Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-19

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	—	High	1,567	103.64	1,624	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,856	98.00	1,819	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,634	86.42	1,412	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	75.98	1,001	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	50.33	554	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,458	135.00	1,968	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,377	117.01	1,611	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,684	133.49	2,248	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,373	127.07	1,745	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,252	107.01	1,340	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,498	156.48	2,344	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,389	143.44	1,992	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,558	158.89	2,476	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,300	145.20	1,888	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,177	119.40	1,405	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	182.84/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 2	91	107.07/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	85	46.69/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	80	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	99	163.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	76	50.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	270	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	87	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	302.29/cwt	285.00–320.00	257	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	116	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	325	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,498	156.48/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,344	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,373	127.07/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,745	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,458	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,968	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	32.50/cwt	30.00–39.00	330	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	698	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	55.47/cwt	51.00–61.00	647	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,377	117.01/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,611	2
Steers	Select	—	1,177	119.40/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,405	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,558	158.89/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,476	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,300	145.20/cwt	137.00–151.00	1,888	10
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,252	107.01/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,340	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,684	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,248	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	86.42/cwt	78.00–93.00	1,412	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,389	143.44/cwt	131.00–149.00	1,992	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,856	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,819	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	75.98/cwt	64.00–86.00	1,001	17
Bulls	—	—	1,580	115.18/cwt	109.00–123.00	1,820	6
Bulls	—	—	1,558	94.98/cwt	84.00–107.00	1,480	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	64	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	19	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	166.56/cwt	160.00–175.00	188	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	243	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	54	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	96.55/cwt	65.00–120.00	81	4
Bulls	Utility	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	76	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	61	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	106	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	80	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	76	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	38	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	270	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	195	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	97	57.32/cwt	40.00–75.00	56	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	157.18/cwt	145.00–175.00	148	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	181.23/cwt	150.00–280.00	185	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	156	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	127.66/cwt	120.00–135.00	109	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	116	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	259.22/cwt	220.00–300.00	264	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	45.16/cwt	30.00–65.00	38	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	116	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	162	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	150.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	150	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	63.50/cwt	55.00–70.00	48	3

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 19, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 447Last week 512Year ago 438

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 315Last week 362Year ago 375

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	300.00	300.00
1	—	76	115.00	115.00
2	—	85	285.00–320.00	302.29
1	—	116	280.00	280.00
2	—	102	220.00–300.00	259.22
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	30.00	30.00
2	—	97	40.00–75.00	57.32
3	—	84	30.00–65.00	45.16
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	113	160.00–175.00	166.56
1	—	76	80.00	80.00
1	—	122	160.00	160.00
5	—	94	145.00–175.00	157.18
9	—	102	150.00–280.00	181.23
4	—	85	120.00–135.00	127.66
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	65.00–120.00	96.55
1	—	120	130.00	130.00
2	—	95	120.00–125.00	122.58
1	—	116	140.00	140.00
2	—	100	145.00–155.00	150.00
3	—	75	55.00–70.00	63.50
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	270.00	270.00
1	—	108	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	60.00	60.00
1	—	106	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	154.00–159.00	156.48
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,389	131.00–149.00	143.44
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	123.00–132.00	127.07
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,252	105.00–109.00	107.01
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,684	132.00–135.00	133.49
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,458	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,377	114.00–120.00	117.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	30.00–39.00	32.50
1	—	956	73.00	73.00
6	—	1,166	51.00–61.00	55.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,634	78.00–93.00	86.42
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,856	98.00	98.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,317	64.00–86.00	75.98
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,177	118.00–121.00	119.40
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,558	155.00–163.00	158.89
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,300	137.00–151.00	145.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,580	109.00–123.00	115.18
8	—	1,558	84.00–107.00	94.98

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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