Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves over 96 lbs sold steady while under 96 lbs traded 15.00-20.00 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	1,709	88.63	1,514	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,813	74.00	1,342	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,662	69.18	1,150	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,336	63.09	843	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,159	50.84	589	31
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,474	94.07	1,387	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,234	88.00	1,086	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,391	79.87	1,111	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,484	100.61	1,493	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,528	83.99	1,283	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,203	82.43	992	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,482	120.56	1,787	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,389	114.28	1,587	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,533	124.63	1,911	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,430	116.93	1,672	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,656	111.55	1,847	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	187.63/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	93	122.88/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	112	48.33/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	96	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	89	117.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	82	40.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	96	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	194.05/cwt	180.00–200.00	221	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	121	188.32/cwt	185.00–190.00	228	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	192.24/cwt	175.00–205.00	198	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	169.69/cwt	145.00–190.00	161	9
Heifers	Number 1	—	82	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	37	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,813	74.00/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,342	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,203	82.43/cwt	81.00–84.00	992	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,234	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,086	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	68.65/cwt	68.00–70.00	932	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,430	116.93/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,672	9
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,482	120.56/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,787	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	61.12/cwt	57.50–67.50	713	9
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,528	83.99/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,283	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	36.16/cwt	24.00–44.00	392	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	248	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	51.52/cwt	46.00–56.50	613	15
Bulls	—	—	1,613	81.68/cwt	73.00–95.00	1,317	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	61.98/cwt	56.00–68.00	826	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,391	79.87/cwt	58.00–91.00	1,111	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	67.98/cwt	65.50–69.50	1,091	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	107.50/cwt	70.00–145.00	101	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,747	70.99/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	196	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	109	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	150.09/cwt	140.00–155.00	128	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	36	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	82	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	33	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	159.16/cwt	140.00–175.00	162	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	126	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	258	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	213	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	70	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	35	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	59.82/cwt	50.00–70.00	45	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	235	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	202	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,474	94.07/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,387	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	72	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,389	114.28/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,587	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	66	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	33	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	102.52/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,948	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	73	210.41/cwt	180.00–240.00	154	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,484	100.61/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,493	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	124	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	56	1
Steers	Select	—	1,656	111.55/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,847	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	96	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	77	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,533	124.63/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,911	14
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	194	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 491Last week 370Year ago 317

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 302Last week 279Year ago 280

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

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	114	180.00–200.00	194.05
3	—	121	185.00–190.00	188.32
7	—	103	175.00–205.00	192.24
9	—	95	145.00–190.00	169.69
4	—	85	140.00–155.00	150.09
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	108	230.00	230.00
1	—	126	205.00	205.00
1	—	82	260.00	260.00
1	—	92	255.00	255.00
2	—	73	180.00–240.00	210.41
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	70.00–145.00	107.50
2	—	112	170.00–180.00	175.00
1	—	84	130.00	130.00
5	—	102	140.00–175.00	159.16
3	—	75	50.00–70.00	59.82
1	—	66	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	35.00	35.00
1	—	110	65.00	65.00
1	—	124	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	45.00	45.00
1	—	96	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	240.00	240.00
1	—	114	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,813	73.00–75.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,357	68.00–70.00	68.65
20	—	1,332	56.00–68.00	61.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,166	57.50–67.50	61.12
7	—	1,085	24.00–44.00	36.16
15	—	1,189	46.00–56.50	51.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	65.50–69.50	67.98
2	—	1,747	70.00–72.00	70.99
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	81.00–84.00	82.43
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	83.00–85.00	83.99
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,484	96.00–103.00	100.61
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,234	88.00	88.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,391	58.00–91.00	79.87
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,474	93.00–95.00	94.07
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,430	111.00–122.00	116.93
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,656	111.00–112.00	111.55
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,533	121.00–129.00	124.63
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,482	117.00–124.00	120.56
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,389	113.00–115.00	114.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,613	73.00–95.00	81.68
5	—	1,900	95.00–109.00	102.52

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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