Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-15

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	1,668	106.16	1,771	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,760	107.13	1,885	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,730	96.13	1,663	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	87.91	1,186	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	57.87	640	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,510	119.87	1,810	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,668	131.50	2,193	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,502	121.82	1,830	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,314	109.04	1,433	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,461	150.50	2,199	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,374	136.53	1,876	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,606	159.39	2,560	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,386	151.07	2,094	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,251	122.22	1,529	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	157.93/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 2	96	109.68/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	78	40.00/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	79	12.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	84	233.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	94	25.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	69	10.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,656	99.81/cwt	84.00–110.00	1,653	8
Bulls	—	—	1,693	118.87/cwt	113.00–124.00	2,012	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	60.57/cwt	51.00–75.00	672	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	84.85/cwt	66.00–94.00	1,131	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	99.12/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,397	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	96.13/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,663	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,314	109.04/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,433	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,386	151.07/cwt	144.00–158.00	2,094	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,606	159.39/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,560	9
Steers	Select	—	1,251	122.22/cwt	109.00–140.00	1,529	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,510	119.87/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,810	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,502	121.82/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,830	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	25.67/cwt	21.00–30.00	223	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,760	107.13/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,885	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,335	80.61/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,076	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,668	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	2,193	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,461	150.50/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,199	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,374	136.53/cwt	113.00–151.00	1,876	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	227.24/cwt	220.00–235.00	259	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	258.76/cwt	250.00–270.00	246	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	124	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	260	1
Bulls	Utility	—	102	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	168	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	76	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	125.87/cwt	110.00–135.00	117	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	235	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	179	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	102	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	31	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	86	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	68	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	24	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	56	6.00/cwt	6.00–6.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	158	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	144.04/cwt	135.00–150.00	150	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	230.00/cwt	220.00–240.00	184	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	108.83/cwt	100.00–120.00	94	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	29	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	116.44/cwt	105.00–130.00	109	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	118	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	153	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	87.53/cwt	85.00–90.00	76	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	119.98/cwt	110.00–130.00	124	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	98	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	44	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 Aug 15, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 457Last week 456Year ago 504

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 306Last week 346Year ago 370

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,656	84.00–110.00	99.81
4	—	1,693	113.00–124.00	118.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,109	51.00–75.00	60.57
2	—	867	21.00–30.00	25.67
2	—	1,335	78.00–83.00	80.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,333	66.00–94.00	84.85
3	—	1,409	95.00–103.00	99.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,730	92.00–99.00	96.13
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,760	105.00–109.00	107.13
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,314	100.00–116.00	109.04
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,502	116.00–128.00	121.82
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	131.00–132.00	131.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,386	144.00–158.00	151.07
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,606	155.00–162.00	159.39
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,251	109.00–140.00	122.22
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,510	115.00–125.00	119.87
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,461	145.00–156.00	150.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,374	113.00–151.00	136.53

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	114	220.00–235.00	227.24
4	—	95	250.00–270.00	258.76
1	—	124	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
1	—	56	6.00	6.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	140.00	140.00
8	—	93	110.00–135.00	125.87
3	—	113	140.00	140.00
5	—	104	135.00–150.00	144.04
4	—	86	100.00–120.00	108.83
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	35.00	35.00
2	—	73	40.00	40.00
1	—	98	45.00	45.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	94	105.00–130.00	116.44
1	—	118	130.00	130.00
4	—	87	85.00–90.00	87.53
4	—	103	110.00–130.00	119.98
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	15.00	15.00
1	—	62	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	245.00	245.00
1	—	78	230.00	230.00
2	—	80	220.00–240.00	230.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	30.00	30.00
1	—	86	20.00	20.00

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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