Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

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 2.00-3.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

mostly 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	1,752	110.36	1,934	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,764	102.54	1,809	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	90.63	1,199	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,691	89.87	1,520	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	68.75	716	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,681	124.48	2,093	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,554	117.00	1,818	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,547	128.98	1,995	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	118.43	1,701	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,410	100.00	1,410	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,534	148.03	2,271	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,323	140.54	1,859	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,110	131.00	1,454	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,670	151.11	2,524	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,537	142.07	2,184	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	182.46/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 2	93	128.56/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 3	99	48.75/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	71	15.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	95	190.60/cwt	12

Every lot, as filed

50 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 3	—	124	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	74	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	26	1
Bulls	—	—	1,621	103.85/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,683	5
Bulls	—	—	1,846	115.01/cwt	108.00–119.00	2,123	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	728	35.33/cwt	30.00–40.00	257	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	68.78/cwt	65.00–75.00	796	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	97.07/cwt	88.00–108.00	1,262	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	78.67/cwt	74.00–87.00	1,074	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,670	151.11/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,524	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,554	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,818	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,534	148.03/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,271	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,110	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,323	140.54/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,859	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,547	128.98/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,995	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,410	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,537	142.07/cwt	136.00–147.00	2,184	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	86.78/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,457	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	95.27/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,632	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,764	102.54/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,809	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	85.41/cwt	78.00–88.00	900	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,681	124.48/cwt	124.00–125.00	2,093	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,436	118.43/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,701	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	181	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	325	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	72	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	148	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	78	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	164.90/cwt	150.00–175.00	170	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	111	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	167	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	88	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	84	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	104	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	140	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	244.51/cwt	220.00–280.00	249	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	152	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	249.76/cwt	230.00–270.00	212	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	87.10/cwt	75.00–100.00	81	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	60	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	98	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	78	1
Bulls	Utility	—	84	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	189.97/cwt	180.00–195.00	215	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	224	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	235	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	153.95/cwt	120.00–180.00	131	7
Bulls	Utility	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	72	61.85/cwt	45.00–75.00	45	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	92.69/cwt	70.00–135.00	81	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	56	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	214	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	196.37/cwt	180.00–205.00	206	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	185.21/cwt	175.00–210.00	174	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	38	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	145.88/cwt	100.00–175.00	139	9

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

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 509Last week 577Year ago 433

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 285Last week 240Year ago 290

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Holstein

steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

mostly steady. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	124	60.00	60.00
1	—	102	25.00	25.00
1	—	94	60.00	60.00
1	—	76	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	215.00	215.00
1	—	110	295.00	295.00
1	—	72	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	20.00	20.00
1	—	60	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	103	150.00–175.00	164.90
2	—	111	150.00	150.00
3	—	72	45.00–75.00	61.85
3	—	87	70.00–135.00	92.69
9	—	95	100.00–175.00	145.88
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	20.00	20.00
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	113	180.00–195.00	189.97
7	—	85	120.00–180.00	153.95
1	—	122	175.00	175.00
7	—	105	180.00–205.00	196.37
8	—	94	175.00–210.00	185.21
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	95.00	95.00
1	—	104	135.00	135.00
2	—	93	75.00–100.00	87.10
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	220.00–280.00	244.51
1	—	74	205.00	205.00
2	—	85	230.00–270.00	249.76
1	—	112	200.00	200.00
1	—	96	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,621	93.00–110.00	103.85
7	—	1,846	108.00–119.00	115.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	30.00–40.00	35.33
5	—	1,157	65.00–75.00	68.78
4	—	1,054	78.00–88.00	85.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,300	88.00–108.00	97.07
7	—	1,365	74.00–87.00	78.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,679	82.00–90.00	86.78
4	—	1,713	94.00–96.00	95.27
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,764	102.00–103.00	102.54
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,670	147.00–155.00	151.11
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,537	136.00–147.00	142.07
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,554	117.00	117.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,681	124.00–125.00	124.48
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,534	147.00–149.00	148.03
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	140.00–141.00	140.54
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	127.00–132.00	128.98
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,436	116.00–120.00	118.43

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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