Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction issued to archive report

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	1,729	96.77	1,673	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,875	92.43	1,733	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	84.62	1,443	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,355	81.33	1,102	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	64.19	724	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,659	116.90	1,939	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,513	114.72	1,736	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,154	106.00	1,223	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,518	123.61	1,876	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,253	112.50	1,410	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,223	95.43	1,167	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,414	141.71	2,004	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,397	133.04	1,859	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,649	149.00	2,457	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,398	135.08	1,888	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,330	120.84	1,607	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	159.67/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	86	93.10/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 3	91	82.60/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	83	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	94	188.33/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,601	91.60/cwt	71.00–104.00	1,467	7
Bulls	—	—	2,176	114.86/cwt	105.00–125.00	2,499	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	88.82/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,200	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	84.62/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,443	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	64.55/cwt	57.00–70.00	699	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	78.95/cwt	73.00–89.00	932	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,223	95.43/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,167	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,398	135.08/cwt	128.00–141.00	1,888	9
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,659	116.90/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,939	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	41.52/cwt	34.00–49.00	463	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,875	92.43/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,733	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,154	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,223	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,253	112.50/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,410	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,518	123.61/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,876	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,414	141.71/cwt	135.00–147.00	2,004	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,397	133.04/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,859	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	76.65/cwt	67.00–82.00	1,040	8
Steers	Select	—	1,330	120.84/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,607	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,649	149.00/cwt	143.00–157.00	2,457	9
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,513	114.72/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,736	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	116	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	255	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	246	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	295	1
Bulls	Utility	—	94	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	91.19/cwt	65.00–115.00	77	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	25	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	74	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	37	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	95	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	126	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	176	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	140	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	101	122.33/cwt	105.00–140.00	124	2
Bulls	Utility	—	72	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	230	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	210	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	97	95.46/cwt	50.00–140.00	93	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	70	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	21	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	161.28/cwt	150.00–170.00	182	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	118.29/cwt	110.00–135.00	99	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	169.90/cwt	165.00–175.00	173	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	143.04/cwt	130.00–160.00	136	7

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 554Last week 415Year ago 473

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 237Last week 247Year ago 268

Correction issued to archive report

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,601	71.00–104.00	91.60
2	—	2,176	105.00–125.00	114.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,351	85.00–95.00	88.82
8	—	1,357	67.00–82.00	76.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,705	81.00–87.00	84.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,083	57.00–70.00	64.55
6	—	1,181	73.00–89.00	78.95
4	—	1,116	34.00–49.00	41.52
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,875	91.00–94.00	92.43
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	90.00–102.00	95.43
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	107.00–118.00	112.50
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	120.00–127.00	123.61
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,398	128.00–141.00	135.08
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,330	112.00–126.00	120.84
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,649	143.00–157.00	149.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,659	116.00–118.00	116.90
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,154	106.00	106.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,513	111.00–120.00	114.72
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,414	135.00–147.00	141.71
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,397	132.00–134.00	133.04

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	116	220.00	220.00
1	—	88	280.00	280.00
1	—	100	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	10.00	10.00
1	—	72	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	65.00–115.00	91.19
1	—	74	50.00	50.00
1	—	100	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	30.00	30.00
2	—	101	105.00–140.00	122.33
2	—	97	50.00–140.00	95.46
1	—	70	30.00	30.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	126	140.00	140.00
4	—	113	150.00–170.00	161.28
5	—	84	110.00–135.00	118.29
2	—	102	165.00–175.00	169.90
7	—	95	130.00–160.00	143.04
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	250.00	250.00
1	—	100	210.00	210.00

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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