Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Holstein

steers no test. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 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	1,559	96.52	1,504	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,377	75.92	1,045	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,992	73.79	1,470	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,774	71.19	1,263	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	61.29	729	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,544	107.00	1,652	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,638	109.00	1,785	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,246	91.00	1,134	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,478	144.18	2,131	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,388	130.93	1,817	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,377	111.85	1,540	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,568	146.60	2,299	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,529	136.34	2,085	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,306	128.51	1,678	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	156.97/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	98	115.06/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	84	25.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	79	8.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	97	160.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	96	155.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80	10.00/cwt	1

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	—	—	1,427	85.94/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,226	3
Bulls	—	—	1,690	107.10/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,810	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	81.17/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,022	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,774	71.19/cwt	69.00–72.50	1,263	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	57.42/cwt	47.00–63.00	698	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	69.04/cwt	64.00–73.00	786	4
Steers	Select	—	1,306	128.51/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,678	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,544	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,652	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,638	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,785	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,246	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,478	144.18/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,131	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,377	111.85/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,388	130.93/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,817	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	70.67/cwt	66.00–76.00	1,057	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,529	136.34/cwt	131.00–141.00	2,085	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,568	146.60/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,299	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,992	73.79/cwt	72.50–75.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	73	202.05/cwt	150.00–250.00	147	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	294	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	297	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	107	152.52/cwt	140.00–165.00	163	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	157.56/cwt	145.00–170.00	176	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	133.73/cwt	120.00–150.00	136	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	96	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	96	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	149	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	241	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	103.55/cwt	85.00–115.00	97	3
Bulls	Utility	—	92	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	146	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	130	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	208	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	124	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	232	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	165	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	21	2
Bulls	Utility	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	115.12/cwt	100.00–120.00	99	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	131.21/cwt	120.00–155.00	123	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	49	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

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 295Last week 582Year ago 505

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 240Last week 375Year ago 355

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Holstein

steers no test. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 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
3	—	1,427	79.00–90.00	85.94
3	—	1,690	100.00–113.00	107.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,259	79.00–84.00	81.17
8	—	1,495	66.00–76.00	70.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,774	69.00–72.50	71.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,216	47.00–63.00	57.42
4	—	1,138	64.00–73.00	69.04
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,992	72.50–75.00	73.79
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,306	128.00–129.00	128.51
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,529	131.00–141.00	136.34
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,568	143.00–149.00	146.60
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,544	107.00	107.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,638	109.00	109.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,246	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	140.00–148.00	144.18
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,377	109.00–116.00	111.85
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,388	127.00–135.00	130.93

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	150.00–250.00	202.05
1	—	98	300.00	300.00
1	—	106	280.00	280.00
1	—	130	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	107	140.00–165.00	152.52
4	—	112	145.00–170.00	157.56
1	—	122	135.00	135.00
4	—	86	100.00–120.00	115.12
6	—	94	120.00–155.00	131.21
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	102	120.00–150.00	133.73
3	—	94	85.00–115.00	103.55
1	—	112	130.00	130.00
1	—	82	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	10.00	10.00
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	215.00	215.00
1	—	92	135.00	135.00
1	—	86	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	10.00	10.00

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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