Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Holstein

steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 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	—	High	1,757	91.40	1,606	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	66.86	899	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,794	66.53	1,193	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	53.93	624	33
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,484	95.00	1,410	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,582	88.54	1,401	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,467	101.35	1,487	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,503	90.88	1,366	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,310	80.00	1,048	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,432	121.00	1,733	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,301	115.44	1,502	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,568	125.50	1,968	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,455	118.73	1,728	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,421	111.31	1,582	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	213.08/cwt	32
Bulls	Number 2	99	181.34/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	84	86.00/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	71	8.65/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	91	211.66/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	92	20.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	68	15.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,484	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,410	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,574	125.16/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,970	16
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,503	90.88/cwt	82.50–97.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,301	115.44/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,502	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,455	118.73/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,728	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,582	88.54/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,401	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	64.99/cwt	60.00–67.50	881	18
Steers	Select	—	1,421	111.31/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,582	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,310	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,048	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,472	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,928	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,467	101.35/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,487	9
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,432	121.00/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,733	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	54.80/cwt	49.00–58.00	627	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	36.44/cwt	30.00–47.00	410	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	63.86/cwt	61.00–69.50	769	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	70.66/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,233	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,818	64.46/cwt	61.00–67.00	1,172	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	70.60/cwt	68.50–74.00	934	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	209.84/cwt	200.00–220.00	256	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	164.30/cwt	150.00–180.00	136	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	240.63/cwt	230.00–255.00	253	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	235.07/cwt	230.00–240.00	270	4
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	61	7.97/cwt	6.00–10.00	5	2
Bulls	Utility	—	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	193.89/cwt	170.00–225.00	202	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	97	191.76/cwt	180.00–205.00	186	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	68	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	10	1
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	—	60	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	15	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	88	77.50/cwt	75.00–80.00	68	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	78	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	78	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	296	1
Bulls	Number 1Jersey	—	96	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	53	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	156	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	92	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	262	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	119	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	216.48/cwt	190.00–230.00	206	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	77	148.36/cwt	145.00–155.00	114	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	74	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	63	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	250.47/cwt	235.00–265.00	238	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	286.27/cwt	275.00–305.00	240	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	345	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	97.72/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,772	4
Bulls	—	—	1,725	87.79/cwt	78.00–95.00	1,514	7
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	108	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	210.35/cwt	180.00–240.00	179	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	265	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	148	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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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Apr 19, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 474Last week 491Year ago 313

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 269Last week 302Year ago 212

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Holstein

steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 15.00-20.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,484	95.00	95.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,582	81.00–94.00	88.54
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,574	122.00–129.00	125.16
1	—	1,472	131.00	131.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,455	115.00–121.00	118.73
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,421	106.00–117.00	111.31
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	82.50–97.00	90.88
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,467	97.00–105.00	101.35
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,301	114.00–117.00	115.44
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,432	119.00–125.00	121.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,356	60.00–67.50	64.99
9	—	1,323	68.50–74.00	70.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,145	49.00–58.00	54.80
6	—	1,126	30.00–47.00	36.44
9	—	1,204	61.00–69.50	63.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,745	70.00–71.00	70.66
6	—	1,818	61.00–67.00	64.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,813	96.00–99.00	97.72
7	—	1,725	78.00–95.00	87.79

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	122	200.00–220.00	209.84
7	—	83	150.00–180.00	164.30
6	—	105	230.00–255.00	240.63
4	—	115	230.00–240.00	235.07
4	—	95	190.00–230.00	216.48
3	—	77	145.00–155.00	148.36
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	61	6.00–10.00	7.97
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	104	170.00–225.00	193.89
3	—	97	180.00–205.00	191.76
1	—	114	230.00	230.00
1	—	88	135.00	135.00
1	—	74	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	25.00	25.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	88	75.00–80.00	77.50
1	—	78	100.00	100.00
1	—	104	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	315.00	315.00
3	—	84	275.00–305.00	286.27
1	—	106	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	55.00	55.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	15.00	15.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	235.00–265.00	250.47
2	—	85	180.00–240.00	210.35
1	—	106	250.00	250.00
1	—	76	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	115.00	115.00

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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