Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Holstein

steers had not enough to trend. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 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	—	Average	1,757	90.92	1,597	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,704	79.03	1,347	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	74.90	1,018	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	73.81	1,254	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	59.23	672	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,430	94.52	1,352	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,409	112.07	1,579	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,229	88.00	1,082	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,440	138.65	1,997	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,268	130.53	1,655	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,527	147.23	2,248	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,452	135.99	1,975	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,275	126.65	1,615	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	124.17/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	93	80.13/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	88	47.04/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	71	8.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	103	173.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	72	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	—	—	1,587	95.31/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,513	5
Bulls	—	—	1,852	101.71/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,884	5
Bulls	—	—	1,882	65.61/cwt	55.00–76.00	1,235	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	70.23/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,010	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	58.33/cwt	54.00–63.00	650	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	68.13/cwt	64.00–73.50	764	4
Steers	Select	—	1,275	126.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,615	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,452	135.99/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,975	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,430	94.52/cwt	86.00–104.00	1,352	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,704	79.03/cwt	78.50–79.50	1,347	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,409	112.07/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,579	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,229	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,082	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,527	147.23/cwt	142.00–153.50	2,248	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,268	130.53/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,655	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,440	138.65/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,997	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	78.23/cwt	74.50–82.00	1,019	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,721	71.42/cwt	68.00–73.50	1,229	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	76.20/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,279	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,251	45.46/cwt	42.00–49.00	569	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	262	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	187.30/cwt	140.00–250.00	157	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	76	52.50/cwt	50.00–55.00	40	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	64	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	98	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	69	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	75.43/cwt	65.00–85.00	71	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	73	45.07/cwt	40.00–50.00	33	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	226	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	103.40/cwt	90.00–120.00	105	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	116	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	139	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	49	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	124.42/cwt	105.00–140.00	129	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	110.23/cwt	95.00–135.00	104	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	88	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	104	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	42	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	122	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	250	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	240	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	176	1
Bulls	Utility	—	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	54	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	116	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	128	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	96.17/cwt	60.00–110.00	81	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	37.59/cwt	35.00–40.00	32	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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Slaughter CattleReceipts 383Last week 547Year ago 317

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 357Last week 362Year ago 401

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Holstein

steers had not enough to trend. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

steady. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,587	89.00–99.00	95.31
5	—	1,852	97.00–106.00	101.71
3	—	1,882	55.00–76.00	65.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,438	67.00–74.00	70.23
14	—	1,302	74.50–82.00	78.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,114	54.00–63.00	58.33
4	—	1,122	64.00–73.50	68.13
2	—	1,251	42.00–49.00	45.46
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,704	78.50–79.50	79.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,721	68.00–73.50	71.42
4	—	1,678	75.00–77.00	76.20
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,275	120.00–130.00	126.65
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,452	132.00–140.00	135.99
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,527	142.00–153.50	147.23
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	86.00–104.00	94.52
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,409	109.00–115.00	112.07
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,229	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,268	127.00–137.00	130.53
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	137.00–140.00	138.65

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	230.00	230.00
3	—	84	140.00–250.00	187.30
1	—	94	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	74	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	76	50.00–55.00	52.50
1	—	116	120.00	120.00
8	—	104	105.00–140.00	124.42
7	—	94	95.00–135.00	110.23
6	—	84	60.00–110.00	96.17
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	10.00	10.00
1	—	98	70.00	70.00
1	—	110	80.00	80.00
2	—	85	35.00–40.00	37.59
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	65.00–85.00	75.43
2	—	73	40.00–50.00	45.07
3	—	102	90.00–120.00	103.40
1	—	82	60.00	60.00
1	—	116	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	10.00	10.00
1	—	54	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	122	205.00	205.00
1	—	96	250.00	250.00
1	—	88	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	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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