Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Holstein

steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady.

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

5.00-10.00 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	1,759	102.66	1,805	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,841	103.63	1,908	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,708	96.18	1,643	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,408	92.70	1,305	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,172	60.41	708	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,472	125.00	1,840	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,518	118.74	1,802	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,194	117.00	1,397	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,494	132.91	1,986	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,443	119.98	1,731	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,184	113.00	1,338	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,480	142.81	2,114	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,282	128.93	1,653	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,561	149.91	2,340	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,514	143.72	2,176	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,213	132.68	1,609	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	216.72/cwt	37
Bulls	Number 2	97	156.33/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	97	96.25/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	73	10.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	92	136.00/cwt	10

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
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	225	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	110	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	110	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	240	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	209.31/cwt	195.00–235.00	199	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	189.88/cwt	150.00–215.00	159	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	112	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	151	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	94	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	76	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	99	1
Bulls	Utility	—	88	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	78	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	287	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	106	218.14/cwt	200.00–240.00	231	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	213.68/cwt	210.00–220.00	244	4
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	64	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	32	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	255	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	76	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	76	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	86	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	69	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	102	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	92	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	93	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	88	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	44	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	63	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	170.82/cwt	150.00–195.00	179	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	264.76/cwt	250.00–270.00	273	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	124	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	248	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	286	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,561	149.91/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,340	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,702	94.38/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,606	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	42.32/cwt	20.00–56.00	485	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	69.18/cwt	63.00–76.00	798	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	83.43/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,040	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,723	100.37/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,729	3
Steers	Select	—	1,213	132.68/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,609	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,494	132.91/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,986	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,514	143.72/cwt	143.00–144.00	2,176	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,282	128.93/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,653	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,184	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,480	142.81/cwt	138.00–154.00	2,114	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,443	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,731	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,194	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,397	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,472	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,840	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,518	118.74/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,802	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,491	87.71/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,308	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,841	103.63/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,908	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	98.24/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,293	9
Bulls	—	—	1,863	114.16/cwt	110.00–117.00	2,127	3
Bulls	—	—	1,646	102.49/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,687	11
Bulls	—	—	2,684	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,879	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	161.10/cwt	145.00–180.00	148	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	78	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	47	1

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 468Last week 509Year ago 458

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 309Last week 285Year ago 342

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Holstein

steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady.

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

5.00-10.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	250.00	250.00
2	—	104	240.00–250.00	245.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	100.00	100.00
1	—	86	80.00	80.00
1	—	102	90.00	90.00
2	—	93	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	50.00	50.00
1	—	76	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	200.00	200.00
6	—	95	195.00–235.00	209.31
9	—	84	150.00–215.00	189.88
1	—	76	130.00	130.00
8	—	106	200.00–240.00	218.14
4	—	114	210.00–220.00	213.68
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	135.00	135.00
2	—	94	100.00	100.00
1	—	88	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	20.00	20.00
2	—	63	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	300.00–305.00	302.53
4	—	103	250.00–270.00	264.76
1	—	124	200.00	200.00
1	—	110	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	105	150.00–195.00	170.82
5	—	92	145.00–180.00	161.10
1	—	78	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,561	148.00–152.00	149.91
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	131.00–134.00	132.68
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,514	143.00–144.00	143.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,702	87.00–97.00	94.38
3	—	1,723	98.00–103.00	100.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,147	20.00–56.00	42.32
3	—	1,154	63.00–76.00	69.18
2	—	1,247	79.00–88.00	83.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,491	80.00–94.00	87.71
9	—	1,316	94.00–104.00	98.24
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,841	102.00–105.00	103.63
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,494	127.00–136.00	132.91
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,184	113.00	113.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	118.00–122.00	119.98
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,282	123.00–134.00	128.93
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,480	138.00–154.00	142.81
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,194	117.00	117.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,472	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	118.00–120.00	118.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,863	110.00–117.00	114.16
11	—	1,646	94.00–109.00	102.49
1	—	2,684	70.00	70.00

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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