Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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

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

steady. 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	1,709	102.12	1,745	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,003	87.92	1,761	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,578	81.47	1,286	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	80.80	1,115	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,176	66.48	781	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,473	107.58	1,585	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,588	121.71	1,933	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,573	111.31	1,751	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,362	100.00	1,362	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,552	140.78	2,185	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,330	127.86	1,701	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,555	146.70	2,281	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,465	134.33	1,968	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,208	122.45	1,479	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	164.17/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 2	97	116.20/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	89	40.01/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	77	7.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	99	147.89/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,588	94.13/cwt	82.00–102.00	1,495	5
Bulls	—	—	1,809	108.78/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,968	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	74.28/cwt	68.00–79.00	1,062	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	86.01/cwt	79.50–95.00	1,153	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,757	86.38/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,518	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	79.50/cwt	76.00–83.50	1,198	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,362	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,362	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,465	134.33/cwt	126.00–141.00	1,968	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,555	146.70/cwt	142.00–153.00	2,281	10
Steers	Select	—	1,208	122.45/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,479	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,473	107.58/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,585	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,573	111.31/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,751	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	58.80/cwt	49.00–67.00	671	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	75.25/cwt	68.50–79.00	914	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,003	87.92/cwt	86.50–89.00	1,761	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,588	121.71/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,933	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,330	127.86/cwt	121.00–137.00	1,701	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,552	140.78/cwt	137.00–148.00	2,185	4
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	62	6.00/cwt	6.00–6.00	4	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	217.69/cwt	185.00–235.00	226	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	141.50/cwt	23.00–260.00	116	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	138	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	248	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	149.20/cwt	135.00–180.00	142	5
Bulls	Utility	—	94	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	55	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	77	104.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	81	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	130.24/cwt	120.00–140.00	109	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	176.69/cwt	165.00–190.00	182	6
Heifers	Number 1	—	120	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	54	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	230.08/cwt	220.00–235.00	196	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	108	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	76	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	70	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	42	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	108.93/cwt	95.00–120.00	93	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	157	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	220.70/cwt	180.00–260.00	252	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	204	1
Bulls	Utility	—	76	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	122.48/cwt	70.00–150.00	129	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	40	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	18	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	41.27/cwt	30.00–55.00	39	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	68	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	65	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	198	2

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 Feb 7, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 577Last week 556Year ago 558

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 338Last week 351Year ago 348

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

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

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

steady. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,588	82.00–102.00	94.13
6	—	1,809	102.00–113.00	108.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,430	68.00–79.00	74.28
10	—	1,340	79.50–95.00	86.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,757	85.00–87.50	86.38
5	—	1,507	76.00–83.50	79.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,141	49.00–67.00	58.80
7	—	1,215	68.50–79.00	75.25
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,003	86.50–89.00	87.92
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,362	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,573	104.00–114.00	111.31
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,588	119.00–125.00	121.71
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,465	126.00–141.00	134.33
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,555	142.00–153.00	146.70
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	119.00–126.00	122.45
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	105.00–111.00	107.58
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,330	121.00–137.00	127.86
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,552	137.00–148.00	140.78

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	6.00	6.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	104	185.00–235.00	217.69
2	—	82	23.00–260.00	141.50
1	—	138	180.00	180.00
2	—	114	180.00–260.00	220.70
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	95	135.00–180.00	149.20
3	—	77	100.00–110.00	104.96
2	—	84	120.00–140.00	130.24
6	—	103	165.00–190.00	176.69
1	—	68	95.00	95.00
2	—	115	170.00–175.00	172.52
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	10.00	10.00
1	—	76	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	60.00	60.00
4	—	85	95.00–120.00	108.93
2	—	112	140.00	140.00
6	—	105	70.00–150.00	122.48
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	50.00	50.00
1	—	72	25.00	25.00
4	—	95	30.00–55.00	41.27
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	60.00	60.00
1	—	120	45.00	45.00
1	—	108	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	220.00–235.00	230.08
1	—	120	170.00	170.00

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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