Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

20.00-30.00 lower. 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	1,818	93.85	1,706	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,708	80.98	1,383	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	76.96	1,046	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,694	75.36	1,277	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	58.30	645	23
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,482	93.37	1,384	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,530	107.52	1,645	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,575	97.81	1,541	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,319	90.71	1,196	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,459	130.02	1,897	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,304	124.96	1,629	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,097	116.63	1,279	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,509	136.56	2,061	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,524	125.81	1,917	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,397	118.51	1,656	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	142.83/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	87	81.40/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	90	50.00/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	69	8.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	96	166.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	74	25.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	56	5.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

45 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	UtilityJersey	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	151.81/cwt	135.00–165.00	156	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	115.18/cwt	100.00–130.00	99	6
Heifers	Number 1	—	88	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	26	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	163	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	212	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	190	1
Bulls	Utility	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	118	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	230	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	78.13/cwt	60.00–95.00	65	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	157.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	173	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	55	1
Bulls	—	—	1,583	88.12/cwt	72.00–96.00	1,395	7
Bulls	—	—	2,023	98.87/cwt	96.00–105.00	2,000	8
Heifers	Number 2	—	74	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	194.64/cwt	130.00–230.00	162	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	43	1
Steers	Select	—	1,397	118.51/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,656	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,575	97.81/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,541	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,482	93.37/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,384	2
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	96	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	56	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	108	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	135	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,097	116.63/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,279	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	71.43/cwt	66.50–75.50	984	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	80.83/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,089	10
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	55	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	102	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	214	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,708	80.98/cwt	79.50–82.50	1,383	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	57.78/cwt	54.00–64.00	673	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	70.27/cwt	64.00–76.00	798	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	96	97.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	94	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	77	58.32/cwt	50.00–65.00	45	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	122.71/cwt	100.00–160.00	114	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	72.88/cwt	67.00–78.00	1,195	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,766	78.66/cwt	78.50–79.00	1,389	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	32.65/cwt	21.00–40.00	292	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,524	125.81/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,917	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,459	130.02/cwt	126.00–134.50	1,897	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,530	107.52/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,645	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,304	124.96/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,629	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,509	136.56/cwt	132.00–142.50	2,061	12
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,319	90.71/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,196	3

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 412Last week 501Year ago 388

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 386Last week 351Year ago 328

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

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

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

20.00-30.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	103	135.00–165.00	151.81
6	—	86	100.00–130.00	115.18
5	—	110	150.00–160.00	157.01
1	—	78	70.00	70.00
6	—	93	100.00–160.00	122.71
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	74	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	118	195.00	195.00
3	—	83	130.00–230.00	194.64
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	60.00–95.00	78.13
1	—	108	125.00	125.00
2	—	96	95.00–100.00	97.50
3	—	77	50.00–65.00	58.32
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	20.00	20.00
1	—	86	50.00	50.00
1	—	92	60.00	60.00
1	—	102	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	190.00	190.00
1	—	92	230.00	230.00
1	—	112	170.00	170.00
1	—	102	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	56	5.00	5.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,583	72.00–96.00	88.12
8	—	2,023	96.00–105.00	98.87
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,397	110.00–123.00	118.51
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,524	123.00–129.00	125.81
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,509	132.00–142.50	136.56
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	96.00–102.00	97.81
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,530	107.00–108.00	107.52
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,319	88.00–94.00	90.71
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,482	91.00–96.00	93.37
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,097	112.00–119.00	116.63
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,459	126.00–134.50	130.02
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,304	124.00–126.00	124.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,378	66.50–75.50	71.43
10	—	1,347	75.00–86.00	80.83
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	79.50–82.50	80.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,164	54.00–64.00	57.78
9	—	1,136	64.00–76.00	70.27
4	—	894	21.00–40.00	32.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,640	67.00–78.00	72.88
3	—	1,766	78.50–79.00	78.66

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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