Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-22

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	1,599	107.34	1,716	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,682	103.26	1,737	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,622	95.96	1,556	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,344	84.85	1,140	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	57.69	649	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,451	122.47	1,777	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,533	136.55	2,093	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,777	121.27	2,155	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,366	104.00	1,421	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,404	155.23	2,179	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,303	140.15	1,826	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,168	131.00	1,530	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,631	163.00	2,659	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,411	148.87	2,101	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,302	134.64	1,753	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	162.42/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 2	91	100.22/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	89	40.00/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	80	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	92	174.19/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	1,595	102.03/cwt	81.00–111.00	1,627	10
Bulls	—	—	1,618	133.92/cwt	125.00–140.00	2,167	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	95.84/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,282	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	830	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	60.41/cwt	53.00–64.00	654	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,297	76.67/cwt	75.00–78.00	994	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,168	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,530	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,631	163.00/cwt	155.50–166.00	2,659	11
Steers	Select	—	1,302	134.64/cwt	127.00–142.00	1,753	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,451	122.47/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,777	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,404	155.23/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,179	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,366	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,421	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,777	121.27/cwt	116.00–128.00	2,155	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,533	136.55/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,093	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	37.78/cwt	28.00–48.00	424	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,303	140.15/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,826	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	84.42/cwt	74.00–93.00	1,128	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	95.96/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,556	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,682	103.26/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,737	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,411	148.87/cwt	141.00–158.00	2,101	10
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	194	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	251.51/cwt	245.00–260.00	239	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	66	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	46	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	89.64/cwt	50.00–115.00	74	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	109.80/cwt	100.00–120.00	112	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	133.37/cwt	120.00–145.00	125	11
Bulls	Number 3	—	66	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	116	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	168	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	134.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	151	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	70	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	25	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	165	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	147.85/cwt	145.00–150.00	155	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	108	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	81	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	42	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	81	230.06/cwt	225.00–235.00	186	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	255	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	112	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	56	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	221	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	123.37/cwt	115.00–130.00	106	3
Bulls	Utility	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	86	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	39	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	112	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	45	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	104.40/cwt	90.00–125.00	97	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	250	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	232.95/cwt	220.00–245.00	193	2

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 22, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 501Last week 457Year ago 547

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 318Last week 306Year ago 362

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,595	81.00–111.00	102.03
2	—	1,618	125.00–140.00	133.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,338	93.00–100.00	95.84
1	—	1,456	57.00	57.00
12	—	1,336	74.00–93.00	84.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,083	53.00–64.00	60.41
2	—	1,297	75.00–78.00	76.67
3	—	1,123	28.00–48.00	37.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,622	91.00–100.00	95.96
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,682	101.00–105.00	103.26
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,168	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,404	152.00–158.00	155.23
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	136.00–147.00	140.15
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,631	155.50–166.00	163.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,302	127.00–142.00	134.64
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,411	141.00–158.00	148.87
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,451	122.00–123.00	122.47
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,366	104.00	104.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,777	116.00–128.00	121.27
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,533	133.00–139.00	136.55

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	255.00	255.00
3	—	95	245.00–260.00	251.51
1	—	102	245.00	245.00
2	—	83	220.00–245.00	232.95
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	70.00	70.00
4	—	83	50.00–115.00	89.64
2	—	102	100.00–120.00	109.80
2	—	112	130.00–140.00	134.91
1	—	76	55.00	55.00
7	—	93	90.00–125.00	104.40
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	94	120.00–145.00	133.37
1	—	116	145.00	145.00
1	—	122	135.00	135.00
7	—	105	145.00–150.00	147.85
3	—	86	115.00–130.00	123.37
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	10.00	10.00
1	—	70	35.00	35.00
1	—	108	75.00	75.00
1	—	112	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	81	225.00–235.00	230.06
1	—	104	245.00	245.00
1	—	90	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	50.00	50.00
1	—	86	45.00	45.00

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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