Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Holstein steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

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

15.00-20.00 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	—	High	1,729	101.60	1,757	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,849	92.78	1,716	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	87.30	1,186	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,801	85.86	1,546	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	64.23	710	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,458	120.00	1,750	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,567	106.56	1,670	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,561	127.54	1,991	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,568	120.36	1,887	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,451	103.80	1,506	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,401	137.99	1,933	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,393	134.37	1,872	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,170	119.42	1,397	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,574	147.29	2,318	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,373	139.44	1,915	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,291	133.20	1,720	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	187.54/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	95	139.03/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 3	102	98.95/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	95	11.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	94	216.11/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 2	80	25.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	76	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	75	65.40/cwt	55.00–75.00	49	2
Bulls	—	—	1,903	109.68/cwt	107.00–114.00	2,087	6
Bulls	—	—	1,613	96.22/cwt	86.00–104.00	1,552	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	79.77/cwt	74.00–86.00	1,005	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,849	92.78/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,716	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,393	134.37/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,872	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,442	93.76/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,352	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,458	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,750	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,567	106.56/cwt	90.00–116.00	1,670	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,568	120.36/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,887	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,561	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,991	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,401	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,933	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,170	119.42/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,397	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,451	103.80/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,506	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,373	139.44/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,915	7
Steers	Select	—	1,291	133.20/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,720	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,753	88.67/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,554	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	84.45/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,541	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	62.03/cwt	55.00–70.00	676	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	77.69/cwt	74.00–80.00	936	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,574	147.29/cwt	144.00–151.00	2,318	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	47.22/cwt	39.00–52.00	463	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	128	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	294	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	268	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	251.55/cwt	245.00–260.00	264	3
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	195.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	220	5
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	216	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	20	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	104	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	104	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	167.02/cwt	160.00–175.00	144	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	167.29/cwt	155.00–185.00	156	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	75	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	92	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	233.04/cwt	205.00–260.00	238	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	239	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	233.47/cwt	150.00–265.00	196	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	156.40/cwt	130.00–185.00	161	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	64	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	216	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	193.82/cwt	185.00–205.00	202	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	188	1
Bulls	Utility	—	136	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	27	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	97	111.59/cwt	100.00–120.00	108	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	112	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	112	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	143.22/cwt	125.00–170.00	135	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	198	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	124.13/cwt	100.00–150.00	104	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

Mon Mar 14, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 577Last week 741Year ago 359

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 240Last week 0Year ago 265

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Holstein steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

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

15.00-20.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	55.00–75.00	65.40
7	—	103	130.00–185.00	156.40
7	—	94	125.00–170.00	143.22
1	—	110	180.00	180.00
3	—	84	100.00–150.00	124.13
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	128	230.00	230.00
1	—	114	235.00	235.00
3	—	105	245.00–260.00	251.55
1	—	94	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
1	—	84	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	113	190.00–200.00	195.02
5	—	86	160.00–175.00	167.02
7	—	93	155.00–185.00	167.29
2	—	75	120.00–125.00	122.53
1	—	120	180.00	180.00
8	—	104	185.00–205.00	193.82
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	60.00	60.00
3	—	97	100.00–120.00	111.59
1	—	112	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	136	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	235.00	235.00
2	—	102	205.00–260.00	233.04
1	—	114	210.00	210.00
4	—	84	150.00–265.00	233.47
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,903	107.00–114.00	109.68
9	—	1,613	86.00–104.00	96.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,260	74.00–86.00	79.77
7	—	1,442	90.00–97.00	93.76
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,849	91.00–95.00	92.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,753	88.00–89.00	88.67
6	—	1,825	75.00–88.00	84.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,090	55.00–70.00	62.03
4	—	1,205	74.00–80.00	77.69
2	—	981	39.00–52.00	47.22
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	130.00–137.00	134.37
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,401	137.00–139.00	137.99
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	110.00–128.00	119.42
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,458	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,567	90.00–116.00	106.56
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,568	117.00–124.00	120.36
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,561	125.00–130.00	127.54
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,451	101.00–107.00	103.80
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,373	137.00–142.00	139.44
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,291	130.00–137.00	133.20
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,574	144.00–151.00	147.29

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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