Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2022-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-08

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	1,884	103.00	1,941	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,736	81.22	1,410	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,435	74.96	1,076	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,234	50.58	624	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,265	118.99	1,505	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,268	100.27	1,271	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,376	123.76	1,703	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,468	141.72	2,080	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	163.26/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 2	90	115.42/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	101	60.92/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	76	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	94	215.12/cwt	12
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	76	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,884	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,941	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	74.96/cwt	62.00–84.00	1,076	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,376	123.76/cwt	105.00–135.00	1,703	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,736	81.22/cwt	72.00–88.00	1,410	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,284	54.70/cwt	47.00–64.00	702	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	39.59/cwt	31.00–46.00	435	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,468	141.72/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,080	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,265	118.99/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,505	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,268	100.27/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	277	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	264	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	151.73/cwt	145.00–160.00	158	3
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	88	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	114	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	77	67.47/cwt	65.00–70.00	52	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	61.83/cwt	45.00–80.00	64	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	72.02/cwt	50.00–95.00	68	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	106	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	106	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	214.67/cwt	130.00–295.00	163	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	267.00/cwt	230.00–290.00	248	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	258	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	116.20/cwt	100.00–130.00	109	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	296	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	116	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	290	1
Bulls	Utility	—	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	118	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	94	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	158.36/cwt	155.00–160.00	181	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	30	1
Bulls	Utility	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	149.85/cwt	145.00–160.00	124	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	153.06/cwt	145.00–160.00	144	10
Bulls	Number 2	—	106	134.72/cwt	120.00–150.00	143	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	133.49/cwt	125.00–140.00	112	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 (Thursday) - Greencastle, PA

Thu Sep 8, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 120Year ago 212

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 256Last week 197Year ago 220

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,884	103.00	103.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,435	62.00–84.00	74.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,736	72.00–88.00	81.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,284	47.00–64.00	54.70
3	—	1,099	31.00–46.00	39.59
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,376	105.00–135.00	123.76
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,468	140.00–144.00	141.72
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	117.00–121.00	118.99
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	96.00–105.00	100.27

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	330.00	330.00
1	—	96	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	104	145.00–160.00	151.73
3	—	114	155.00–160.00	158.36
7	—	83	145.00–160.00	149.85
10	—	94	145.00–160.00	153.06
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	77	65.00–70.00	67.47
4	—	94	100.00–130.00	116.20
2	—	106	120.00–150.00	134.72
3	—	84	125.00–140.00	133.49
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	45.00–80.00	61.83
1	—	118	80.00	80.00
1	—	76	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	10.00	10.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	50.00–95.00	72.02
1	—	106	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	76	130.00–295.00	214.67
4	—	93	230.00–290.00	267.00
1	—	86	300.00	300.00
1	—	102	290.00	290.00
1	—	116	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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