Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-05

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	1,724	101.25	1,745	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,688	102.46	1,730	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	92.52	1,573	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	79.88	1,064	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,216	54.83	667	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,401	124.77	1,748	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,456	104.07	1,515	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,572	130.65	2,054	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,684	103.37	1,741	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,588	90.91	1,444	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,429	141.37	2,020	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,342	130.26	1,748	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,372	109.00	1,495	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,544	155.31	2,398	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,418	143.67	2,037	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,349	136.04	1,835	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	181.43/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	91	105.10/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 3	87	54.83/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	78	17.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	92	212.12/cwt	7
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	64	5.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,738	99.28/cwt	76.00–106.00	1,725	7
Bulls	—	—	1,626	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,870	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	87.26/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,269	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	78.03/cwt	66.00–85.00	1,016	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	92.52/cwt	82.00–99.00	1,573	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	31.86/cwt	21.00–45.00	358	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,372	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,495	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,688	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,730	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,456	104.07/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,515	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,401	124.77/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,748	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,572	130.65/cwt	125.00–138.00	2,054	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,684	103.37/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,741	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,588	90.91/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,444	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,239	60.57/cwt	50.00–72.00	750	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,342	130.26/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,748	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,429	141.37/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,020	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,418	143.67/cwt	136.00–152.00	2,037	10
Steers	Select	—	1,349	136.04/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,835	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,544	155.31/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,398	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	202	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	271.56/cwt	260.00–285.00	255	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	100	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	210	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	88	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	110	1
Bulls	Utility	—	80	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	32	1
Bulls	Utility	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	66	47.42/cwt	45.00–50.00	31	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	84.57/cwt	50.00–115.00	71	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	117.28/cwt	100.00–135.00	111	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	271.18/cwt	270.00–275.00	287	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	300	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	67.99/cwt	25.00–130.00	65	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	141.42/cwt	130.00–165.00	133	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	78	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	39	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	206	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	72	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	140	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	162.53/cwt	150.00–185.00	169	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	37.50/cwt	35.00–40.00	30	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	106	134.92/cwt	125.00–140.00	143	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	155.88/cwt	140.00–175.00	176	7
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	96	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	38	1
Bulls	Utility	—	94	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	251.21/cwt	230.00–270.00	246	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	42	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	137	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 Sep 5, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 414Last week 433Year ago 449

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 330Last week 345Year ago 302

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,738	76.00–106.00	99.28
1	—	1,626	115.00	115.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,454	86.00–88.00	87.26
12	—	1,302	66.00–85.00	78.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,700	82.00–99.00	92.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	21.00–45.00	31.86
12	—	1,239	50.00–72.00	60.57
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,688	100.00–105.00	102.46
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,372	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,342	127.00–137.00	130.26
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,429	139.00–144.00	141.37
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,456	100.00–107.00	104.07
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,401	120.00–129.00	124.77
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,572	125.00–138.00	130.65
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,684	95.00–115.00	103.37
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	85.00–100.00	90.91
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,418	136.00–152.00	143.67
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,349	132.00–141.00	136.04
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,544	152.00–159.00	155.31

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	230.00	230.00
3	—	94	260.00–285.00	271.56
4	—	106	270.00–275.00	271.18
1	—	120	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	10.00	10.00
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	125.00	125.00
9	—	94	130.00–165.00	141.42
8	—	104	150.00–185.00	162.53
7	—	113	140.00–175.00	155.88
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	40.00	40.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
1	—	94	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	66	45.00–50.00	47.42
8	—	84	50.00–115.00	84.57
5	—	95	100.00–135.00	117.28
5	—	106	125.00–140.00	134.92
1	—	76	55.00	55.00
1	—	114	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	25.00–130.00	67.99
1	—	78	50.00	50.00
2	—	80	35.00–40.00	37.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	245.00	245.00
1	—	72	195.00	195.00
4	—	98	230.00–270.00	251.21
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	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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