Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

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	1,393	85.72	1,194	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,768	68.49	1,211	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,678	66.30	1,113	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	65.66	890	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,235	48.60	600	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,396	82.00	1,145	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	106.90/cwt	45
Bulls	Number 2	94	79.24/cwt	55
Bulls	Number 3	88	46.99/cwt	40
Bulls	Utility	68	6.43/cwt	16
Heifers	Number 2	76	68.02/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	83	53.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	81	10.00/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2Beef Cross	—	70	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	98	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	118	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	176.80/cwt	170.00–180.00	150	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	175	2
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	—	72	43.54/cwt	5.00–80.00	31	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	92	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	64	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	74	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	22	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	96	85.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	82	2
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	102	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	77	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	90	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	32	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	76	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	34	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	84	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	25	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	81	32.53/cwt	30.00–35.00	26	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	104	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	130	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	78	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	47	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	58	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	—	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	71	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	Utility	—	92	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	95.12/cwt	85.00–110.00	89	9
Bulls	Utility	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	84.12/cwt	70.00–105.00	79	24
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	107.86/cwt	105.00–110.00	120	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	49.01/cwt	30.00–65.00	45	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	47.27/cwt	25.00–65.00	50	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	134	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	101	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	120	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	24	1
Bulls	Utility	—	55	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	3
Bulls	Utility	—	86	6.47/cwt	5.00–8.00	6	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,414	61.88/cwt	61.00–63.00	875	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	114	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	29	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	86.97/cwt	60.00–110.00	89	11
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	72.96/cwt	50.00–90.00	63	11
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	42.16/cwt	20.00–55.00	32	13
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	59.19/cwt	35.00–80.00	50	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	38.28/cwt	30.00–46.50	445	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	52.90/cwt	49.00–56.00	692	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,252	58.71/cwt	57.00–61.00	735	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	67.82/cwt	65.00–70.50	897	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,768	68.49/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,211	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	66.30/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,113	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,396	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,145	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	88	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	40	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	94	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	86	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	47	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	87.02/cwt	80.00–90.00	75	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	104.91/cwt	95.00–115.00	109	13
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	90.09/cwt	80.00–105.00	102	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	51.67/cwt	50.00–55.00	39	3
Bulls	—	—	1,413	83.67/cwt	73.50–92.00	1,182	6
Bulls	—	—	1,276	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,250	1

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) - Greencastle, PA

Thu Jul 9, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 147Year ago 148

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 254Last week 234Year ago 212

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	72	5.00–80.00	43.54
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	70.00	70.00
1	—	74	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	74	10.00	10.00
1	—	94	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	55.00	55.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	160.00	160.00
3	—	85	170.00–180.00	176.80
2	—	100	170.00–180.00	175.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	96	80.00–90.00	85.00
2	—	81	30.00–35.00	32.53
1	—	104	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	75.00	75.00
1	—	90	35.00	35.00
1	—	76	45.00	45.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	30.00	30.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	58	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	71	10.00	10.00
1	—	92	15.00	15.00
7	—	66	5.00	5.00
3	—	55	5.00	5.00
2	—	86	5.00–8.00	6.47
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	94	85.00–110.00	95.12
7	—	111	105.00–110.00	107.86
5	—	86	80.00–90.00	87.02
13	—	104	95.00–115.00	104.91
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	94	70.00–105.00	84.12
11	—	102	60.00–110.00	86.97
11	—	86	50.00–90.00	72.96
3	—	113	80.00–105.00	90.09
3	—	76	50.00–55.00	51.67
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	92	30.00–65.00	49.01
5	—	106	25.00–65.00	47.27
1	—	134	75.00	75.00
1	—	120	20.00	20.00
1	—	114	25.00	25.00
13	—	75	20.00–55.00	42.16
10	—	85	35.00–80.00	59.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,414	61.00–63.00	61.88
7	—	1,322	65.00–70.50	67.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,163	30.00–46.50	38.28
5	—	1,308	49.00–56.00	52.90
4	—	1,252	57.00–61.00	58.71
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,768	66.00–72.00	68.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,678	65.00–69.00	66.30
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,396	82.00	82.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,413	73.50–92.00	83.67
1	—	1,276	98.00	98.00

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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