Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower.

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

10.00-15.00 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	1,672	93.48	1,563	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,355	76.97	1,043	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,684	74.89	1,261	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,173	56.83	667	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,520	114.00	1,733	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,569	103.03	1,617	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,634	117.01	1,912	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,522	111.48	1,697	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,628	94.00	1,530	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,456	137.99	2,009	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,365	126.43	1,726	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,207	124.00	1,497	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,635	143.93	2,353	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,466	131.56	1,929	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,267	127.97	1,621	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	105	160.27/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 2	96	92.29/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	90	32.30/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	69	10.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	97	216.02/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	88	20.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	1,669	90.58/cwt	76.00–100.00	1,512	11
Bulls	—	—	1,685	104.12/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,754	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	83.38/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,180	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	72.16/cwt	64.00–77.50	945	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,344	69.27/cwt	67.00–73.50	931	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	30.26/cwt	10.00–42.00	291	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,466	131.56/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,929	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,635	143.93/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,353	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,569	103.03/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,617	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,456	137.99/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,009	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,628	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,530	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,522	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,697	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,634	117.01/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,912	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,365	126.43/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,726	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,207	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,497	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	73.98/cwt	68.00–78.50	1,250	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,364	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	60.58/cwt	55.00–64.50	706	8
Steers	Select	—	1,267	127.97/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,621	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	245	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	72	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	130	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	78	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	59	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	85.83/cwt	65.00–105.00	81	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	138.80/cwt	130.00–145.00	160	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	29	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	127.62/cwt	120.00–135.00	121	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	222.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	214	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	100.52/cwt	80.00–120.00	116	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	78	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	124	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	155	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	35.27/cwt	20.00–45.00	33	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	22	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	235	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	148	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	239	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	102	2
Bulls	Utility	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	88	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	138.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	144	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	228.67/cwt	215.00–240.00	240	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	117	218.11/cwt	180.00–240.00	255	3

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 295Year ago 424

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 240Last week 240Year ago 377

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

steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower.

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

10.00-15.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,669	76.00–100.00	90.58
3	—	1,685	101.00–107.00	104.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,415	79.00–87.00	83.38
12	—	1,310	64.00–77.50	72.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,344	67.00–73.50	69.27
3	—	963	10.00–42.00	30.26
8	—	1,166	55.00–64.50	60.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,690	68.00–78.50	73.98
1	—	1,624	84.00	84.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,466	125.00–136.00	131.56
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,635	138.00–148.00	143.93
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,267	124.00–130.00	127.97
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,569	101.00–105.00	103.03
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,456	130.00–144.00	137.99
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,365	121.00–133.00	126.43
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,207	124.00	124.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,628	94.00	94.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,522	110.00–113.00	111.48
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,634	116.00–119.00	117.01

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	250.00	250.00
3	—	105	215.00–240.00	228.67
3	—	117	180.00–240.00	218.11
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	130.00	130.00
1	—	78	75.00	75.00
5	—	94	65.00–105.00	85.83
2	—	115	80.00–120.00	100.52
2	—	87	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	115	130.00–145.00	138.80
6	—	95	120.00–135.00	127.62
1	—	124	125.00	125.00
2	—	87	115.00–120.00	117.47
3	—	104	135.00–140.00	138.33
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	35.00	35.00
4	—	94	20.00–45.00	35.27
1	—	74	30.00	30.00
1	—	100	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	96	220.00–225.00	222.55
1	—	102	230.00	230.00
1	—	76	195.00	195.00
1	—	114	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	20.00	20.00

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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