Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

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	1,790	101.89	1,824	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,847	85.94	1,587	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,395	80.90	1,129	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,114	55.10	614	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,680	123.00	2,066	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,450	114.88	1,666	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,588	120.87	1,919	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,659	115.06	1,909	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,241	99.31	1,232	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,460	142.18	2,076	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,362	131.91	1,797	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,449	112.63	1,632	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,594	143.30	2,284	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,482	134.11	1,988	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,321	122.42	1,617	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	248.67/cwt	35
Bulls	Number 2	97	181.08/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	103	120.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	80	45.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	92	201.96/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60	40.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Select	—	1,449	112.63/cwt	97.00–125.00	1,632	2
Bulls	—	—	1,859	96.19/cwt	72.00–106.00	1,788	9
Bulls	—	—	1,636	114.71/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,877	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,847	85.94/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,587	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,264	75.26/cwt	72.00–82.00	951	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,431	88.86/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,272	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	77.91/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,077	8
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,450	114.88/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,666	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,588	120.87/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,919	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,241	99.31/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,232	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,482	134.11/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,988	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,594	143.30/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,284	7
Steers	Select	—	1,321	122.42/cwt	112.00–132.00	1,617	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	61.27/cwt	52.00–68.00	649	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	30.71/cwt	26.00–42.00	332	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,066	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,659	115.06/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,909	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,362	131.91/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,797	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,460	142.18/cwt	139.00–145.50	2,076	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	339.27/cwt	315.00–365.00	349	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	80	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	36	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	371.20/cwt	350.00–405.00	342	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	347	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	202.07/cwt	150.00–240.00	176	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	96	177.19/cwt	160.00–210.00	170	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	60	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	24	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	228.75/cwt	215.00–240.00	215	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	77	196.17/cwt	185.00–215.00	151	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	86	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	99	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	118	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	220	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	242.63/cwt	230.00–255.00	230	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	228	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	216	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	121	229.89/cwt	210.00–240.00	278	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	205.45/cwt	190.00–230.00	173	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	255.20/cwt	245.00–265.00	260	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	70	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	91	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	240.03/cwt	235.00–245.00	266	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	229.07/cwt	220.00–245.00	238	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	120	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	168	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	86	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	74	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	56	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	185.81/cwt	150.00–220.00	193	5

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 Apr 11, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 461Last week 468Year ago 491

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 233Last week 309Year ago 302

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,449	97.00–125.00	112.63
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,362	127.00–137.00	131.91
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	139.00–145.50	142.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,859	72.00–106.00	96.19
4	—	1,636	111.00–118.00	114.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,847	83.00–89.00	85.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,264	72.00–82.00	75.26
6	—	1,060	52.00–68.00	61.27
4	—	1,082	26.00–42.00	30.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,431	87.00–91.00	88.86
8	—	1,382	70.00–83.00	77.91
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	113.00–117.00	114.88
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	123.00	123.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,588	119.00–123.00	120.87
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,241	96.00–103.00	99.31
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,659	112.00–120.00	115.06
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,482	128.00–140.00	134.11
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,594	140.00–146.00	143.30
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,321	112.00–132.00	122.42

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	315.00–365.00	339.27
4	—	92	350.00–405.00	371.20
1	—	112	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	45.00	45.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	87	150.00–240.00	202.07
5	—	96	160.00–210.00	177.19
1	—	114	200.00	200.00
1	—	120	180.00	180.00
1	—	74	75.00	75.00
5	—	104	150.00–220.00	185.81
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	94	215.00–240.00	228.75
3	—	77	185.00–215.00	196.17
3	—	121	210.00–240.00	229.89
5	—	84	190.00–230.00	205.45
3	—	111	235.00–245.00	240.03
6	—	104	220.00–245.00	229.07
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	140.00	140.00
1	—	86	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	115.00	115.00
1	—	94	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	250.00	250.00
2	—	95	230.00–255.00	242.63
2	—	102	245.00–265.00	255.20
1	—	70	130.00	130.00

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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