Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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

cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher.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	—	High	1,734	96.11	1,667	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,697	82.89	1,407	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,384	81.09	1,122	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,122	62.14	697	21
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,307	87.92	1,149	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,546	107.41	1,661	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,415	95.21	1,347	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,334	89.72	1,197	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,397	128.18	1,791	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,393	124.28	1,731	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,300	112.00	1,456	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,608	133.21	2,142	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,374	122.74	1,686	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,364	106.92	1,458	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	172.33/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	94	135.65/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	112	120.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	71	10.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	91	178.64/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	88	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80	8.75/cwt	4

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
Bulls	—	—	1,912	103.84/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,985	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	73.18/cwt	66.00–76.50	1,009	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,334	89.72/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	213.49/cwt	160.00–250.00	184	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	229	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,393	124.28/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,731	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,300	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,456	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	81.35/cwt	78.50–84.00	1,381	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	83.72/cwt	77.50–88.50	1,160	18
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,397	128.18/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,791	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,415	95.21/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,347	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,608	133.21/cwt	129.00–138.00	2,142	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,374	122.74/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,686	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	74.74/cwt	69.00–84.00	860	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	39.04/cwt	31.00–48.00	376	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	61.21/cwt	57.00–64.00	714	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,696	85.05/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,442	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	82	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	131.40/cwt	115.00–145.00	112	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	191.05/cwt	185.00–195.00	216	5
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	58	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	94	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,307	87.92/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	146.69/cwt	135.00–155.00	136	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	161.47/cwt	140.00–170.00	168	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,546	107.41/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,661	5
Steers	Select	—	1,364	106.92/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,458	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	232	1
Bulls	Utility	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,592	89.92/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,432	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	170.97/cwt	155.00–185.00	162	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	184.99/cwt	175.00–195.00	191	7
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	54	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	227.47/cwt	225.00–230.00	216	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	88	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	110	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	55	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	108	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	77	77.73/cwt	60.00–95.00	60	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	111.56/cwt	100.00–125.00	97	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	112	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	134	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	68	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	68	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	230	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 501Last week 586Year ago 584

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 351Last week 327Year ago 340

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

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

cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher.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
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,912	103.00–105.00	103.84
5	—	1,592	80.00–95.00	89.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,379	66.00–76.50	73.18
18	—	1,386	77.50–88.50	83.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,698	78.50–84.00	81.35
5	—	1,696	84.00–86.00	85.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,151	69.00–84.00	74.74
4	—	964	31.00–48.00	39.04
9	—	1,167	57.00–64.00	61.21
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,334	86.00–94.00	89.72
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	94.00–97.00	95.21
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,546	103.00–111.00	107.41
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	122.00–126.00	124.28
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	126.00–129.00	128.18
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,608	129.00–138.00	133.21
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,374	117.00–127.00	122.74
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	100.00–115.00	106.92
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	84.00–93.00	87.92

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	86	160.00–250.00	213.49
1	—	104	220.00	220.00
1	—	68	100.00	100.00
1	—	96	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
1	—	82	10.00	10.00
1	—	54	5.00	5.00
1	—	108	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	105.00	105.00
8	—	85	115.00–145.00	131.40
5	—	113	185.00–195.00	191.05
6	—	95	155.00–185.00	170.97
7	—	103	175.00–195.00	184.99
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	58	5.00	5.00
1	—	94	20.00	20.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	135.00–155.00	146.69
6	—	104	140.00–170.00	161.47
2	—	77	60.00–95.00	77.73
3	—	87	100.00–125.00	111.56
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	270.00	270.00
1	—	108	185.00	185.00
2	—	95	225.00–230.00	227.47
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	112	120.00	120.00

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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