Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Holstein

steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

steady-5.00 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	—	Low	1,651	99.02	1,635	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,977	78.70	1,556	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,592	70.67	1,125	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,352	66.12	894	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,217	49.85	607	21
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,456	115.00	1,674	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,306	101.00	1,319	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,462	87.00	1,272	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,490	111.84	1,666	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,632	110.02	1,796	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,330	91.52	1,217	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,315	133.14	1,751	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,235	122.59	1,514	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,474	111.00	1,636	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,586	140.04	2,221	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,463	132.07	1,932	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,409	119.03	1,677	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	148.89/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	96	101.79/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 3	91	48.66/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	65	6.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	84	202.87/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	75.24/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,199	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	36.36/cwt	20.00–47.00	393	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,356	70.50/cwt	67.50–73.50	956	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,463	132.07/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,932	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,330	91.52/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,217	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,586	140.04/cwt	138.00–143.50	2,221	13
Heifers	Select	—	1,474	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,636	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,315	133.14/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,751	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,235	122.59/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,514	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,490	111.84/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,666	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,632	110.02/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,796	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,462	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,272	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,456	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,674	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,306	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,319	1
Steers	Select	—	1,409	119.03/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,677	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	62.87/cwt	58.50–66.00	865	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	71.54/cwt	68.00–76.00	939	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	67.93/cwt	63.50–71.50	1,081	5
Bulls	—	—	1,149	78.30/cwt	77.00–80.00	900	2
Bulls	—	—	1,809	106.78/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,932	9
Bulls	—	—	1,568	93.35/cwt	90.00–95.50	1,464	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,274	54.28/cwt	49.00–57.50	692	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,977	78.70/cwt	78.00–79.50	1,556	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	70	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	84	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	254	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	128	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	154	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	122.65/cwt	100.00–135.00	113	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	106.72/cwt	80.00–130.00	101	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	51.76/cwt	25.00–80.00	49	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	72	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	36	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	229.79/cwt	210.00–240.00	216	3
Bulls	Utility	—	50	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	202.87/cwt	140.00–225.00	170	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	151.61/cwt	145.00–160.00	170	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	117.64/cwt	90.00–140.00	120	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	127.37/cwt	120.00–135.00	145	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	65.30/cwt	55.00–80.00	54	4
Bulls	Utility	—	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	154.19/cwt	135.00–165.00	159	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	98.70/cwt	90.00–105.00	86	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	42.47/cwt	40.00–45.00	36	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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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 438Last week 453Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 375Last week 365Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Holstein

steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

steady-5.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,594	73.00–77.00	75.24
5	—	1,591	63.50–71.50	67.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,081	20.00–47.00	36.36
2	—	1,356	67.50–73.50	70.50
12	—	1,274	49.00–57.50	54.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,376	58.50–66.00	62.87
9	—	1,313	68.00–76.00	71.54
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,977	78.00–79.50	78.70
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,463	129.00–136.00	132.07
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,586	138.00–143.50	140.04
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,409	114.00–124.00	119.03
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	91.00–92.00	91.52
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,490	109.00–115.00	111.84
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,632	109.00–111.00	110.02
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,474	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	131.00–135.00	133.14
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,235	120.00–126.00	122.59
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,462	87.00	87.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,456	115.00	115.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,306	101.00	101.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,149	77.00–80.00	78.30
9	—	1,809	100.00–112.00	106.78
5	—	1,568	90.00–95.50	93.35

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	120.00	120.00
1	—	108	235.00	235.00
3	—	94	210.00–240.00	229.79
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	128	120.00	120.00
4	—	92	100.00–135.00	122.65
3	—	112	145.00–160.00	151.61
5	—	103	135.00–165.00	154.19
4	—	87	90.00–105.00	98.70
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	95	80.00–130.00	106.72
1	—	72	50.00	50.00
8	—	102	90.00–140.00	117.64
2	—	114	120.00–135.00	127.37
4	—	83	55.00–80.00	65.30
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	94	25.00–80.00	51.76
2	—	85	40.00–45.00	42.47
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	50	5.00	5.00
1	—	70	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	140.00–225.00	202.87

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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