Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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

Slaughter cows was not reported. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 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	1,661	89.75	1,491	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,333	105.02	1,400	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,403	95.59	1,341	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,501	107.24	1,610	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,559	94.74	1,477	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,639	87.72	1,438	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,375	125.58	1,727	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,235	122.41	1,512	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,585	129.47	2,052	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,426	122.74	1,750	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,348	109.78	1,480	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	142.97/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	91	80.39/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	92	33.06/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	81	11.07/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	88	190.00/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1	—	74	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	44	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	116	166.19/cwt	155.00–175.00	193	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	141	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	178	1
Bulls	Utility	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	94	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,501	107.24/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,610	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,585	129.47/cwt	125.00–134.00	2,052	19
Bulls	—	—	1,528	84.98/cwt	70.00–92.50	1,298	7
Bulls	—	—	1,816	95.32/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,731	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,639	87.72/cwt	87.50–88.00	1,438	2
Steers	Select	—	1,348	109.78/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,480	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,426	122.74/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,750	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,403	95.59/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Utility	—	85	15.18/cwt	10.00–20.00	13	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,333	105.02/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,375	125.58/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,727	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	83.55/cwt	65.00–90.00	71	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	123.69/cwt	95.00–145.00	118	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	150.48/cwt	100.00–175.00	152	10
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	133	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,559	94.74/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,477	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,235	122.41/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	220	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	192.50/cwt	150.00–235.00	154	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	202	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	275	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	113	232.79/cwt	200.00–265.00	263	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	109.93/cwt	100.00–120.00	111	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	53.80/cwt	50.00–60.00	40	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	87.52/cwt	65.00–115.00	81	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	122.94/cwt	110.00–135.00	140	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	56.95/cwt	50.00–60.00	48	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	50	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	40.16/cwt	35.00–45.00	37	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	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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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 498Last week 385Year ago 522

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 358Last week 373Year ago 334

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

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

Slaughter cows was not reported. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	60.00	60.00
4	—	116	155.00–175.00	166.19
6	—	85	65.00–90.00	83.55
8	—	95	95.00–145.00	123.69
10	—	101	100.00–175.00	150.48
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	185.00	185.00
1	—	86	235.00	235.00
1	—	108	255.00	255.00
2	—	113	200.00–265.00	232.79
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
1	—	94	10.00	10.00
2	—	85	10.00–20.00	15.18
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	101	100.00–120.00	109.93
4	—	75	50.00–60.00	53.80
7	—	93	65.00–115.00	87.52
2	—	114	110.00–135.00	122.94
5	—	84	50.00–60.00	56.95
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	45.00	45.00
2	—	93	35.00–45.00	40.16
1	—	76	25.00	25.00
1	—	86	15.00	15.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	185.00	185.00
1	—	74	180.00	180.00
1	—	110	200.00	200.00
2	—	80	150.00–235.00	192.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,501	100.00–110.00	107.24
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,639	87.50–88.00	87.72
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,559	89.00–99.00	94.74
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,585	125.00–134.00	129.47
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,348	108.00–113.00	109.78
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,426	119.00–126.00	122.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,528	70.00–92.50	84.98
6	—	1,816	94.00–98.00	95.32
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	93.00–98.00	95.59
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	103.00–107.00	105.02
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,375	124.00–128.00	125.58
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	120.00–124.00	122.41

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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