Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Holstein

steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold sharply lower.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

20.00-25.00 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	—	Low	1,657	92.72	1,536	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,804	74.50	1,344	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,729	69.58	1,203	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,374	64.93	892	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,158	47.47	550	27
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,370	105.00	1,439	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,427	91.96	1,312	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,562	107.54	1,680	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,588	101.06	1,605	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,341	81.52	1,093	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,423	124.66	1,774	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,451	117.16	1,700	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,248	107.00	1,335	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,570	127.68	2,005	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,542	121.41	1,872	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,470	113.41	1,667	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	136.53/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 2	91	70.00/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	94	43.99/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	93	13.84/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	91	140.87/cwt	6
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70	7.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,370	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,439	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,570	127.68/cwt	124.00–132.00	2,005	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,451	117.16/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,700	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,542	121.41/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,872	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,588	101.06/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,605	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,427	91.96/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,312	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	62.09/cwt	59.00–65.50	836	14
Steers	Select	—	1,470	113.41/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,667	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,248	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,335	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,341	81.52/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,093	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,562	107.54/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,680	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,423	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,774	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,804	74.50/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,344	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	35.51/cwt	17.00–46.50	414	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	64.49/cwt	64.00–65.00	715	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	53.17/cwt	47.00–59.00	616	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,729	69.58/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,203	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	71.55/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,028	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	86.88/cwt	70.00–115.00	81	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	116	126.10/cwt	110.00–135.00	146	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	62.76/cwt	55.00–70.00	53	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	140	1
Bulls	Utility	—	84	15.24/cwt	10.00–20.00	13	2
Bulls	Utility	—	101	12.43/cwt	5.00–20.00	13	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	112	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	50.00/cwt	45.00–55.00	38	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	55.00/cwt	40.00–65.00	47	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	32.47/cwt	30.00–35.00	27	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	270	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	321.67/cwt	305.00–340.00	270	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	140	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	25	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	46	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	112	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	90	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	137	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	43	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	119.42/cwt	100.00–130.00	124	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	112	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	229	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	199.61/cwt	180.00–220.00	204	2
Bulls	—	—	1,056	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	734	1
Bulls	—	—	1,856	99.39/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,845	6
Bulls	—	—	1,538	89.36/cwt	78.00–95.00	1,374	5
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	25.11/cwt	15.00–35.00	23	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	162	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	189	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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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 504Last week 498Year ago 304

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 428Last week 358Year ago 373

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Holstein

steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold sharply lower.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

20.00-25.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	105.00	105.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	88.00–94.00	91.96
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,570	124.00–132.00	127.68
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,542	118.00–125.00	121.41
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,470	104.00–118.00	113.41
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,451	114.00–119.00	117.16
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,248	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	124.00–125.00	124.66
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,588	95.00–106.00	101.06
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,341	79.00–85.00	81.52
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,562	104.00–111.00	107.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,347	59.00–65.50	62.09
6	—	1,437	68.00–77.00	71.55
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,804	74.00–75.00	74.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,167	17.00–46.50	35.51
2	—	1,108	64.00–65.00	64.49
15	—	1,159	47.00–59.00	53.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,729	65.00–72.00	69.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,056	69.50	69.50
6	—	1,856	95.00–108.00	99.39
5	—	1,538	78.00–95.00	89.36

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	93	70.00–115.00	86.88
4	—	116	110.00–135.00	126.10
2	—	85	55.00–70.00	62.76
1	—	122	115.00	115.00
1	—	78	55.00	55.00
8	—	104	100.00–130.00	119.42
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	10.00–20.00	15.24
2	—	101	5.00–20.00	12.43
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	112	100.00	100.00
2	—	76	45.00–55.00	50.00
4	—	86	40.00–65.00	55.00
1	—	102	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	30.00–35.00	32.47
1	—	100	25.00	25.00
1	—	92	50.00	50.00
1	—	112	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	98	270.00–280.00	275.00
2	—	84	305.00–340.00	321.67
2	—	102	180.00–220.00	199.61
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	10.00	10.00
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	180.00	180.00
1	—	104	220.00	220.00
1	—	90	180.00	180.00
1	—	88	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	15.00–35.00	25.11

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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