Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

steers sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

5.00-10.00 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	1,782	83.25	1,484	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,847	72.18	1,333	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	68.62	933	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,856	68.56	1,272	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,105	55.27	611	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,464	104.45	1,529	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,624	112.78	1,832	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,629	106.13	1,729	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,453	139.53	2,027	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,246	127.25	1,586	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,180	119.00	1,404	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,599	139.77	2,235	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,502	130.12	1,954	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,229	114.68	1,409	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	159.36/cwt	36
Bulls	Number 2	91	78.79/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	94	23.66/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	80	8.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	93	137.71/cwt	11

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	113	224.78/cwt	200.00–250.00	254	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	87	206.78/cwt	145.00–270.00	180	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	212	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	252.36/cwt	220.00–275.00	260	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	114	1
Steers	Select	—	1,229	114.68/cwt	107.00–128.50	1,409	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	64.68/cwt	57.50–69.00	750	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,847	72.18/cwt	71.50–73.00	1,333	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	33.14/cwt	31.00–35.00	317	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	49.87/cwt	46.50–53.00	541	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,180	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,404	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,599	139.77/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,235	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,502	130.12/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,954	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,629	106.13/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,729	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,624	112.78/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,832	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,464	104.45/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,529	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,453	139.53/cwt	137.00–142.00	2,027	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	64.25/cwt	54.00–68.50	871	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,246	127.25/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,586	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,856	68.56/cwt	65.00–71.50	1,272	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	75.62/cwt	73.50–78.00	1,032	5
Bulls	—	—	1,782	83.25/cwt	72.00–97.00	1,484	11
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	42.77/cwt	35.00–50.00	35	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	30	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	27	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	84	17.62/cwt	15.00–20.00	15	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	125.18/cwt	110.00–135.00	118	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	105.11/cwt	95.00–115.00	91	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	134.55/cwt	120.00–145.00	140	11
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	194	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	156	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	223.64/cwt	220.00–230.00	230	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	77	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	31	2
Bulls	Utility	—	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	87.52/cwt	50.00–105.00	83	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	18	1
Bulls	Utility	—	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	99	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	127.43/cwt	120.00–135.00	129	2
Bulls	Utility	—	94	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	144.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	161	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	20.05/cwt	15.00–25.00	21	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	97	25.17/cwt	10.00–50.00	24	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	88	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	22	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 Jan 3, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 582Last week 575Year ago 630

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 375Last week 380Year ago 477

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

steers sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

5.00-10.00 lower. 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	—	113	200.00–250.00	224.78
2	—	87	145.00–270.00	206.78
1	—	92	230.00	230.00
5	—	103	220.00–275.00	252.36
1	—	76	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	35.00–50.00	42.77
2	—	77	40.00	40.00
6	—	95	50.00–105.00	87.52
2	—	101	120.00–135.00	127.43
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	94	110.00–135.00	125.18
2	—	87	95.00–115.00	105.11
11	—	104	120.00–145.00	134.55
2	—	111	140.00–150.00	144.95
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
1	—	94	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	25.00	25.00
2	—	105	15.00–25.00	20.05
3	—	97	10.00–50.00	25.17
1	—	88	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	30.00	30.00
1	—	90	30.00	30.00
2	—	84	15.00–20.00	17.62
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	225.00	225.00
1	—	92	170.00	170.00
4	—	103	220.00–230.00	223.64
1	—	76	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,229	107.00–128.50	114.68
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,599	135.00–144.00	139.77
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,502	124.00–135.00	130.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,160	57.50–69.00	64.68
2	—	957	31.00–35.00	33.14
4	—	1,084	46.50–53.00	49.87
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,847	71.50–73.00	72.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,356	54.00–68.50	64.25
5	—	1,365	73.50–78.00	75.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,856	65.00–71.50	68.56
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	137.00–142.00	139.53
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,246	124.00–131.00	127.25
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,629	103.00–110.00	106.13
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,624	110.00–116.00	112.78
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,464	95.00–110.00	104.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,782	72.00–97.00	83.25

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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