Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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

cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

5.00-10.00 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	1,729	95.42	1,650	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,845	82.03	1,513	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,705	73.80	1,258	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,342	69.76	936	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,157	56.38	652	26
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,250	96.00	1,200	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,355	90.87	1,231	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,484	104.75	1,554	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,601	95.57	1,530	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,187	74.83	888	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,325	128.24	1,699	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,194	120.75	1,442	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,268	110.41	1,400	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,554	131.70	2,047	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,508	122.83	1,852	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,304	113.71	1,483	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	130.35/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 2	93	70.35/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	96	45.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	78	10.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	91	120.61/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	75	7.50/cwt	2

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
Steers	Choice	—	1,508	122.83/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,852	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	75.62/cwt	71.00–82.50	994	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	66.64/cwt	62.50–70.00	904	15
Bulls	—	—	1,622	87.90/cwt	77.50–95.00	1,426	8
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,325	128.24/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,699	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,484	104.75/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,554	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,784	77.48/cwt	76.00–78.50	1,382	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	72.57/cwt	68.50–75.00	1,218	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,194	120.75/cwt	120.50–121.00	1,442	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,554	131.70/cwt	127.00–135.50	2,047	16
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,187	74.83/cwt	70.00–82.00	888	3
Steers	Select	—	1,304	113.71/cwt	102.00–120.00	1,483	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,845	82.03/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,513	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	56.27/cwt	50.00–61.50	667	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	33.43/cwt	27.00–43.00	325	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	66.46/cwt	62.50–73.50	779	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	128.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	146	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	130.86/cwt	110.00–140.00	135	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	67.59/cwt	65.00–70.00	57	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Utility	—	82	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	Utility	—	76	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,250	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	22.55/cwt	20.00–25.00	21	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	35	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,355	90.87/cwt	83.00–98.00	1,231	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,268	110.41/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	177	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	140	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	193	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	90.19/cwt	80.00–115.00	85	4
Bulls	—	—	1,852	104.01/cwt	97.00–116.00	1,926	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,601	95.57/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	71.21/cwt	65.00–75.00	66	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	78	37.50/cwt	35.00–40.00	29	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	119	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	43.12/cwt	30.00–50.00	36	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	179.92/cwt	140.00–205.00	148	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	158	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	180	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	122	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	244	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	107.65/cwt	100.00–115.00	110	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	96	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	43	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	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 495Last week 504Year ago 419

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 410Last week 428Year ago 346

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

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

cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

5.00-10.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,508	120.00–127.00	122.83
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,554	127.00–135.50	131.70
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,304	102.00–120.00	113.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,314	71.00–82.50	75.62
15	—	1,357	62.50–70.00	66.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,784	76.00–78.50	77.48
9	—	1,678	68.50–75.00	72.57
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,845	81.00–83.00	82.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,185	50.00–61.50	56.27
3	—	973	27.00–43.00	33.43
7	—	1,172	62.50–73.50	66.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,622	77.50–95.00	87.90
7	—	1,852	97.00–116.00	104.01
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	124.00–132.00	128.24
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,194	120.50–121.00	120.75
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	106.00–114.00	110.41
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,484	104.00–107.00	104.75
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,187	70.00–82.00	74.83
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,601	95.00–96.00	95.57
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	96.00	96.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,355	83.00–98.00	90.87

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	114	125.00–130.00	128.33
7	—	103	110.00–140.00	130.86
2	—	85	65.00–70.00	67.59
4	—	94	80.00–115.00	90.19
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	15.00	15.00
1	—	76	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	180.00	180.00
1	—	84	230.00	230.00
1	—	90	200.00	200.00
1	—	122	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	93	65.00–75.00	71.21
2	—	78	35.00–40.00	37.50
2	—	113	100.00–110.00	105.04
3	—	83	30.00–50.00	43.12
2	—	102	100.00–115.00	107.65
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	20.00–25.00	22.55
1	—	100	35.00	35.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	170.00	170.00
3	—	82	140.00–205.00	179.92
1	—	90	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
1	—	82	10.00	10.00

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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