Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher.

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

10.00-15.00 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	1,698	88.48	1,502	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,392	84.79	1,180	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,740	80.10	1,393	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,152	65.12	750	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,310	119.00	1,559	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,575	112.26	1,768	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,532	117.28	1,797	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,587	105.72	1,678	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,381	101.49	1,402	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,508	144.81	2,184	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,406	130.54	1,835	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,592	146.94	2,339	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,470	135.57	1,993	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,386	127.97	1,774	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	169.57/cwt	32
Bulls	Number 2	97	97.45/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 3	99	38.34/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	93	11.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	96	162.87/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1	—	86	121.74/cwt	100.00–140.00	105	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	167.61/cwt	140.00–180.00	191	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	138.10/cwt	100.00–180.00	131	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	45.86/cwt	15.00–75.00	48	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	95.98/cwt	75.00–120.00	89	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	117.92/cwt	100.00–160.00	121	5
Bulls	Utility	—	78	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	Utility	—	108	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	78	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	39	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	163.02/cwt	130.00–190.00	165	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	23	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	41	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	68	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	225.04/cwt	220.00–230.00	214	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	76	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	38	1
Bulls	Utility	—	98	15.00/cwt	10.00–20.00	15	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	28	1
Bulls	Utility	—	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	118	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	242	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	233	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	96.88/cwt	80.00–110.00	111	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	98.47/cwt	80.00–115.00	86	3
Bulls	—	—	1,699	85.59/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,454	6
Bulls	—	—	1,694	97.13/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,645	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,748	78.91/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,379	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,694	86.62/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,467	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	45.27/cwt	39.50–52.00	544	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	59.86/cwt	55.00–65.50	679	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,508	144.81/cwt	139.00–147.00	2,184	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,310	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,559	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	72.07/cwt	66.50–84.00	832	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,575	112.26/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,768	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,381	101.49/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,402	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,587	105.72/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,678	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,532	117.28/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,797	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,406	130.54/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,835	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,429	76.20/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,089	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	88.22/cwt	78.50–95.50	1,215	15
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,592	146.94/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,339	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,470	135.57/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,993	5
Steers	Select	—	1,386	127.97/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,774	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	113	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	260	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	259.84/cwt	250.00–270.00	247	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	164	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	248	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 556Last week 295Year ago 145

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 351Last week 240Year ago 192

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

steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher.

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

10.00-15.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	86	100.00–140.00	121.74
7	—	114	140.00–180.00	167.61
7	—	95	100.00–180.00	138.10
5	—	101	130.00–190.00	163.02
1	—	76	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	105	15.00–75.00	45.86
1	—	92	25.00	25.00
1	—	82	50.00	50.00
1	—	110	25.00	25.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	93	75.00–120.00	95.98
5	—	103	100.00–160.00	117.92
2	—	78	50.00	50.00
3	—	115	80.00–110.00	96.88
3	—	87	80.00–115.00	98.47
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	5.00	5.00
1	—	108	10.00	10.00
2	—	98	10.00–20.00	15.00
1	—	82	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	230.00	230.00
4	—	95	250.00–270.00	259.84
1	—	80	205.00	205.00
1	—	108	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	220.00–230.00	225.04
1	—	118	205.00	205.00
1	—	106	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	20.00	20.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,699	80.00–93.00	85.59
2	—	1,694	95.00–99.00	97.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,748	72.00–84.00	78.91
2	—	1,694	84.00–89.00	86.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,201	39.50–52.00	45.27
7	—	1,134	55.00–65.50	59.86
11	—	1,155	66.50–84.00	72.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,429	73.00–78.00	76.20
15	—	1,377	78.50–95.50	88.22
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,508	139.00–147.00	144.81
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,406	125.00–140.00	130.54
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	119.00	119.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	108.00–115.00	112.26
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,381	98.00–104.00	101.49
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,587	103.00–108.00	105.72
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	114.00–120.00	117.28
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,592	144.00–149.00	146.94
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,470	132.00–138.00	135.57
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,386	121.00–133.00	127.97

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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