Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Holstein steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold steady. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

steady-5.00 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	1,684	102.00	1,718	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,885	93.13	1,756	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,416	83.72	1,185	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,677	82.86	1,389	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,150	63.37	728	19
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,551	108.67	1,685	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,620	125.32	2,030	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,493	121.58	1,815	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,626	95.00	1,545	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,480	152.11	2,251	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,350	136.52	1,843	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,240	114.29	1,417	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,609	156.61	2,520	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,409	141.25	1,990	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,214	130.13	1,580	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	182.40/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 2	97	143.81/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	112	120.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	96	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	99	167.14/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	78	55.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,673	97.64/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,634	8
Bulls	—	—	1,699	107.81/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,832	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	89.00/cwt	83.00–97.00	1,280	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	74.92/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,033	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,702	82.11/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,398	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	82.34/cwt	80.00–85.00	888	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,626	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,545	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,240	114.29/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,417	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,409	141.25/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,990	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,609	156.61/cwt	150.00–161.50	2,520	10
Steers	Select	—	1,214	130.13/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,580	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,551	108.67/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,685	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,493	121.58/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,815	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,620	125.32/cwt	121.00–129.00	2,030	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,244	63.63/cwt	30.00–75.00	792	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	811	43.27/cwt	41.00–45.00	351	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,885	93.13/cwt	87.00–101.00	1,756	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,350	136.52/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,843	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	87.39/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,480	152.11/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,251	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	270	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	109	1
Bulls	Utility	—	96	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	197.48/cwt	195.00–200.00	203	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	149.93/cwt	145.00–155.00	139	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	112	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	134	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	98	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	74	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	74	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	37	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	224	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	210	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	116	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	240	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	259	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	82	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	49	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	102	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	71	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	116	202.64/cwt	180.00–220.00	235	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	166.19/cwt	160.00–170.00	143	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	166.10/cwt	150.00–180.00	154	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	170.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	190	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	107	166.38/cwt	155.00–180.00	178	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	72	67.71/cwt	60.00–75.00	49	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

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 638Last week 90Year ago 140

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 304Last week 60Year ago 100

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Holstein steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold steady. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

steady-5.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,673	89.00–102.00	97.64
6	—	1,699	103.00–111.00	107.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,438	83.00–97.00	89.00
6	—	1,379	70.00–83.00	74.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,702	75.00–86.00	82.11
2	—	1,524	86.00–89.00	87.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,079	80.00–85.00	82.34
13	—	1,244	30.00–75.00	63.63
3	—	811	41.00–45.00	43.27
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,885	87.00–101.00	93.13
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,626	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	119.00–125.00	121.58
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,620	121.00–129.00	125.32
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	109.00–119.00	114.29
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	134.00–139.00	136.52
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,480	144.00–156.00	152.11
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,409	131.00–145.00	141.25
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,609	150.00–161.50	156.61
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,214	127.00–133.00	130.13
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,551	104.00–117.00	108.67

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	270.00	270.00
1	—	84	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	195.00–200.00	197.48
4	—	116	180.00–220.00	202.64
4	—	86	160.00–170.00	166.19
5	—	93	150.00–180.00	166.10
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	145.00–155.00	149.93
1	—	86	135.00	135.00
2	—	112	165.00–175.00	170.00
4	—	107	155.00–180.00	166.38
2	—	72	60.00–75.00	67.71
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	75.00	75.00
2	—	102	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	50.00	50.00
1	—	82	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	220.00	220.00
1	—	84	250.00	250.00
1	—	96	250.00	250.00
1	—	110	235.00	235.00

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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