Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's sale had a great supply of feeder cattle to choose from. Quality was very good. Buyer demand was strong.

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be on Friday June 7, 2019 starting at 7:00PM.

They will be accepting cattle from 8:00AM until 5:00PM the day of the sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.71/cwt on 394 head.

Average price

$139.71

394 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$421

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$66.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.03

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	148.66	887	290
Medium and Large 2	490	135.27	663	64
Large 3	570	81.93	467	40

One grade step is worth $66.73/cwt here — about $421 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale394 hd

139.71

—

PA average6 barns · 903 hd

130.68

+9.03

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

78 lots · USDA AMS · Greencastle Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - 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
Steers	Large 3	—	840	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	567	1
Steers	Large 3	—	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	1
Steers	Large 3	—	560	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	91.53/cwt	65.00–115.00	290	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	116.65/cwt	92.50–126.00	442	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	112.18/cwt	104.00–116.00	580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	112.39/cwt	104.00–114.00	544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	107.95/cwt	105.00–111.00	463	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	95.51/cwt	90.00–102.50	272	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	102.72/cwt	97.00–105.00	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	95.65/cwt	85.00–101.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	119.90/cwt	109.00–127.00	749	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	128.88/cwt	116.00–136.00	615	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	128.25/cwt	117.00–134.00	675	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	127.72/cwt	112.50–140.00	553	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	130.84/cwt	123.50–138.00	737	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	122.72/cwt	115.00–126.00	815	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	133.11/cwt	125.00–140.00	487	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	120.99/cwt	117.00–123.00	872	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	121.97/cwt	110.00–135.00	411	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	113.29/cwt	107.50–125.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	130.57/cwt	100.00–150.00	490	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	115.87/cwt	112.50–117.50	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	150.06/cwt	130.00–160.00	647	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	139.28/cwt	122.50–157.00	723	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	164.51/cwt	150.00–171.00	642	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	156.95/cwt	140.00–167.50	504	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	126.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	467	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	131.79/cwt	127.50–135.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Steers	Large 3	—	470	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	329	2
Steers	Large 3	—	600	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	504	2
Steers	Large 3	—	757	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	738	2
Steers	Large 3	—	203	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	157	3
Steers	Large 3	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	5
Steers	Large 3	—	871	70.11/cwt	65.00–80.00	611	6
Steers	Large 3	—	532	87.34/cwt	84.00–97.50	465	8
Steers	Large 3	—	406	73.61/cwt	72.50–77.50	299	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	122.41/cwt	110.00–131.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	120.94/cwt	108.00–130.00	994	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,170	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	126.46/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,105	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	133.85/cwt	110.00–139.00	974	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	142.68/cwt	134.00–159.00	892	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	137.97/cwt	130.00–142.50	448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	121.07/cwt	110.00–132.50	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	124.63/cwt	107.50–129.00	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	391	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	452	172.09/cwt	171.00–173.00	778	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	159.93/cwt	155.00–165.00	542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	163.60/cwt	155.00–165.00	604	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	142.91/cwt	130.00–153.00	953	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	156.20/cwt	140.00–166.00	873	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	159.52/cwt	147.50–169.00	683	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	158.16/cwt	132.50–165.00	821	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	162.36/cwt	150.00–170.00	765	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.49/cwt	130.00–137.50	490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	141.14/cwt	127.50–145.00	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	132.20/cwt	115.00–140.00	370	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	140.63/cwt	125.00–145.00	752	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	139.61/cwt	127.50–147.50	801	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,000.00/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	12,900	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	1,410.23/cwt	1,200.00–1,600.00	19,362	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,417	1,183.33/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	16,768	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	1,221.15/cwt	950.00–1,450.00	15,643	13

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 Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - Greencastle, PA

Sat May 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,036Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 0Year ago 0

Today's sale had a great supply of feeder cattle to choose from. Quality was very good. Buyer demand was strong.

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be on Friday June 7, 2019 starting at 7:00PM.

They will be accepting cattle from 8:00AM until 5:00PM the day of the sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	67.50	67.50
1	—	740	95.00	95.00
1	—	560	97.50	97.50
2	—	470	70.00	70.00
2	—	600	84.00	84.00
2	—	757	97.50	97.50
3	—	203	77.50	77.50
5	—	650	100.00	100.00
6	—	871	65.00–80.00	70.11
8	—	532	84.00–97.50	87.34
9	—	406	72.50–77.50	73.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,185	103.00	103.00
5	—	766	110.00–131.00	122.41
8	—	822	108.00–130.00	120.94
12	—	975	120.00	120.00
22	—	874	115.00–127.00	126.46
31	—	728	110.00–139.00	133.85
35	—	625	134.00–159.00	142.68
5	—	339	155.00–165.00	159.93
11	—	369	155.00–165.00	163.60
12	—	667	130.00–153.00	142.91
19	—	559	140.00–166.00	156.20
27	—	428	147.50–169.00	159.52
32	—	519	132.50–165.00	158.16
45	—	471	150.00–170.00	162.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	127.50	127.50
4	—	325	130.00–142.50	137.97
4	—	617	110.00–132.50	121.07
7	—	669	107.50–129.00	124.63
5	—	370	130.00–137.50	132.49
6	—	415	127.50–145.00	141.14
9	—	280	115.00–140.00	132.20
13	—	535	125.00–145.00	140.63
15	—	574	127.50–147.50	139.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	172.50	172.50
6	—	391	172.00	172.00
11	—	452	171.00–173.00	172.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	317	65.00–115.00	91.53
12	—	379	92.50–126.00	116.65
8	—	517	104.00–116.00	112.18
8	—	484	104.00–114.00	112.39
7	—	429	105.00–111.00	107.95
7	—	285	90.00–102.50	95.51
6	—	666	97.00–105.00	102.72
3	—	608	85.00–101.00	95.65
1	—	920	82.00	82.00
1	—	215	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	625	109.00–127.00	119.90
44	—	477	116.00–136.00	128.88
26	—	526	117.00–134.00	128.25
26	—	433	112.50–140.00	127.72
25	—	563	123.50–138.00	130.84
24	—	664	115.00–126.00	122.72
23	—	366	125.00–140.00	133.11
15	—	721	117.00–123.00	120.99
12	—	337	110.00–135.00	121.97
2	—	765	107.00	107.00
2	—	262	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	107.50–125.00	113.29
5	—	375	100.00–150.00	130.57
3	—	511	112.50–117.50	115.87
2	—	583	100.00–105.00	102.49
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	431	130.00–160.00	150.06
12	—	519	122.50–157.00	139.28
11	—	390	150.00–171.00	164.51
11	—	321	140.00–167.50	156.95
6	—	621	125.00–130.00	126.61
5	—	283	165.00	165.00
4	—	570	127.50–135.00	131.79
2	—	770	120.00	120.00
2	—	668	126.00–128.00	127.00
2	—	475	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,290	850.00–1,100.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,373	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,410.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,417	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,183.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	1,281	950.00–1,450.00	1,221.15

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