Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull

calves over 96 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher while calves under 96 lbs sold

mostly steady. 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	—	High	1,483	78.33	1,161	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,637	70.72	1,158	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,736	67.39	1,170	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,432	65.18	934	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,162	49.37	574	23
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,464	88.19	1,291	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,142	81.00	925	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,390	76.00	1,056	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,446	76.00	1,099	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,475	121.30	1,789	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,380	118.72	1,638	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,179	104.00	1,226	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,495	119.49	1,786	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	194.73/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 2	95	138.42/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	88	60.00/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	66	6.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	100	188.94/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	73	10.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls	Utility	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	68	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	177.39/cwt	155.00–210.00	169	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	208.71/cwt	190.00–225.00	217	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	253	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	152.62/cwt	145.00–155.00	128	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,747	65.22/cwt	60.50–68.00	1,139	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	71.74/cwt	71.50–72.00	1,229	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	41.11/cwt	27.00–46.50	455	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	52.70/cwt	50.00–55.50	626	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	59.61/cwt	56.50–62.00	729	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,637	70.72/cwt	69.50–72.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,475	121.30/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,789	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,179	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,226	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,142	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	925	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,390	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,056	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,417	63.38/cwt	61.00–66.00	898	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	69.97/cwt	67.50–74.00	1,031	3
Bulls	—	—	1,672	91.51/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,530	2
Bulls	—	—	1,362	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	899	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,380	118.72/cwt	117.00–120.50	1,638	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,495	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,786	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,464	88.19/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,291	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,446	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,099	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	102	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	87	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	96	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	163	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	226	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	116	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	296	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	281	2
Bulls	—	—	1,397	73.65/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	234.81/cwt	230.00–240.00	244	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	105	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	190	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	96.20/cwt	65.00–125.00	72	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	140.07/cwt	135.00–145.00	133	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	104	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	47	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	153.76/cwt	145.00–170.00	158	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	40	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	100	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	84	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	25	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	73	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	215.05/cwt	210.00–220.00	204	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.

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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) - Greencastle, PA

Thu Apr 15, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 152Year ago 165

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 0Last week 183Year ago 132

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull

calves over 96 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher while calves under 96 lbs sold

mostly steady. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	65	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	95	155.00–210.00	177.39
7	—	104	190.00–225.00	208.71
1	—	110	230.00	230.00
4	—	84	145.00–155.00	152.62
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	85.00	85.00
1	—	96	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	275.00	275.00
1	—	116	255.00	255.00
2	—	104	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	125.00	125.00
1	—	112	170.00	170.00
2	—	75	65.00–125.00	96.20
3	—	95	135.00–145.00	140.07
4	—	103	145.00–170.00	153.76
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	50.00	50.00
1	—	100	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	230.00–240.00	234.81
2	—	95	210.00–220.00	215.05
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,747	60.50–68.00	65.22
2	—	1,713	71.50–72.00	71.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,108	27.00–46.50	41.11
10	—	1,187	50.00–55.50	52.70
4	—	1,223	56.50–62.00	59.61
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,637	69.50–72.00	70.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,417	61.00–66.00	63.38
3	—	1,473	67.50–74.00	69.97
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	120.00–122.50	121.30
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,179	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,380	117.00–120.50	118.72
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,142	81.00	81.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,464	84.00–90.00	88.19
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	76.00	76.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,446	76.00	76.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,672	91.00–92.00	91.51
1	—	1,362	66.00	66.00
3	—	1,397	72.00–76.00	73.65
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	119.00–120.00	119.49

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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