Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-05

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 1.00-2.00 higher.

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	—	Average	1,578	84.20	1,328	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,897	68.74	1,304	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,790	66.22	1,185	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,357	62.79	852	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,199	49.86	598	29
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,380	95.00	1,311	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,528	88.45	1,352	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,080	81.00	875	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,595	99.08	1,580	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,618	86.76	1,404	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,448	116.92	1,693	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,346	111.60	1,502	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,597	120.08	1,918	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,605	114.80	1,843	12

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	160.86/cwt	32
Bulls	Number 2	96	115.04/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	92	40.70/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	77	8.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	89	147.64/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	88	45.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

42 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	Utility	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	86	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Utility	—	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	121	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	200	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	151.10/cwt	130.00–175.00	141	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	172.94/cwt	160.00–185.00	175	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	67.24/cwt	65.00–76.50	887	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	66.22/cwt	62.00–68.50	1,185	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	50.13/cwt	43.00–56.50	627	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	59.87/cwt	58.00–64.50	696	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	33.59/cwt	24.00–41.00	340	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,897	68.74/cwt	68.00–70.50	1,304	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,597	120.08/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,918	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,448	116.92/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,693	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,380	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,311	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,595	99.08/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,580	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,080	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	875	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	60.29/cwt	55.00–64.00	831	16
Bulls	—	—	1,574	82.77/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,303	8
Bulls	—	—	1,592	89.92/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,346	111.60/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,502	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,605	114.80/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,843	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,528	88.45/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,352	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,618	86.76/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	164.96/cwt	155.00–175.00	186	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	121.72/cwt	100.00–135.00	103	7
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	67.02/cwt	45.00–90.00	63	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	84	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	63	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	203.67/cwt	140.00–240.00	171	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	235	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	215.90/cwt	190.00–240.00	179	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	208	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	54.87/cwt	50.00–60.00	42	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	97.56/cwt	95.00–100.00	82	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	134.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	151	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	120.04/cwt	110.00–125.00	114	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	135.14/cwt	120.00–155.00	138	5
Heifers	Number 2	—	88	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	40	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	59	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	112	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	73	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	71	22.68/cwt	10.00–35.00	16	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	34.84/cwt	30.00–45.00	36	3

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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Apr 5, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 370Last week 458Year ago 355

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 279Last week 342Year ago 205

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

steers sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows

sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

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

steady-5.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
1	—	86	10.00	10.00
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	121	165.00	165.00
7	—	93	130.00–175.00	151.10
5	—	101	160.00–185.00	172.94
5	—	113	155.00–175.00	164.96
7	—	85	100.00–135.00	121.72
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	84	140.00–240.00	203.67
1	—	104	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	76	50.00–60.00	54.87
2	—	84	95.00–100.00	97.56
2	—	112	130.00–140.00	134.91
3	—	95	110.00–125.00	120.04
5	—	102	120.00–155.00	135.14
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	70.00	70.00
1	—	112	65.00	65.00
2	—	71	10.00–35.00	22.68
3	—	103	30.00–45.00	34.84
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	45.00–90.00	67.02
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	245.00	245.00
2	—	83	190.00–240.00	215.90
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	45.00	45.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,319	65.00–76.50	67.24
16	—	1,378	55.00–64.00	60.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,790	62.00–68.50	66.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,250	43.00–56.50	50.13
6	—	1,163	58.00–64.50	59.87
4	—	1,013	24.00–41.00	33.59
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,897	68.00–70.50	68.74
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,597	117.00–123.00	120.08
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,605	111.00–118.00	114.80
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,448	115.00–119.00	116.92
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,346	105.00–114.00	111.60
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	95.00	95.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	81.00	81.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	84.00–94.00	88.45
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	96.00–101.00	99.08
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	82.00–91.00	86.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,574	75.00–87.00	82.77
2	—	1,592	88.00–92.00	89.92

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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