Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-07-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. 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	—	High	1,608	92.28	1,484	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,731	81.20	1,406	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	77.95	1,035	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,595	75.94	1,211	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,186	61.67	732	22
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,376	103.00	1,417	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,382	95.00	1,313	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,570	107.75	1,692	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,356	97.57	1,323	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,555	92.70	1,441	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,266	126.50	1,601	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,150	121.98	1,403	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,396	111.00	1,550	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,542	131.83	2,033	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,463	124.08	1,815	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,298	110.19	1,430	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	145.78/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 2	93	104.97/cwt	5
Bulls	Number 3	97	40.17/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	69	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	84	122.36/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	66	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	Number 1Crossbred	—	82	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	41	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,542	131.83/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,033	8
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,382	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,150	121.98/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	52.75/cwt	40.00–65.00	54	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,463	124.08/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,815	9
Bulls	—	—	1,821	101.63/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,851	4
Bulls	—	—	1,513	88.13/cwt	83.00–96.00	1,333	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	103.29/cwt	80.00–130.00	96	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	125	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	76	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	82	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	37	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	108	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	97	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	56	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	176.29/cwt	140.00–215.00	132	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	68	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	34	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	139.10/cwt	110.00–180.00	131	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	167.59/cwt	165.00–170.00	191	2
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	76	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,396	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,550	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,555	92.70/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,441	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,376	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,417	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,356	97.57/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,266	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,601	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,570	107.75/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,692	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	67.92/cwt	63.50–77.00	821	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	79.70/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,313	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	72.18/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,112	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	162.91/cwt	150.00–175.00	168	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	107.86/cwt	70.00–125.00	92	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	149.76/cwt	140.00–160.00	184	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	58.39/cwt	54.00–61.00	693	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,731	81.20/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,406	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	32.50/cwt	27.00–37.00	338	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	232	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	220.00/cwt	215.00–225.00	180	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	176	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	81.41/cwt	76.50–87.50	1,075	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	69.31/cwt	64.50–72.00	933	6
Steers	Select	—	1,298	110.19/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,430	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	186.83/cwt	125.00–225.00	174	3
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	94	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	80	1

How this sale compares

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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 385Last week 412Year ago 354

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 373Last week 386Year ago 349

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

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

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	50.00	50.00
1	—	94	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	102	40.00–65.00	52.75
1	—	86	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	80.00–130.00	103.29
1	—	100	125.00	125.00
1	—	84	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	50.00	50.00
10	—	94	110.00–180.00	139.10
2	—	114	165.00–170.00	167.59
9	—	103	150.00–175.00	162.91
6	—	85	70.00–125.00	107.86
2	—	123	140.00–160.00	149.76
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	108	215.00	215.00
2	—	82	215.00–225.00	220.00
3	—	93	125.00–225.00	186.83
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	82	45.00	45.00
1	—	108	90.00	90.00
1	—	94	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	75	140.00–215.00	176.29
1	—	84	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,542	130.00–134.00	131.83
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,463	119.00–128.00	124.08
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	100.00–116.00	110.19
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,382	95.00	95.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,376	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	121.00–123.00	121.98
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,396	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,266	126.00–127.00	126.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,821	99.00–105.00	101.63
9	—	1,513	83.00–96.00	88.13
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	91.00–94.00	92.70
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,356	97.00–98.00	97.57
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,570	106.00–109.00	107.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,209	63.50–77.00	67.92
7	—	1,186	54.00–61.00	58.39
2	—	1,040	27.00–37.00	32.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,648	78.00–82.50	79.70
5	—	1,541	68.00–77.00	72.18
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,731	80.00–83.00	81.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,321	76.50–87.50	81.41
6	—	1,346	64.50–72.00	69.31

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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