Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

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	—	Low	1,746	97.99	1,710	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,394	85.23	1,188	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,876	85.00	1,595	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,661	79.00	1,312	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,115	70.53	786	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,526	120.00	1,831	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,518	111.97	1,700	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,494	119.97	1,792	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	111.81	1,675	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,265	104.38	1,320	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,541	147.46	2,272	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,312	138.28	1,814	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,298	126.00	1,635	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,610	150.90	2,429	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	139.06	2,083	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,238	134.42	1,664	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	194.42/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	96	146.64/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	98	50.11/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	87	10.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	95	185.94/cwt	9

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 2	—	97	158.72/cwt	130.00–175.00	154	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	88	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	57	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	56	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	254.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	268	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	96	50.14/cwt	30.00–70.00	48	3
Bulls	Utility	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,541	147.46/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,272	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,661	79.00/cwt	71.00–83.50	1,312	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,279	79.68/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,019	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,610	150.90/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,429	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	238	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	259.89/cwt	250.00–270.00	247	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	272.50/cwt	250.00–295.00	283	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	62	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	132.50/cwt	110.00–155.00	114	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	74	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	44	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	194	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	112	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	123	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	176	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	166.63/cwt	130.00–180.00	142	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	186.61/cwt	175.00–200.00	179	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	185.02/cwt	175.00–200.00	194	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	234	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	241.76/cwt	225.00–260.00	227	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	162	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	191.64/cwt	190.00–195.00	218	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	173.40/cwt	170.00–180.00	177	3
Bulls	Utility	—	86	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Utility	—	112	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	17	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	51	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,312	138.28/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,814	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	67.48/cwt	52.00–77.00	715	9
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,494	119.97/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,792	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,498	111.81/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,675	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,526	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,831	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,518	111.97/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,700	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,498	139.06/cwt	126.00–148.00	2,083	7
Steers	Select	—	1,238	134.42/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,298	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,635	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,265	104.38/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,320	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,876	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,595	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	89.70/cwt	81.50–97.50	1,291	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	79.09/cwt	73.00–86.00	1,054	8
Bulls	—	—	1,844	73.43/cwt	69.00–84.00	1,354	2
Bulls	—	—	1,709	108.89/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,861	5
Bulls	—	—	1,742	96.64/cwt	86.00–101.00	1,683	4

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.

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Mon Feb 21, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 542Year ago 462

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 60Last week 283Year ago 371

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	97	130.00–175.00	158.72
2	—	86	110.00–155.00	132.50
1	—	74	60.00	60.00
1	—	112	145.00	145.00
3	—	102	170.00–180.00	173.40
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	96	30.00–70.00	50.14
1	—	102	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
1	—	86	10.00	10.00
1	—	112	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	270.00	270.00
2	—	95	250.00–270.00	259.89
2	—	104	250.00–295.00	272.50
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	80.00	80.00
5	—	85	130.00–180.00	166.63
7	—	96	175.00–200.00	186.61
5	—	105	175.00–200.00	185.02
1	—	120	195.00	195.00
3	—	114	190.00–195.00	191.64
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	65.00	65.00
1	—	94	60.00	60.00
1	—	112	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	105	250.00–260.00	254.95
1	—	88	220.00	220.00
1	—	78	225.00	225.00
2	—	94	225.00–260.00	241.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,541	144.00–149.00	147.46
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,312	136.00–141.00	138.28
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,298	126.00	126.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,661	71.00–83.50	79.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,279	79.00–81.00	79.68
9	—	1,060	52.00–77.00	67.48
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,876	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,439	81.50–97.50	89.70
8	—	1,333	73.00–86.00	79.09
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,610	145.00–153.00	150.90
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,498	126.00–148.00	139.06
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	133.00–136.00	134.42
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,494	119.00–121.00	119.97
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	107.00–116.00	111.81
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	100.00–108.00	104.38
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,526	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	106.00–117.00	111.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,844	69.00–84.00	73.43
5	—	1,709	107.00–115.00	108.89
4	—	1,742	86.00–101.00	96.64

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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