Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

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	1,752	91.26	1,598	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,708	78.82	1,346	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,410	77.56	1,093	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,218	57.38	699	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,413	123.02	1,738	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,526	111.87	1,707	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,514	124.00	1,877	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,590	111.55	1,774	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,384	98.00	1,356	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,511	135.75	2,051	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,252	130.31	1,631	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,398	115.10	1,609	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,594	144.39	2,302	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,560	130.60	2,037	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,413	125.14	1,768	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	205.82/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	95	152.73/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	88	58.12/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	79	7.50/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	94	203.70/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	94	175.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	76	15.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1	—	93	193.11/cwt	180.00–200.00	180	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	232	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	77	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	156.39/cwt	125.00–180.00	145	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	116	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	203	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	146	1
Bulls	Utility	—	106	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	121	205.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	248	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	215.58/cwt	195.00–235.00	222	2
Bulls	Utility	—	86	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	114	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	175.23/cwt	150.00–190.00	151	8
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	230	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	163	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	239.79/cwt	230.00–250.00	225	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	265	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	156.46/cwt	125.00–185.00	158	3
Bulls	Utility	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	98	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	132	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	104	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	135	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	76	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	88	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	70	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	100	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	270	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	72	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	58	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	37.80/cwt	25.00–50.00	32	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	246	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	76	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	58	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	305.54/cwt	280.00–330.00	281	2
Steers	Select	—	1,413	125.14/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,768	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,398	115.10/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,609	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,511	135.75/cwt	130.00–147.00	2,051	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,252	130.31/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,631	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,319	74.60/cwt	72.00–76.00	984	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	64.78/cwt	60.00–67.00	794	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,384	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,356	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,514	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,877	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,526	111.87/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,707	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,413	123.02/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,738	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,594	144.39/cwt	138.00–149.00	2,302	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,560	130.60/cwt	127.00–134.00	2,037	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,590	111.55/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,774	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	35.21/cwt	31.00–40.00	398	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	78.82/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,346	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,552	86.33/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,340	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	75.17/cwt	68.00–83.00	1,031	11
Bulls	—	—	1,819	104.54/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,902	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	88.60/cwt	76.00–95.00	1,540	10

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 May 2, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 415Last week 420Year ago 468

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 247Last week 235Year ago 257

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	93	180.00–200.00	193.11
4	—	113	200.00–210.00	205.00
2	—	121	200.00–210.00	205.04
2	—	103	195.00–235.00	215.58
8	—	86	150.00–190.00	175.23
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	85.00	85.00
1	—	104	110.00	110.00
2	—	84	25.00–50.00	37.80
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	93	125.00–180.00	156.39
1	—	116	175.00	175.00
1	—	86	170.00	170.00
3	—	101	125.00–185.00	156.46
1	—	72	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	10.00	10.00
1	—	86	10.00	10.00
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	300.00	300.00
2	—	92	280.00–330.00	305.54
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	58	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	280.00	280.00
1	—	74	220.00	220.00
2	—	94	230.00–250.00	239.79
1	—	106	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	98	130.00–140.00	135.00
1	—	104	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	15.00	15.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	122.00–127.00	125.14
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,594	138.00–149.00	144.39
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,560	127.00–134.00	130.60
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	114.00–116.00	115.10
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,511	130.00–147.00	135.75
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,252	129.00–131.00	130.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,319	72.00–76.00	74.60
5	—	1,226	60.00–67.00	64.78
4	—	1,131	31.00–40.00	35.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,708	72.00–84.00	78.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	86.00–87.00	86.33
11	—	1,371	68.00–83.00	75.17
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,384	98.00	98.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,514	124.00	124.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,590	107.00–115.00	111.55
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,526	110.00–114.00	111.87
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	121.00–125.00	123.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,819	104.00–105.00	104.54
10	—	1,738	76.00–95.00	88.60

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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