120.00–180.00	138	15
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	96	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	226	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	102	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	61	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	76	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,448	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	78	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	66	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,305	86.52/cwt	85.50–87.00	1,129	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	132	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,486	89.22/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,326	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	202	1
Steers	Select	—	1,395	106.92/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	219.81/cwt	210.00–230.00	229	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,224	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	967	1

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 458Last week 433Year ago 477

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 342Last week 290Year ago 287

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	40.00	40.00
1	—	102	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	73	190.00–205.00	195.18
1	—	86	240.00	240.00
1	—	100	195.00	195.00
1	—	92	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	40.00	40.00
1	—	76	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	245.00	245.00
3	—	84	200.00–245.00	223.85
1	—	116	200.00	200.00
2	—	104	210.00–230.00	219.81
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	124	130.00	130.00
8	—	106	150.00–190.00	170.38
7	—	85	120.00–135.00	128.65
6	—	114	175.00–195.00	182.51
1	—	78	115.00	115.00
15	—	94	120.00–180.00	146.72
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	85	80.00–120.00	103.18
6	—	101	125.00–150.00	133.37
1	—	94	105.00	105.00
1	—	78	85.00	85.00
1	—	110	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	75.00	75.00
2	—	112	30.00–50.00	39.82
1	—	100	45.00	45.00
1	—	92	35.00	35.00
2	—	73	50.00–60.00	55.21
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,605	114.00–120.50	116.45
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,484	110.00–115.00	112.51
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	106.00–108.00	106.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,191	42.00–50.50	45.86
11	—	1,103	22.00–41.50	33.31
4	—	1,167	51.50–55.00	52.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,624	61.50–68.00	64.21
4	—	1,686	68.50–70.00	69.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,403	54.00–63.50	58.83
4	—	1,254	63.50–68.00	65.89
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	70.00–70.50	70.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,072	89.00–94.00	91.56
10	—	1,806	72.50–89.50	83.16
3	—	2,029	62.00–68.00	64.84
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	83.00–84.50	83.71
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,448	88.00	88.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	85.50–87.00	86.52
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,652	94.00–95.00	94.50
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,486	85.00–94.00	89.22
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,224	79.00	79.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,256	110.50–115.00	112.21
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,332	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	97.00–100.00	98.56

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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