Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged .75 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 1.25 higher and slaughter heifers averaged .26 higher. Slaughter cows: Breakers averaged 5.39 lower, Boners averaged 8.88 lower and Lean cows averaged .26 lower.

Holstein bull calves averaged 4.07 higher on calves 96 pounds and higher calves under 96 pounds averaged 22.18 higher.

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	1,807	99.29	1,794	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,753	82.46	1,446	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,418	72.52	1,029	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	59.77	689	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,495	111.92	1,673	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,547	122.41	1,894	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,340	116.00	1,554	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,348	104.00	1,402	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,464	136.00	1,991	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,294	132.17	1,710	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,602	144.17	2,310	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,572	134.75	2,118	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,229	128.76	1,582	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	239.81/cwt	35
Bulls	Number 2	95	169.47/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	98	121.70/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	77	10.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	90	172.78/cwt	9
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	76	20.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	80.37/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,095	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	69.03/cwt	64.00–74.00	996	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,763	80.55/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,420	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	61.30/cwt	56.00–64.00	722	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,464	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,991	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,495	111.92/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,673	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,348	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,402	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,340	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,554	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,547	122.41/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,894	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,294	132.17/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,710	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	42.75/cwt	41.00–44.00	455	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,743	84.37/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,471	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	73.74/cwt	70.00–78.00	878	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,572	134.75/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,118	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,602	144.17/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,310	6
Steers	Select	—	1,229	128.76/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,582	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	332.43/cwt	325.00–340.00	342	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	86	115.00/cwt	80.00–150.00	99	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	325	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	97	367.53/cwt	365.00–370.00	357	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	27	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	243.49/cwt	225.00–255.00	275	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	76	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	102	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	133	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	220	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	113	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	230.00/cwt	180.00–280.00	221	2
Bulls	Utility	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	56	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	68	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	44	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	86	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	86	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	84	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	113	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	174.89/cwt	170.00–180.00	164	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	189.95/cwt	170.00–210.00	194	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	124	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	273	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	247.69/cwt	225.00–260.00	258	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	209	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	290	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	167.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	171	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	219.18/cwt	205.00–240.00	188	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	152.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	131	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	226.80/cwt	200.00–260.00	213	12
Bulls	Number 2	—	72	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	65	1
Bulls	Utility	—	96	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	—	—	1,742	106.41/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,854	4
Bulls	—	—	1,871	92.17/cwt	85.50–95.00	1,725	4

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 420Last week 461Year ago 474

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 235Last week 233Year ago 269

Holstein bull calves averaged 4.07 higher on calves 96 pounds and higher calves under 96 pounds averaged 22.18 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,363	77.00–84.00	80.37
9	—	1,443	64.00–74.00	69.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,763	79.00–83.00	80.55
3	—	1,743	84.00–85.00	84.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,178	56.00–64.00	61.30
3	—	1,065	41.00–44.00	42.75
3	—	1,191	70.00–78.00	73.74
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,464	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,294	129.00–136.00	132.17
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,495	109.00–116.00	111.92
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,348	104.00	104.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	116.00	116.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,547	119.00–126.00	122.41
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,572	130.00–139.00	134.75
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,602	141.00–147.00	144.17
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,229	121.00–134.00	128.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,742	100.00–115.00	106.41
4	—	1,871	85.50–95.00	92.17

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	325.00–340.00	332.43
1	—	112	290.00	290.00
2	—	97	365.00–370.00	367.53
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	86	80.00–150.00	115.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	30.00	30.00
2	—	102	165.00–170.00	167.55
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	113	225.00–255.00	243.49
1	—	124	220.00	220.00
6	—	104	225.00–260.00	247.69
6	—	86	205.00–240.00	219.18
12	—	94	200.00–260.00	226.80
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
1	—	56	5.00	5.00
1	—	96	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	170.00–180.00	174.89
4	—	102	170.00–210.00	189.95
1	—	110	190.00	190.00
2	—	86	150.00–155.00	152.56
1	—	72	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	130.00	130.00
1	—	90	125.00	125.00
1	—	84	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	250.00	250.00
2	—	96	180.00–280.00	230.00
1	—	100	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	65.00	65.00
1	—	86	100.00	100.00

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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