Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

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	1,477	98.68	1,458	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,831	93.18	1,706	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,779	86.77	1,543	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	83.96	1,089	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	59.48	641	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,536	123.00	1,889	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,370	111.76	1,531	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,516	126.42	1,917	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,435	115.62	1,659	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,211	105.01	1,272	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,590	142.86	2,271	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,333	131.56	1,754	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,207	110.57	1,335	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,630	147.09	2,398	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,486	137.00	2,036	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,169	113.36	1,325	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	152.77/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	99	113.73/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	88	42.46/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	79	12.50/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	92	132.32/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	78	30.00/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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,732	91.42/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,583	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	64.36/cwt	53.00–74.00	705	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	76.68/cwt	75.00–78.00	817	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	124.41/cwt	100.00–145.00	106	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	97	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	150	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	70	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	128.55/cwt	115.00–150.00	131	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	111.71/cwt	85.00–140.00	105	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	115.00/cwt	100.00–130.00	131	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	216.02/cwt	150.00–270.00	177	3
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	66	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	20	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	163.47/cwt	155.00–175.00	167	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	166.33/cwt	160.00–170.00	188	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	78	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	31	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	87	39.92/cwt	25.00–50.00	35	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	103	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	124	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	106	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	58	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	92	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	46	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	124.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	117	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	78	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	23	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	239	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	88	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	79	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	72	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	43	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	23	1
Bulls	Utility	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	85	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	80	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	20	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	116	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	290	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,831	93.18/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,706	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,333	131.56/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,754	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,207	110.57/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,335	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	91.54/cwt	87.00–104.00	1,148	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	78.71/cwt	69.00–86.00	1,044	13
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,590	142.86/cwt	139.00–147.00	2,271	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,370	111.76/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,531	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,536	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,889	1
Steers	Select	—	1,169	113.36/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,325	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,630	147.09/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,398	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,486	137.00/cwt	127.00–145.00	2,036	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	24.39/cwt	10.00–37.00	251	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,211	105.01/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,272	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,516	126.42/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,917	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,435	115.62/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,659	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,794	85.22/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,529	6
Bulls	—	—	1,811	107.30/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,943	2
Bulls	—	—	1,310	94.37/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,236	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

Mon May 16, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 479Last week 554Year ago 501

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 300Last week 237Year ago 289

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,732	90.00–93.00	91.42
6	—	1,794	82.00–88.00	85.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,095	53.00–74.00	64.36
3	—	1,065	75.00–78.00	76.68
3	—	1,029	10.00–37.00	24.39
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,831	87.00–100.00	93.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,254	87.00–104.00	91.54
13	—	1,326	69.00–86.00	78.71
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,333	125.00–137.00	131.56
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,207	107.00–117.00	110.57
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,590	139.00–147.00	142.86
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	104.00–119.00	111.76
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,536	123.00	123.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,169	105.00–121.00	113.36
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,630	144.00–152.00	147.09
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,486	127.00–145.00	137.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,211	102.00–108.00	105.01
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,516	125.00–128.00	126.42
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,435	114.00–118.00	115.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,811	106.00–109.00	107.30
4	—	1,310	91.00–100.00	94.37

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	85	100.00–145.00	124.41
5	—	97	150.00–160.00	155.00
6	—	102	155.00–175.00	163.47
4	—	113	160.00–170.00	166.33
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	70.00	70.00
1	—	78	40.00	40.00
3	—	87	25.00–50.00	39.92
1	—	90	25.00	25.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	102	115.00–150.00	128.55
4	—	94	85.00–140.00	111.71
2	—	114	100.00–130.00	115.00
1	—	72	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
2	—	85	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	25.00	25.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	116	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	82	150.00–270.00	216.02
1	—	106	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	30.00	30.00
1	—	106	55.00	55.00
1	—	92	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	120.00	120.00
2	—	94	120.00–130.00	124.89
1	—	88	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	30.00	30.00

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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