Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Holstein

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

Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. 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	1,579	86.91	1,372	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,788	65.19	1,166	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	62.37	815	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,160	48.91	567	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,720	101.00	1,737	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,378	91.33	1,259	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,545	110.61	1,709	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,446	101.66	1,470	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,295	91.06	1,179	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,429	135.61	1,938	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,343	127.57	1,713	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,277	122.41	1,563	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,528	142.10	2,171	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,401	129.15	1,809	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,280	124.58	1,595	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	118.68/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	97	84.63/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	92	30.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	76	7.52/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	92	141.17/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,804	92.75/cwt	84.00–98.00	1,673	7
Bulls	—	—	1,707	95.98/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,638	3
Bulls	—	—	1,187	73.30/cwt	72.00–76.00	870	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	59.49/cwt	56.00–65.50	781	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	72.18/cwt	67.00–79.00	928	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,788	65.19/cwt	63.00–68.00	1,166	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,295	91.06/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,179	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,277	122.41/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,563	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,528	142.10/cwt	135.00–147.00	2,171	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	33.79/cwt	21.00–46.00	358	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,378	91.33/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,259	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,720	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,737	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,545	110.61/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,709	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,446	101.66/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,470	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	58.22/cwt	58.00–58.50	706	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	54.60/cwt	52.00–56.50	655	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,343	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.50	1,713	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,429	135.61/cwt	131.00–142.50	1,938	6
Steers	Select	—	1,280	124.58/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,595	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,401	129.15/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,809	10
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	253	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	84	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	197	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	39	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	78	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	31	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	95.57/cwt	80.00–110.00	82	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	132.38/cwt	125.00–140.00	139	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	101	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Bulls	Utility	—	77	7.53/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	51	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	128.89/cwt	120.00–140.00	147	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	126	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	126	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	217.92/cwt	200.00–235.00	183	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	230	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	28	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	35	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	80.43/cwt	65.00–95.00	75	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	102.54/cwt	95.00–110.00	97	6
Bulls	Utility	—	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	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 547Last week 504Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 362Last week 370Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Holstein

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

Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. 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
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,804	84.00–98.00	92.75
3	—	1,707	93.00–99.00	95.98
5	—	1,187	72.00–76.00	73.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,312	56.00–65.50	59.49
5	—	1,286	67.00–79.00	72.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,788	63.00–68.00	65.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,059	21.00–46.00	33.79
2	—	1,213	58.00–58.50	58.22
10	—	1,200	52.00–56.50	54.60
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	89.00–93.00	91.06
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	109.00–113.00	110.61
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,446	98.00–105.00	101.66
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,277	121.00–124.00	122.41
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,343	125.00–130.50	127.57
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,429	131.00–142.50	135.61
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,528	135.00–147.00	142.10
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,280	123.00–126.00	124.58
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,401	121.00–135.00	129.15
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,378	86.00–95.00	91.33
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	101.00	101.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	250.00–255.00	252.50
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	50.00	50.00
9	—	86	80.00–110.00	95.57
4	—	105	125.00–140.00	132.38
5	—	114	120.00–140.00	128.89
6	—	95	95.00–110.00	102.54
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	40.00	40.00
1	—	112	90.00	90.00
2	—	102	50.00	50.00
1	—	126	100.00	100.00
1	—	88	40.00	40.00
3	—	93	65.00–95.00	80.43
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	77	5.00–10.00	7.53
1	—	84	10.00	10.00
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	20.00	20.00
1	—	90	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	200.00–235.00	217.92
1	—	100	230.00	230.00

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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