Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-01

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	1,733	97.92	1,697	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,486	105.00	1,560	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,694	88.88	1,506	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,323	76.77	1,016	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	48.71	520	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,420	118.70	1,686	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,555	129.21	2,009	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,630	123.33	2,010	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,176	89.00	1,047	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,498	152.35	2,282	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,223	140.52	1,719	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,549	153.65	2,380	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,434	136.82	1,962	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	139.12/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 2	91	78.42/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	94	41.25/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	84	11.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	87	220.72/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	88	20.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,733	97.92/cwt	81.00–107.00	1,697	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	74.56/cwt	62.00–83.00	972	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	87.07/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,230	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,696	86.84/cwt	76.00–91.00	1,473	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,689	93.99/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,587	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	777	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,434	136.82/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,962	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,420	118.70/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,686	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,630	123.33/cwt	117.00–128.00	2,010	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,555	129.21/cwt	127.00–133.00	2,009	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,176	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,047	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	33.55/cwt	20.00–46.00	345	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,486	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,560	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	59.02/cwt	51.00–65.00	652	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,223	140.52/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,719	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,498	152.35/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,282	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,549	153.65/cwt	147.00–160.00	2,380	6
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	84	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	76	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	195	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	296	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	288.38/cwt	285.00–295.00	274	3
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	88	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	31	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	88	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	126.99/cwt	110.00–145.00	132	11
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	84.47/cwt	60.00–100.00	79	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	252.50/cwt	230.00–275.00	237	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	81	258.11/cwt	245.00–270.00	209	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	41	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	78	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	31	1
Bulls	Utility	—	114	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	23	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	116	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	145	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	107.28/cwt	90.00–120.00	102	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	92.89/cwt	85.00–100.00	81	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	96	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	43	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	112	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	50	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	68	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	27	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	42.53/cwt	40.00–45.00	32	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	60.16/cwt	40.00–80.00	50	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	104.17/cwt	80.00–115.00	108	5

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 Aug 1, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 430Last week 433Year ago 586

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 361Last week 308Year ago 384

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,733	81.00–107.00	97.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,304	62.00–83.00	74.56
3	—	1,413	85.00–89.00	87.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,696	76.00–91.00	86.84
2	—	1,689	93.00–95.00	93.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,064	73.00	73.00
5	—	1,029	20.00–46.00	33.55
5	—	1,105	51.00–65.00	59.02
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,486	105.00	105.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,434	128.00–145.00	136.82
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,549	147.00–160.00	153.65
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	115.00–122.00	118.70
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	117.00–128.00	123.33
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,555	127.00–133.00	129.21
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,176	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,223	139.00–141.00	140.52
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,498	147.00–157.00	152.35

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	250.00	250.00
1	—	114	260.00	260.00
3	—	95	285.00–295.00	288.38
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	35.00	35.00
1	—	78	40.00	40.00
1	—	96	45.00	45.00
1	—	112	45.00	45.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	104	110.00–145.00	126.99
1	—	116	125.00	125.00
5	—	95	90.00–120.00	107.28
7	—	87	85.00–100.00	92.89
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	94	60.00–100.00	84.47
1	—	68	40.00	40.00
2	—	75	40.00–45.00	42.53
3	—	83	40.00–80.00	60.16
5	—	104	80.00–115.00	104.17
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	5.00	5.00
1	—	114	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	230.00–275.00	252.50
3	—	81	245.00–270.00	258.11
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00

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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