Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-29

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	1,415	96.84	1,370	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,587	102.00	1,619	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,790	86.10	1,541	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,389	78.37	1,089	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	54.95	608	18
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,527	126.47	1,931	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,332	124.00	1,652	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,501	130.60	1,960	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,533	118.90	1,823	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,144	113.62	1,300	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,340	152.00	2,037	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,303	144.98	1,889	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,566	156.15	2,445	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,401	147.47	2,066	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,254	141.51	1,775	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	156.82/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	90	87.54/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 3	91	41.87/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	72	6.25/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	90	201.28/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	104	40.00/cwt	1

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	—	—	1,415	96.84/cwt	80.00–110.00	1,370	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,387	74.82/cwt	67.00–83.00	1,038	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	89.02/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,243	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,587	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,619	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	58.27/cwt	50.00–66.00	671	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,303	144.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,889	8
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,527	126.47/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,931	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,533	118.90/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,823	9
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,501	130.60/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,960	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,144	113.62/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,300	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,566	156.15/cwt	151.50–160.00	2,445	12
Steers	Select	—	1,254	141.51/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,037	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	86.10/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,541	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	71.89/cwt	71.00–73.00	874	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	36.53/cwt	27.00–41.00	335	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,401	147.47/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,066	9
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,332	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	224.71/cwt	200.00–250.00	191	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	215	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	259	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	115.29/cwt	80.00–135.00	120	4
Bulls	Utility	—	88	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	65.18/cwt	50.00–80.00	53	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	53.12/cwt	45.00–60.00	40	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	143.30/cwt	130.00–155.00	163	3
Bulls	Utility	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	134	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	111.15/cwt	90.00–130.00	104	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	194	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	281	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	37.50/cwt	25.00–50.00	32	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	44.79/cwt	30.00–55.00	43	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	251.47/cwt	225.00–265.00	234	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	84	47.92/cwt	30.00–65.00	40	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	265	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	148.19/cwt	140.00–160.00	153	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	134.04/cwt	120.00–160.00	126	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	124	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	161	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	104	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	42	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	210	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	207	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	110.19/cwt	100.00–125.00	95	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	265	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 29, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 433Last week 501Year ago 383

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 345Last week 318Year ago 357

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,415	80.00–110.00	96.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,387	67.00–83.00	74.82
3	—	1,396	84.00–94.00	89.02
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,587	101.00–103.00	102.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,151	50.00–66.00	58.27
2	—	1,216	71.00–73.00	71.89
4	—	917	27.00–41.00	36.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,790	84.00–89.00	86.10
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,303	140.00–150.00	144.98
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	152.00	152.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	123.00–130.00	126.47
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,332	124.00	124.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,533	114.00–124.00	118.90
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,501	125.00–135.00	130.60
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,144	112.00–115.00	113.62
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,566	151.50–160.00	156.15
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,254	136.00–147.00	141.51
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,401	140.00–155.00	147.47

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	200.00–250.00	224.71
1	—	78	275.00	275.00
1	—	94	275.00	275.00
1	—	104	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	104	80.00–135.00	115.29
4	—	82	50.00–80.00	65.18
5	—	76	45.00–60.00	53.12
1	—	112	120.00	120.00
5	—	94	90.00–130.00	111.15
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	5.00	5.00
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	114	130.00–155.00	143.30
1	—	194	145.00	145.00
8	—	103	140.00–160.00	148.19
8	—	94	120.00–160.00	134.04
1	—	124	130.00	130.00
3	—	86	100.00–125.00	110.19
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	25.00–50.00	37.50
3	—	95	30.00–55.00	44.79
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	225.00–265.00	251.47
1	—	108	245.00	245.00
1	—	84	250.00	250.00
1	—	78	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	30.00–65.00	47.92
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	40.00	40.00

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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