Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Holstein

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

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

15.00-25.00 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	—	High	1,588	98.78	1,568	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,777	80.24	1,426	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,672	72.36	1,210	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	69.57	873	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,150	52.95	609	19
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,342	93.00	1,248	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,641	109.16	1,791	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,503	103.33	1,553	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,347	86.91	1,171	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,344	138.70	1,864	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,259	129.03	1,624	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,580	141.00	2,228	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,367	129.55	1,771	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,356	117.08	1,588	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	141.88/cwt	35
Bulls	Number 2	90	86.82/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	92	30.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	74	8.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	88	159.55/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	96	20.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	86	235.35/cwt	220.00–250.00	202	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	70	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	112	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,777	80.24/cwt	80.00–80.50	1,426	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	40.22/cwt	30.00–47.50	439	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	76.19/cwt	75.00–77.50	1,294	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,259	129.03/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,624	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	64.98/cwt	62.50–67.50	777	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	56.10/cwt	51.00–61.50	656	9
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,641	109.16/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,791	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,503	103.33/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,553	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,344	138.70/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,864	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,342	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,248	1
Steers	Select	—	1,356	117.08/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,588	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,580	141.00/cwt	136.00–148.50	2,228	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,367	129.55/cwt	122.00–136.00	1,771	11
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,347	86.91/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,171	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	71.26/cwt	65.00–75.50	1,186	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	67.70/cwt	63.50–72.00	860	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	74.26/cwt	73.00–77.00	902	6
Bulls	—	—	1,666	106.18/cwt	101.00–118.00	1,769	9
Bulls	—	—	1,501	94.52/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,419	5
Bulls	—	—	1,453	76.14/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,106	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	54	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	74	44.86/cwt	35.00–55.00	33	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	71.56/cwt	65.00–85.00	61	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	85.43/cwt	65.00–100.00	79	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	96	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Bulls	Utility	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	205.71/cwt	190.00–220.00	173	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	205	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	72	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	137	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	198	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	87	22.47/cwt	20.00–25.00	20	2
Bulls	Utility	—	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	161.32/cwt	150.00–170.00	169	12
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	180	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	165.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	190	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	94.02/cwt	90.00–100.00	81	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	140.49/cwt	90.00–165.00	132	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	28	1
Bulls	Utility	—	100	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Utility	—	54	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	76	53.33/cwt	50.00–55.00	41	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	154	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	129.22/cwt	85.00–150.00	133	4

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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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 453Last week 449Year ago 478

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 365Last week 302Year ago 379

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Holstein

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

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

15.00-25.00 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
2	—	86	220.00–250.00	235.35
1	—	70	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	54	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	74	35.00–55.00	44.86
3	—	85	65.00–85.00	71.56
3	—	93	65.00–100.00	85.43
1	—	114	135.00	135.00
4	—	103	85.00–150.00	129.22
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
1	—	84	10.00	10.00
1	—	100	10.00	10.00
1	—	54	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	105	150.00–170.00	161.32
1	—	120	150.00	150.00
3	—	115	160.00–170.00	165.09
5	—	86	90.00–100.00	94.02
8	—	94	90.00–165.00	140.49
3	—	76	50.00–55.00	53.33
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	190.00–220.00	205.71
2	—	100	200.00–210.00	205.00
1	—	72	190.00	190.00
1	—	90	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	87	20.00–25.00	22.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,777	80.00–80.50	80.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,091	30.00–47.50	40.22
4	—	1,195	62.50–67.50	64.98
9	—	1,170	51.00–61.50	56.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	75.00–77.50	76.19
7	—	1,665	65.00–75.50	71.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,271	63.50–72.00	67.70
6	—	1,214	73.00–77.00	74.26
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,259	127.00–131.00	129.03
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,344	134.00–143.00	138.70
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,641	106.00–112.00	109.16
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	97.00–109.00	103.33
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,347	80.00–93.00	86.91
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,342	93.00	93.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,356	113.00–119.00	117.08
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,580	136.00–148.50	141.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,367	122.00–136.00	129.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,666	101.00–118.00	106.18
5	—	1,501	92.00–99.00	94.52
2	—	1,453	73.00–79.00	76.14

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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