Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold steady.

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	1,838	69.52	1,278	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,746	69.29	1,210	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,735	61.15	1,061	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	58.59	793	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	44.71	503	24
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,288	78.00	1,005	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,492	76.00	1,134	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,325	66.25	878	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	83.33/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	96	48.85/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	101	22.53/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	97	10.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	99	82.57/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	10.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

35 lots · USDA AMS · Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) - 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
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	173	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	141	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	182	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	157.50/cwt	150.00–165.00	170	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	158	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	128	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	173	1
Bulls	Utility	—	104	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Bulls	Utility	—	116	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	12	1
Bulls	Utility	—	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	25.03/cwt	20.00–30.00	21	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	36.58/cwt	30.00–45.00	35	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	56.44/cwt	53.50–59.50	776	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	62.04/cwt	60.00–63.50	819	5
Bulls	Utility	—	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	107	27.48/cwt	25.00–30.00	29	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	17.58/cwt	15.00–20.00	17	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	66.73/cwt	50.00–80.00	69	9
Heifers	Number 1	—	106	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	42	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	47.94/cwt	42.00–51.50	568	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	30.59/cwt	15.00–38.00	318	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	55.26/cwt	53.00–57.00	618	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,746	69.29/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,210	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	61.15/cwt	58.00–64.00	1,061	10
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,325	66.25/cwt	62.00–73.00	878	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,492	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,134	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,288	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	31.86/cwt	25.00–40.00	30	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	36.99/cwt	30.00–45.00	32	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	89.19/cwt	75.00–100.00	101	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	67.82/cwt	50.00–90.00	64	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	93.78/cwt	90.00–95.00	97	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	76	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	1
Bulls	—	—	1,838	69.52/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,278	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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) - Greencastle, PA

Thu Jan 30, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 136Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 232Last week 232Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold steady.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	165.00–170.00	167.48
1	—	94	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	106	40.00	40.00
3	—	93	25.00–40.00	31.86
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	82	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	165.00	165.00
2	—	108	150.00–165.00	157.50
2	—	96	160.00–170.00	165.00
1	—	128	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	10.00	10.00
1	—	116	10.00	10.00
1	—	82	10.00	10.00
1	—	78	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	20.00	20.00
4	—	85	20.00–30.00	25.03
3	—	95	30.00–45.00	36.58
9	—	104	50.00–80.00	66.73
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	107	25.00–30.00	27.48
2	—	95	15.00–20.00	17.58
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	86	30.00–45.00	36.99
6	—	113	75.00–100.00	89.19
6	—	95	50.00–90.00	67.82
4	—	103	90.00–95.00	93.78
1	—	76	25.00	25.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,375	53.50–59.50	56.44
5	—	1,320	60.00–63.50	62.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,184	42.00–51.50	47.94
7	—	1,040	15.00–38.00	30.59
6	—	1,119	53.00–57.00	55.26
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,746	66.00–72.00	69.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,735	58.00–64.00	61.15
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,325	62.00–73.00	66.25
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,492	76.00	76.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,288	78.00	78.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,838	68.00–71.00	69.52

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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