Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

steady-5.00 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	1,643	92.43	1,519	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,927	82.96	1,599	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	75.78	1,228	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,371	72.16	989	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	54.52	598	21
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,302	88.52	1,153	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,594	108.89	1,736	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,518	97.80	1,485	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,350	84.00	1,134	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,416	128.34	1,817	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,485	118.35	1,757	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,670	131.63	2,198	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,440	126.34	1,819	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,200	123.76	1,485	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	125.27/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	97	87.23/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	97	41.35/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	56	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	87	136.14/cwt	9
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	64	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

42 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 Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,594	108.89/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,736	5
Steers	Select	—	1,200	123.76/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,485	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,350	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,134	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	68.11/cwt	62.00–73.00	936	12
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	56	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	107.26/cwt	95.00–120.00	101	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	127.19/cwt	120.00–135.00	134	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	153	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	75	47.53/cwt	45.00–50.00	36	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	94.94/cwt	90.00–100.00	83	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	77.56/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,060	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	75.78/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,228	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	55.36/cwt	50.00–59.00	625	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	67.53/cwt	63.00–76.50	742	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	32.69/cwt	25.00–45.00	330	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,927	82.96/cwt	81.50–84.50	1,599	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,670	131.63/cwt	126.00–136.50	2,198	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,416	128.34/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,817	6
Bulls	—	—	1,773	110.67/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,962	3
Bulls	—	—	1,385	78.04/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,485	118.35/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,757	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,440	126.34/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,819	9
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,302	88.52/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,153	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,518	97.80/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	104	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	26	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	27.66/cwt	20.00–35.00	25	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	211.54/cwt	200.00–225.00	243	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	180.00/cwt	160.00–200.00	140	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	188.31/cwt	150.00–225.00	156	3
Bulls	—	—	1,664	88.11/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,466	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	116	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	116	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	42.50/cwt	40.00–45.00	32	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	61.84/cwt	45.00–90.00	53	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	96	93.80/cwt	90.00–100.00	90	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	106.00/cwt	75.00–125.00	110	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	116	133.83/cwt	120.00–140.00	155	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	118	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	142	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	23	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	50.19/cwt	45.00–55.00	52	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	64	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	207	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 586Last week 495Year ago 418

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 384Last week 410Year ago 374

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

steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

steady-5.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,594	105.00–111.00	108.89
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	84.00	84.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	93.00–102.00	97.80
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	122.00–126.00	123.76
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,670	126.00–136.50	131.63
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,440	123.00–130.00	126.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,374	62.00–73.00	68.11
9	—	1,367	74.00–83.00	77.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,620	71.00–81.00	75.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,129	50.00–59.00	55.36
6	—	1,099	63.00–76.50	67.53
4	—	1,009	25.00–45.00	32.69
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,927	81.50–84.50	82.96
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,416	125.00–131.00	128.34
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	112.00–125.00	118.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,773	106.00–115.00	110.67
2	—	1,385	76.00–80.00	78.04
6	—	1,664	80.00–93.00	88.11
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,302	86.00–91.00	88.52

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	56	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	94	95.00–120.00	107.26
7	—	105	120.00–135.00	127.19
1	—	122	125.00	125.00
2	—	75	45.00–50.00	47.53
2	—	87	90.00–100.00	94.94
4	—	116	120.00–140.00	133.83
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	115	200.00–225.00	211.54
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	116	100.00	100.00
2	—	76	40.00–45.00	42.50
3	—	85	45.00–90.00	61.84
4	—	96	90.00–100.00	93.80
5	—	104	75.00–125.00	106.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	118	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	40.00	40.00
1	—	92	25.00	25.00
2	—	104	45.00–55.00	50.19
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	25.00	25.00
2	—	92	20.00–35.00	27.66
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	78	160.00–200.00	180.00
3	—	83	150.00–225.00	188.31
1	—	94	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	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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