Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-12

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	1,665	101.82	1,695	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,720	77.01	1,325	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	74.34	942	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	50.79	540	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,508	114.27	1,723	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,580	130.85	2,067	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,417	117.71	1,668	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,369	146.66	2,008	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,391	134.67	1,873	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,432	102.14	1,463	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,647	155.00	2,553	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	146.29	2,101	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,255	122.49	1,537	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	158.86/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	91	92.57/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	74	24.86/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	71	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	93	257.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	—	1,682	96.96/cwt	55.00–108.00	1,631	9
Bulls	—	—	1,613	116.41/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,878	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	77.01/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,325	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	58.38/cwt	56.00–65.00	636	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	41.30/cwt	31.00–52.00	427	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,391	134.67/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,873	5
Steers	Select	—	1,255	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,537	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,508	114.27/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,723	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,417	117.71/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,668	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,580	130.85/cwt	126.00–136.00	2,067	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,369	146.66/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,008	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,432	102.14/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,463	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,436	146.29/cwt	131.00–153.00	2,101	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,647	155.00/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,553	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	72.38/cwt	64.00–78.00	923	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	292.18/cwt	285.00–300.00	275	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	296	1
Bulls	Utility	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	53.42/cwt	50.00–60.00	41	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	83	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	70	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	135.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	139	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	157.03/cwt	140.00–170.00	181	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	153.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	161	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	228	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	250	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	154	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	24.86/cwt	20.00–30.00	18	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	192	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	126.76/cwt	120.00–135.00	105	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	74	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	138.56/cwt	120.00–155.00	129	9

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 12, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 512Last week 414Year ago 453

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 362Last week 330Year ago 365

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,682	55.00–108.00	96.96
3	—	1,613	113.00–121.00	116.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,720	75.00–80.00	77.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,089	56.00–65.00	58.38
4	—	1,033	31.00–52.00	41.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,275	64.00–78.00	72.38
1	—	1,192	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,391	129.00–142.00	134.67
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,369	141.00–150.00	146.66
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,432	100.00–105.00	102.14
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	120.00–125.00	122.49
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,436	131.00–153.00	146.29
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,647	150.00–158.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,508	108.00–119.00	114.27
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,417	114.00–122.00	117.71
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,580	126.00–136.00	130.85

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	285.00–300.00	292.18
1	—	114	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	76	50.00–60.00	53.42
1	—	92	90.00	90.00
1	—	88	80.00	80.00
2	—	103	130.00–140.00	135.15
1	—	110	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	115	140.00–170.00	157.03
4	—	105	150.00–155.00	153.71
1	—	120	160.00	160.00
3	—	83	120.00–135.00	126.76
1	—	78	95.00	95.00
9	—	93	120.00–155.00	138.56
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	74	20.00–30.00	24.86
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	265.00	265.00
1	—	100	250.00	250.00

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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