Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. 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	—	Average	1,614	93.11	1,503	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,805	75.04	1,354	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	68.18	1,044	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,383	66.31	917	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	49.19	540	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,720	86.50	1,488	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,452	110.56	1,605	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,497	97.38	1,458	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,407	87.15	1,226	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,542	136.40	2,103	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,290	124.47	1,606	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,172	117.03	1,372	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,589	139.76	2,221	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,437	128.28	1,843	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,343	112.35	1,509	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	145.70/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 2	98	114.95/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	72	31.65/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	66	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	87	220.11/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,734	93.05/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,613	5
Bulls	—	—	1,839	106.22/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,953	3
Bulls	—	—	1,189	80.10/cwt	76.00–86.00	952	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	55.68/cwt	55.00–56.50	790	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	64.59/cwt	61.00–68.50	882	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	73.27/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,124	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,497	97.38/cwt	93.00–106.00	1,458	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,452	110.56/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,605	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,407	87.15/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,290	124.47/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,606	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,542	136.40/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,103	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,437	128.28/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,843	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,589	139.76/cwt	134.00–147.00	2,221	14
Steers	Select	—	1,343	112.35/cwt	101.00–120.00	1,509	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	67.04/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,022	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	54.29/cwt	52.00–57.50	609	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,720	86.50/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,488	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	892	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,237	63.36/cwt	60.50–67.50	784	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	36.89/cwt	23.00–45.00	365	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,805	75.04/cwt	74.50–75.50	1,354	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	75.38/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,069	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,172	117.03/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	124	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	267	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	263.52/cwt	240.00–275.00	224	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	72	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	144	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	53	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	131.95/cwt	110.00–145.00	136	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	94.38/cwt	80.00–110.00	82	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	37.47/cwt	35.00–40.00	28	2
Bulls	Utility	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	87	220.11/cwt	210.00–230.00	191	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	186	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	96	107.51/cwt	70.00–155.00	103	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	122.85/cwt	105.00–140.00	114	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	157.45/cwt	150.00–165.00	164	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	196	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	314	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	116	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	191	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	66	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	13	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 501Last week 438Year ago 414

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 368Last week 375Year ago 410

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

steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

steady-5.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,734	90.00–98.00	93.05
3	—	1,839	102.00–109.00	106.22
3	—	1,189	76.00–86.00	80.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,419	55.00–56.50	55.68
14	—	1,365	61.00–68.50	64.59
5	—	1,418	70.00–83.00	75.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,534	70.00–75.00	73.27
4	—	1,524	64.00–69.00	67.04
1	—	1,552	57.50	57.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	52.00–57.50	54.29
5	—	1,237	60.50–67.50	63.36
7	—	989	23.00–45.00	36.89
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	74.50–75.50	75.04
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	93.00–106.00	97.38
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,452	109.00–112.00	110.56
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,407	85.00–90.00	87.15
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,290	122.00–128.00	124.47
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,542	135.00–138.00	136.40
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,172	113.00–121.00	117.03
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,437	121.00–134.00	128.28
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,589	134.00–147.00	139.76
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,343	101.00–120.00	112.35
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,720	83.00–93.00	86.50

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	124	215.00	215.00
3	—	85	240.00–275.00	263.52
1	—	72	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	10.00	10.00
7	—	87	80.00–110.00	94.38
1	—	120	155.00	155.00
4	—	93	105.00–140.00	122.85
4	—	104	150.00–165.00	157.45
1	—	196	160.00	160.00
2	—	116	160.00–170.00	165.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	65.00	65.00
6	—	103	110.00–145.00	131.95
7	—	96	70.00–155.00	107.51
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	35.00–40.00	37.47
1	—	66	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	87	210.00–230.00	220.11

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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