Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-18

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	1,690	100.07	1,691	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,647	84.30	1,388	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	74.92	981	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	51.38	548	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,334	133.00	1,774	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,422	123.36	1,754	13
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,224	116.00	1,420	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,691	130.45	2,206	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,374	124.90	1,716	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,136	115.00	1,306	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,328	149.55	1,986	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,379	134.24	1,851	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,230	127.00	1,562	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,586	156.39	2,480	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	145.11	2,191	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,589	125.54	1,995	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	145.79/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	92	86.57/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	89	26.99/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	83	10.01/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	92	206.36/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	88	25.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60	5.00/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
Bulls	—	—	1,703	96.59/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,645	7
Bulls	—	—	1,645	112.23/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,846	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	73.16/cwt	62.00–79.00	961	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,223	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	852	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	660	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	198	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,136	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,306	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,510	145.11/cwt	138.00–150.00	2,191	12
Steers	Select	—	1,589	125.54/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,995	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,422	123.36/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,754	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,334	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,774	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,224	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,420	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,374	124.90/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,716	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,691	130.45/cwt	126.00–138.00	2,206	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,379	134.24/cwt	110.00–144.00	1,851	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,328	149.55/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,986	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,230	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,562	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	84.30/cwt	77.00–91.00	1,388	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	51.19/cwt	34.00–66.00	561	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,586	156.39/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,480	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	226	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	260	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	78	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	239	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	187	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	112	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	105.57/cwt	70.00–120.00	100	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	113.41/cwt	100.00–125.00	107	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	107	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	134	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	91.44/cwt	80.00–115.00	95	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	116	128.04/cwt	125.00–130.00	149	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	85	2
Bulls	Utility	—	72	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	78.19/cwt	50.00–100.00	66	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	77	50.19/cwt	35.00–65.00	39	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	254.76/cwt	245.00–265.00	209	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	88	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	22	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	104	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	62	1
Bulls	Utility	—	95	11.69/cwt	10.00–15.00	11	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	224	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	234	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	216.67/cwt	130.00–270.00	195	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	28.31/cwt	25.00–30.00	24	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	24	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1

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 Jul 18, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 437Last week 419Year ago 504

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 349Last week 324Year ago 428

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,703	90.00–103.00	96.59
2	—	1,645	111.00–114.00	112.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,313	62.00–79.00	73.16
1	—	1,274	96.00	96.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,136	75.00	75.00
1	—	660	30.00	30.00
12	—	1,095	34.00–66.00	51.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,647	77.00–91.00	84.30
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,136	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,374	118.00–128.00	124.90
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,691	126.00–138.00	130.45
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,510	138.00–150.00	145.11
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,589	120.00–131.00	125.54
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,586	152.00–160.00	156.39
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,422	119.00–124.00	123.36
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,334	133.00	133.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,224	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,379	110.00–144.00	134.24
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,328	147.00–154.00	149.55
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	127.00	127.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	275.00	275.00
1	—	98	265.00	265.00
1	—	104	230.00	230.00
1	—	78	240.00	240.00
1	—	112	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	15.00	15.00
1	—	62	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	100.00	100.00
5	—	95	70.00–120.00	105.57
3	—	104	80.00–115.00	91.44
6	—	85	50.00–100.00	78.19
2	—	77	35.00–65.00	50.19
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	94	100.00–125.00	113.41
2	—	107	125.00	125.00
5	—	116	125.00–130.00	128.04
2	—	85	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	5.00	5.00
3	—	95	10.00–15.00	11.69
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	25.00–30.00	28.31
2	—	94	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	82	245.00–265.00	254.76
1	—	104	225.00	225.00
3	—	90	130.00–270.00	216.67
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	5.00	5.00

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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