Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Holstein

steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

5.00-10.00 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	1,807	100.53	1,817	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,902	84.60	1,609	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,654	77.07	1,275	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,424	71.89	1,024	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	54.15	621	26
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,232	88.00	1,084	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,485	87.60	1,301	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,537	107.81	1,657	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,346	99.61	1,341	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,336	84.71	1,132	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,267	125.31	1,588	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,291	118.80	1,534	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,188	104.48	1,241	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,574	127.52	2,007	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,432	119.52	1,712	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,481	112.31	1,663	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	170.44/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	95	124.85/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 3	96	44.08/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	80	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	84	210.18/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	96	25.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	68	7.50/cwt	2

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	—	1,432	119.52/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,712	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,763	80.25/cwt	80.00–80.50	1,415	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,461	76.86/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,123	6
Bulls	—	—	1,743	77.79/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,356	3
Bulls	—	—	1,891	109.15/cwt	103.00–118.00	2,064	11
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,537	107.81/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,657	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,574	127.52/cwt	123.00–131.00	2,007	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	59.49/cwt	55.00–63.50	710	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	66.36/cwt	64.50–68.50	805	6
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,232	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,084	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,485	87.60/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,301	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	68.58/cwt	65.00–74.00	959	9
Steers	Select	—	1,481	112.31/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,663	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,795	86.99/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,561	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	76.16/cwt	71.50–80.00	1,236	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,973	83.01/cwt	79.50–87.00	1,638	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	39.48/cwt	20.00–49.50	413	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	235	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	120	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	147.97/cwt	125.00–180.00	138	11
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	186.87/cwt	175.00–195.00	196	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	116	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	220	2
Bulls	Utility	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	96	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	24	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	98.66/cwt	85.00–110.00	83	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	157.42/cwt	150.00–165.00	179	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	42.71/cwt	35.00–50.00	45	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	192	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	88	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	106	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	210.18/cwt	150.00–235.00	177	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	173	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	235.12/cwt	230.00–240.00	202	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	22	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,291	118.80/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,534	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,346	99.61/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,341	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	69	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	27	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	93.88/cwt	88.00–102.00	1,526	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	154.45/cwt	110.00–170.00	158	8
Heifers	Select	—	1,188	104.48/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,241	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,336	84.71/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,132	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	74	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	44	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	130.21/cwt	120.00–140.00	122	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,267	125.31/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,588	3

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 586Last week 358Year ago 450

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 327Last week 283Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Holstein

steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

5.00-10.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,432	115.00–125.00	119.52
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,574	123.00–131.00	127.52
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,481	109.00–115.00	112.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	80.00–80.50	80.25
7	—	1,623	71.50–80.00	76.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,461	74.00–81.00	76.86
9	—	1,399	65.00–74.00	68.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,194	55.00–63.50	59.49
6	—	1,213	64.50–68.50	66.36
9	—	1,047	20.00–49.50	39.48
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,795	86.00–88.00	86.99
6	—	1,973	79.50–87.00	83.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,743	76.00–81.00	77.79
11	—	1,891	103.00–118.00	109.15
4	—	1,625	88.00–102.00	93.88
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,537	106.00–111.00	107.81
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,346	90.00–104.00	99.61
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,336	81.00–88.00	84.71
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,232	88.00	88.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	83.00–92.00	87.60
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,291	116.00–121.00	118.80
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	96.00–108.00	104.48
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	124.00–126.00	125.31

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	210.00	210.00
2	—	96	180.00	180.00
2	—	86	230.00–240.00	235.12
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	93	125.00–180.00	147.97
8	—	105	175.00–195.00	186.87
2	—	116	190.00	190.00
1	—	120	160.00	160.00
1	—	88	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	84	85.00–110.00	98.66
4	—	114	150.00–165.00	157.42
8	—	102	110.00–170.00	154.45
3	—	74	60.00	60.00
2	—	94	120.00–140.00	130.21
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	105	35.00–50.00	42.71
1	—	110	20.00	20.00
1	—	86	80.00	80.00
1	—	76	35.00	35.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	150.00–235.00	210.18

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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