Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 4 lb Boner cow deleted

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Holstein steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. 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	—	Low	1,790	99.20	1,776	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,954	76.06	1,486	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,659	71.33	1,183	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,366	65.11	889	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,140	47.18	538	22
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,267	104.54	1,325	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,569	113.00	1,773	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,520	107.13	1,628	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,578	94.00	1,483	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,349	134.33	1,812	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,240	123.46	1,531	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,308	106.66	1,395	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,547	137.89	2,133	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,411	129.41	1,826	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,129	115.37	1,303	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	131.90/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	93	86.99/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	88	37.50/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	78	9.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	88	85.17/cwt	7
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70	10.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2	—	82	57.58/cwt	45.00–70.00	47	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	136.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	154	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	247.34/cwt	240.00–255.00	232	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	81	245.25/cwt	225.00–265.00	199	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	248	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,411	129.41/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,826	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	28.68/cwt	17.00–39.00	302	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	59.39/cwt	58.00–60.50	709	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	51.72/cwt	45.00–56.50	601	15
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,349	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,812	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,954	76.06/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,486	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,569	113.00/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,773	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,520	107.13/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,628	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,240	123.46/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,531	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,308	106.66/cwt	93.00–117.00	1,395	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,267	104.54/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,325	2
Steers	Select	—	1,129	115.37/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,303	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,547	137.89/cwt	133.00–141.50	2,133	17
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,578	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,483	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,659	71.33/cwt	67.50–74.00	1,183	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	70.37/cwt	67.50–77.50	946	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	61.82/cwt	59.50–65.00	852	8
Bulls	—	—	1,173	76.19/cwt	71.00–81.00	894	2
Bulls	—	—	1,837	109.37/cwt	103.00–116.00	2,009	8
Bulls	—	—	1,886	95.27/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,797	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	80	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	37	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	42.57/cwt	40.00–45.00	32	2
Bulls	Utility	—	76	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	Utility	—	88	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	97	110.15/cwt	95.00–125.00	107	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	134	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	164	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	82	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	82	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	68	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	27	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	183.13/cwt	130.00–235.00	152	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	72	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	94	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	106	137.48/cwt	130.00–145.00	146	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	92.13/cwt	75.00–105.00	78	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	106.94/cwt	90.00–130.00	99	9
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	22.45/cwt	20.00–25.00	21	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	74	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	106	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	32	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	88	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	22	1
Bulls	Utility	—	98	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	153	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	108.19/cwt	80.00–125.00	110	6

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Aug 16, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 504Last week 441Year ago 521

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 370Last week 368Year ago 375

Correction: 4 lb Boner cow deleted

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	82	45.00–70.00	57.58
2	—	76	40.00–45.00	42.57
2	—	97	95.00–125.00	110.15
1	—	112	120.00	120.00
6	—	102	80.00–125.00	108.19
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	113	130.00–140.00	136.24
1	—	68	40.00	40.00
4	—	106	130.00–145.00	137.48
8	—	85	75.00–105.00	92.13
9	—	93	90.00–130.00	106.94
1	—	122	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	240.00–255.00	247.34
2	—	81	225.00–265.00	245.25
1	—	108	230.00	230.00
1	—	78	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	15.00	15.00
1	—	106	75.00	75.00
1	—	82	45.00	45.00
1	—	72	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	5.00	5.00
1	—	88	10.00	10.00
1	—	98	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	65	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	130.00–235.00	183.13
1	—	72	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	92	20.00–25.00	22.45
1	—	106	30.00	30.00
1	—	88	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	15.00	15.00
1	—	66	5.00	5.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,411	125.00–133.00	129.41
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,129	105.00–121.00	115.37
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,547	133.00–141.50	137.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,052	17.00–39.00	28.68
2	—	1,194	58.00–60.50	59.39
15	—	1,162	45.00–56.50	51.72
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,954	74.00–78.00	76.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,659	67.50–74.00	71.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,345	67.50–77.50	70.37
8	—	1,379	59.50–65.00	61.82
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,349	134.00–135.00	134.33
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,240	120.00–128.00	123.46
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	93.00–117.00	106.66
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,569	109.00–119.00	113.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,520	105.00–109.00	107.13
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,578	94.00	94.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,267	103.00–106.00	104.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	71.00–81.00	76.19
8	—	1,837	103.00–116.00	109.37
9	—	1,886	89.00–99.00	95.27

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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