Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Holstein

steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

10.00-15.00 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	—	Low	1,450	88.85	1,289	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,901	77.63	1,476	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,650	71.43	1,178	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,353	70.13	949	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,191	55.96	666	32
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,144	84.00	961	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,275	83.07	1,059	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,407	93.77	1,319	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,288	86.01	1,108	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,479	77.24	1,142	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,558	118.52	1,847	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,374	113.97	1,566	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,590	119.69	1,903	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,461	116.84	1,707	12

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	221.85/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 2	94	173.87/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	98	97.63/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	66	9.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	94	168.24/cwt	10
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	64	5.00/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
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,590	119.69/cwt	118.00–122.50	1,903	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,374	113.97/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,566	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,461	116.84/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,707	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,288	86.01/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,108	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,275	83.07/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,059	2
Bulls	—	—	1,184	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	805	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	72.83/cwt	67.00–79.50	984	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	64.74/cwt	62.00–67.00	879	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,479	77.24/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,142	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,144	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	961	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,558	118.52/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,847	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,407	93.77/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,319	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,901	77.63/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,476	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	65.88/cwt	59.50–72.50	802	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	35.65/cwt	27.00–44.00	370	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	54.79/cwt	51.00–59.00	668	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,729	73.55/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,272	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	66.49/cwt	65.00–67.50	974	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	300	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	101	1
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	70	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	52	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	185.98/cwt	170.00–195.00	158	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	254.77/cwt	230.00–270.00	265	7
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	54	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	274.48/cwt	250.00–300.00	264	2
Bulls	—	—	1,474	86.03/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,268	7
Bulls	—	—	1,475	99.01/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,460	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	243.51/cwt	190.00–295.00	253	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	135	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	110	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	165	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	105.22/cwt	95.00–115.00	97	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	271.79/cwt	260.00–280.00	304	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	226.37/cwt	195.00–245.00	215	5
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	87	115.29/cwt	90.00–140.00	100	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	215	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	185.11/cwt	150.00–220.00	174	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	200.31/cwt	165.00–235.00	226	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	259.71/cwt	230.00–290.00	273	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	294.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	274	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	137.09/cwt	90.00–185.00	115	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	135	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	96	86.84/cwt	75.00–100.00	83	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	58	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	29	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	112	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	146	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.

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

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon May 3, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 468Last week 0Year ago 435

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 257Last week 0Year ago 263

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Holstein

steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

10.00-15.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,590	118.00–122.50	119.69
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,461	115.00–119.00	116.84
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,374	112.00–116.00	113.97
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	118.00–119.00	118.52
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,288	83.00–89.00	86.01
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,479	76.00–79.00	77.24
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	90.00–96.00	93.77
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	79.00–87.00	83.07
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,144	84.00	84.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,184	68.00	68.00
7	—	1,474	81.00–93.00	86.03
4	—	1,475	95.00–103.00	99.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,351	67.00–79.50	72.83
6	—	1,358	62.00–67.00	64.74
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,901	76.00–80.00	77.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,218	59.50–72.50	65.88
5	—	1,037	27.00–44.00	35.65
15	—	1,220	51.00–59.00	54.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,729	71.00–77.00	73.55
3	—	1,465	65.00–67.50	66.49

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	250.00	250.00
1	—	78	130.00	130.00
6	—	85	170.00–195.00	185.98
7	—	104	230.00–270.00	254.77
3	—	112	260.00–280.00	271.79
5	—	95	195.00–245.00	226.37
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	62	5.00	5.00
1	—	52	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	96	250.00–300.00	274.48
2	—	105	230.00–290.00	259.71
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	87	90.00–140.00	115.29
1	—	112	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	215.00	215.00
8	—	94	150.00–220.00	185.11
2	—	113	165.00–235.00	200.31
5	—	84	90.00–185.00	137.09
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	130.00	130.00
3	—	96	75.00–100.00	86.84
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	190.00–295.00	243.51
2	—	93	290.00–300.00	294.95
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	135.00	135.00
1	—	110	150.00	150.00
2	—	92	95.00–115.00	105.22
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	58	50.00	50.00

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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