Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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

steady. 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	1,682	94.02	1,581	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,726	76.24	1,316	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	69.38	887	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,689	67.47	1,139	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	52.63	598	19
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,613	86.39	1,393	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,566	109.17	1,710	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,728	95.00	1,642	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,530	127.18	1,946	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,294	119.40	1,545	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,360	105.86	1,440	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,530	135.02	2,066	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,449	126.45	1,832	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,292	108.66	1,404	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	134.14/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	94	84.78/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	74	19.86/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	77	11.25/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	90	155.53/cwt	9
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	96	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Utility	—	94	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	77	75.49/cwt	75.00–76.00	58	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	138.30/cwt	135.00–140.00	141	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	225	1
Bulls	Utility	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	56.82/cwt	53.50–60.50	693	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	30.59/cwt	10.00–43.00	289	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,530	127.18/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,946	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,530	135.02/cwt	130.00–138.50	2,066	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,724	64.51/cwt	61.50–68.00	1,112	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	63.13/cwt	60.00–66.50	692	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	66.24/cwt	63.00–69.00	875	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	72.92/cwt	70.00–80.00	896	8
Bulls	—	—	1,094	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	580	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,613	86.39/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,393	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,726	76.24/cwt	75.50–77.00	1,316	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	71.41/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,173	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,294	119.40/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,545	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,449	126.45/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,832	14
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	88.85/cwt	75.00–95.00	74	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	151	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	104.02/cwt	90.00–115.00	108	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	83.10/cwt	40.00–115.00	78	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	106	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	32	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	88	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	96	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	19.86/cwt	15.00–25.00	15	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	74	42.43/cwt	40.00–45.00	31	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	70	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	124	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	149	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	112.02/cwt	90.00–135.00	106	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	72	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	133	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	196	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	205	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	88	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,728	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,642	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,566	109.17/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,710	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	238.72/cwt	220.00–260.00	224	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	216	2
Bulls	—	—	1,933	105.43/cwt	99.00–113.00	2,038	10
Bulls	—	—	1,407	83.57/cwt	73.00–99.00	1,176	7
Steers	Select	—	1,292	108.66/cwt	101.00–118.00	1,404	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,360	105.86/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,440	2

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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 441Last week 586Year ago 456

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 368Last week 384Year ago 341

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

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

steady. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	20.00	20.00
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
2	—	76	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	77	75.00–76.00	75.49
3	—	102	135.00–140.00	138.30
4	—	83	75.00–95.00	88.85
4	—	112	130.00–140.00	134.96
1	—	124	120.00	120.00
6	—	95	90.00–135.00	112.02
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	104	90.00–115.00	104.02
4	—	94	40.00–115.00	83.10
2	—	74	40.00–45.00	42.43
1	—	88	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	74	15.00–25.00	19.86
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	250.00	250.00
3	—	94	220.00–260.00	238.72
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	225.00	225.00
1	—	72	185.00	185.00
2	—	85	230.00	230.00
2	—	92	230.00–240.00	234.89
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	30.00	30.00
1	—	88	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	20.00	20.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,219	53.50–60.50	56.82
4	—	945	10.00–43.00	30.59
4	—	1,096	60.00–66.50	63.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,724	61.50–68.00	64.51
3	—	1,642	70.00–72.50	71.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,321	63.00–69.00	66.24
8	—	1,229	70.00–80.00	72.92
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,726	75.50–77.00	76.24
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	125.00–129.00	127.18
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,294	115.00–123.00	119.40
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	99.00–112.00	105.86
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,530	130.00–138.50	135.02
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,449	121.00–131.00	126.45
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,292	101.00–118.00	108.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,094	53.00	53.00
10	—	1,933	99.00–113.00	105.43
7	—	1,407	73.00–99.00	83.57
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	84.00–89.00	86.39
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,566	106.00–114.00	109.17

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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