Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Holstein

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

15.00-20.00 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	—	Average	1,785	93.14	1,663	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,885	76.56	1,443	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	71.29	1,140	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,342	65.00	872	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,151	49.95	575	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,636	96.00	1,571	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,154	84.00	969	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,388	81.53	1,132	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,500	107.71	1,616	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,432	101.40	1,452	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,572	73.52	1,156	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,405	131.01	1,841	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,302	125.00	1,628	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,571	140.38	2,205	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,453	125.64	1,826	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,282	121.49	1,558	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	128.39/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 2	92	75.60/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	84	20.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	67	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	95	192.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	1,765	86.84/cwt	79.00–93.00	1,533	9
Bulls	—	—	1,811	101.23/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,833	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	74.65/cwt	70.00–81.50	1,047	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	59.25/cwt	55.50–66.50	716	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	36.46/cwt	31.00–40.00	379	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	50.24/cwt	46.00–55.00	588	8
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,500	107.71/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,616	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,453	125.64/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,826	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,571	140.38/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,205	13
Steers	Select	—	1,282	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,558	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,154	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	969	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,636	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,571	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	68.48/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,063	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,885	76.56/cwt	72.00–79.50	1,443	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,432	101.40/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,452	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,572	73.52/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,302	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,405	131.01/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,841	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	55.89/cwt	54.00–58.50	695	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	63.73/cwt	60.00–69.50	853	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,662	75.04/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,247	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,388	81.53/cwt	71.00–90.00	1,132	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	217.63/cwt	205.00–230.00	207	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	181	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	241	1
Bulls	Utility	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	132.44/cwt	125.00–140.00	138	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	113.74/cwt	90.00–135.00	108	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	76	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	38	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	87.53/cwt	80.00–95.00	76	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	129.73/cwt	120.00–140.00	147	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	144	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	225	1
Bulls	Utility	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	47.66/cwt	25.00–65.00	41	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	23	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	129	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	114.93/cwt	105.00–120.00	116	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	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.

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

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Oct 4, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 473Last week 501Year ago 373

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 356Last week 368Year ago 419

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Holstein

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

15.00-20.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,765	79.00–93.00	86.84
7	—	1,811	96.00–106.00	101.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	70.00–81.50	74.65
2	—	1,243	54.00–58.50	55.89
16	—	1,339	60.00–69.50	63.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,209	55.50–66.50	59.25
5	—	1,039	31.00–40.00	36.46
8	—	1,171	46.00–55.00	50.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,553	64.00–71.00	68.48
3	—	1,662	73.00–77.00	75.04
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,885	72.00–79.50	76.56
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,500	106.00–110.00	107.71
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,432	97.00–106.00	101.40
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,572	71.00–77.00	73.52
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,453	121.00–134.00	125.64
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,571	136.00–144.00	140.38
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,282	121.00–122.00	121.49
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,154	84.00	84.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,636	96.00	96.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,388	71.00–90.00	81.53
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,302	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	129.00–132.00	131.01

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	205.00–230.00	217.63
1	—	86	210.00	210.00
1	—	112	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	104	125.00–140.00	132.44
9	—	95	90.00–135.00	113.74
1	—	76	50.00	50.00
4	—	87	80.00–95.00	87.53
2	—	113	120.00–140.00	129.73
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	85	25.00–65.00	47.66
1	—	76	30.00	30.00
1	—	112	115.00	115.00
3	—	101	105.00–120.00	114.93
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	160.00	160.00
1	—	100	225.00	225.00

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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