Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Holstein

steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. Supply included 196 steers and

heifers, 259 slaughter cows, 18 bulls, and 214 feeder cattle.

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

mostly steady. 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	1,623	89.99	1,461	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,421	70.75	1,005	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,920	70.30	1,350	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,731	66.97	1,159	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,209	56.61	684	31
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,542	87.00	1,342	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,167	81.16	947	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,481	80.25	1,189	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,534	96.91	1,487	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,583	86.45	1,369	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,333	78.86	1,051	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,411	123.08	1,737	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,353	114.76	1,553	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,311	110.55	1,449	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,644	125.61	2,065	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,473	117.77	1,735	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,448	112.82	1,634	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	229.48/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 2	97	174.54/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 3	93	53.59/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	56	8.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	86	177.76/cwt	13

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	1,473	117.77/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,735	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	67.21/cwt	64.00–70.00	903	10
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,333	78.86/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,051	4
Bulls	—	—	1,536	85.40/cwt	74.00–93.00	1,312	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	121	244.79/cwt	220.00–270.00	296	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,311	110.55/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,449	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,583	86.45/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,369	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,731	66.97/cwt	62.00–69.00	1,159	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,491	73.96/cwt	70.50–81.00	1,103	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,542	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,342	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,644	125.61/cwt	121.00–132.50	2,065	15
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,167	81.16/cwt	78.00–84.00	947	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,534	96.91/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,487	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	58.42/cwt	52.00–64.50	719	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,920	70.30/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,350	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	35.48/cwt	20.00–49.00	464	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	65.75/cwt	61.50–69.00	723	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	306	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	105.54/cwt	80.00–130.00	97	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	178.57/cwt	160.00–195.00	154	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	223.32/cwt	185.00–250.00	210	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	260.09/cwt	230.00–275.00	291	6
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	56	8.00/cwt	8.00–8.00	4	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,411	123.08/cwt	119.00–130.50	1,737	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	319	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	254	1
Steers	Select	—	1,448	112.82/cwt	111.00–114.50	1,634	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,353	114.76/cwt	113.50–116.00	1,553	2
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	58	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	41	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	264.72/cwt	250.00–280.00	281	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	277.45/cwt	210.00–325.00	230	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	248.25/cwt	235.00–265.00	256	3
Bulls	—	—	1,798	99.16/cwt	97.50–103.00	1,783	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,481	80.25/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,189	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	218.44/cwt	185.00–245.00	245	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	128	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	230	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	210.19/cwt	180.00–230.00	216	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	77.81/cwt	65.00–85.00	59	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	95.29/cwt	70.00–120.00	81	2
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	62	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	43	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	153.62/cwt	135.00–165.00	134	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	130	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	185.08/cwt	140.00–235.00	172	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	101	74.75/cwt	50.00–100.00	75	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	50.32/cwt	35.00–65.00	47	2
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	84	35.71/cwt	20.00–50.00	30	2

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

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 473Last week 468Year ago 488

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 268Last week 257Year ago 300

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Holstein

steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. Supply included 196 steers and

heifers, 259 slaughter cows, 18 bulls, and 214 feeder cattle.

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

mostly steady. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,473	115.00–121.00	117.77
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,644	121.00–132.50	125.61
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	111.00–114.50	112.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,343	64.00–70.00	67.21
11	—	1,491	70.50–81.00	73.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,731	62.00–69.00	66.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,230	52.00–64.50	58.42
5	—	1,308	20.00–49.00	35.48
8	—	1,099	61.50–69.00	65.75
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,920	69.00–72.00	70.30
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,333	76.00–81.00	78.86
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,583	84.00–90.00	86.45
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,534	95.00–101.00	96.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,536	74.00–93.00	85.40
5	—	1,798	97.50–103.00	99.16
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,311	109.00–112.00	110.55
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,411	119.00–130.50	123.08
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	113.50–116.00	114.76
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,542	87.00	87.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,167	78.00–84.00	81.16
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,481	79.00–83.00	80.25

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	121	220.00–270.00	244.79
6	—	86	160.00–195.00	178.57
10	—	94	185.00–250.00	223.32
6	—	112	230.00–275.00	260.09
3	—	103	235.00–265.00	248.25
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	255.00	255.00
1	—	110	290.00	290.00
1	—	106	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	56	8.00	8.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	112	185.00–245.00	218.44
1	—	128	180.00	180.00
3	—	103	180.00–230.00	210.19
4	—	76	65.00–85.00	77.81
3	—	87	135.00–165.00	153.62
7	—	93	140.00–235.00	185.08
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	101	50.00–100.00	74.75
2	—	94	35.00–65.00	50.32
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	20.00–50.00	35.71
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	92	80.00–130.00	105.54
2	—	85	70.00–120.00	95.29
1	—	100	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	58	70.00	70.00
1	—	62	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	106	250.00–280.00	264.72
4	—	83	210.00–325.00	277.45

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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