Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

steers sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 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	1,623	88.94	1,444	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,837	78.33	1,439	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,574	71.80	1,130	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,330	67.11	892	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,170	46.26	541	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,400	91.48	1,281	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,531	111.74	1,711	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,359	99.41	1,351	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,598	84.38	1,348	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,420	133.04	1,889	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,212	126.78	1,537	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,310	117.97	1,545	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,522	144.41	2,198	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,474	133.87	1,973	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,268	127.01	1,610	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	133.86/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	96	97.88/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	91	41.32/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	72	7.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	96	113.44/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	72	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 3	94	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1Beef Cross	—	110	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	220	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	54	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	97	220.00/cwt	210.00–230.00	213	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	42.17/cwt	28.00–47.00	473	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,287	56.07/cwt	53.00–59.00	722	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	73.18/cwt	72.50–74.00	1,145	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,837	78.33/cwt	77.50–80.00	1,439	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	57.51/cwt	57.00–58.00	697	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	72.81/cwt	70.00–74.50	979	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,522	144.41/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,198	17
Steers	Choice	—	1,474	133.87/cwt	128.00–141.00	1,973	14
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,598	84.38/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,310	117.97/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,545	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,531	111.74/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,711	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,212	126.78/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,537	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,359	99.41/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,351	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,400	91.48/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,281	2
Steers	Select	—	1,268	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,610	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	65.44/cwt	61.00–70.00	881	9
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,420	133.04/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,889	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	70.77/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,119	4
Bulls	—	—	1,300	65.79/cwt	61.00–73.00	855	4
Bulls	—	—	1,679	94.02/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,579	5
Bulls	—	—	1,877	105.73/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,985	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	117.39/cwt	100.00–135.00	110	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	134	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	51	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	130	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	143	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	80	77.50/cwt	70.00–85.00	62	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	115.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	119	3
Bulls	Utility	—	67	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	198	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	72	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	36	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	32.64/cwt	30.00–35.00	24	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	90.90/cwt	75.00–105.00	75	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	136.27/cwt	125.00–150.00	157	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	202.77/cwt	195.00–210.00	168	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	195.81/cwt	170.00–220.00	182	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Utility	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	96	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	138.27/cwt	125.00–145.00	142	6
Heifers	Number 1	—	114	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	34	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	104	25.19/cwt	20.00–30.00	26	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	27	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	94	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	99.71/cwt	65.00–120.00	95	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	70	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	28	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	112	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	56	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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 449Last week 383Year ago 286

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 302Last week 357Year ago 324

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

steers sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

steady-5.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	200.00	200.00
3	—	97	210.00–230.00	220.00
1	—	86	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	54	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	94	100.00–135.00	117.39
1	—	72	50.00	50.00
6	—	83	75.00–105.00	90.90
4	—	115	125.00–150.00	136.27
6	—	103	125.00–145.00	138.27
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	120.00	120.00
1	—	130	110.00	110.00
2	—	80	70.00–85.00	77.50
3	—	103	110.00–120.00	115.06
7	—	95	65.00–120.00	99.71
1	—	70	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	50.00	50.00
2	—	74	30.00–35.00	32.64
1	—	112	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	67	5.00	5.00
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
1	—	96	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	195.00–210.00	202.77
2	—	93	170.00–220.00	195.81
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	30.00	30.00
2	—	104	20.00–30.00	25.19
1	—	90	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,121	28.00–47.00	42.17
5	—	1,287	53.00–59.00	56.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,564	72.50–74.00	73.18
4	—	1,581	68.00–73.00	70.77
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,837	77.50–80.00	78.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,212	57.00–58.00	57.51
6	—	1,345	70.00–74.50	72.81
9	—	1,346	61.00–70.00	65.44
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,522	140.00–148.00	144.41
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,474	128.00–141.00	133.87
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,268	125.00–129.00	127.01
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	81.00–88.00	84.38
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,531	110.00–114.00	111.74
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,359	97.00–103.00	99.41
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	117.00–119.00	117.97
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,212	123.00–131.00	126.78
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,420	131.00–135.00	133.04
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	91.00–92.00	91.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,300	61.00–73.00	65.79
5	—	1,679	88.00–99.00	94.02
4	—	1,877	100.00–112.00	105.73

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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