Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2019-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month, Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder Holstein steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 10.00-20.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.40/cwt on 244 head.

Average price

$123.40

244 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$26.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.56

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	128.06	718	201
Medium and Large 2	549	101.65	558	43

One grade step is worth $26.40/cwt here — about $160 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 sale244 hd

123.40

—

PA average7 barns · 550 hd

117.85

+5.56

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

72 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	Medium and Large 2	—	421	99.00/cwt	82.50–109.00	417	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	500	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	305	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	565	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	294	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	837	67.03/cwt	64.00–69.00	561	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	308	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	502	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	708	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	108.97/cwt	107.50–112.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	120.85/cwt	120.00–122.50	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	122.76/cwt	120.00–126.00	583	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	115.39/cwt	106.00–118.00	822	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	123.00/cwt	111.00–135.00	769	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	970	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,069	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	109.46/cwt	105.00–113.00	396	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	99.49/cwt	95.00–123.00	332	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	112.14/cwt	102.50–115.00	819	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	90.75/cwt	90.00–93.00	559	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	107.33/cwt	107.00–109.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	115.71/cwt	111.00–118.00	548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	116.92/cwt	111.00–120.00	493	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	95.24/cwt	85.00–100.00	405	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	119.16/cwt	115.00–120.00	374	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	121.95/cwt	107.50–126.00	467	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	106.24/cwt	103.00–115.00	609	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	228	119.61/cwt	105.00–127.50	273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	105.68/cwt	99.00–109.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	117.27/cwt	108.00–125.00	611	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	89.82/cwt	82.50–93.00	349	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	120.74/cwt	120.00–121.00	563	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	765	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	528	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	931	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	577	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	236	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	134.39/cwt	120.00–142.50	488	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	128.64/cwt	122.00–132.00	718	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	114.64/cwt	109.00–118.00	863	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	573	132.74/cwt	132.50–133.00	761	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	61.38/cwt	61.00–62.00	408	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	706	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	452	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	103.22/cwt	100.00–107.00	643	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	80.42/cwt	70.00–90.00	465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	111.85/cwt	111.00–112.50	980	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	139.32/cwt	127.50–150.00	454	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	122.81/cwt	120.00–124.00	500	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	476	140.62/cwt	137.00–143.00	669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	78.93/cwt	70.00–89.00	328	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	87.13/cwt	70.00–101.00	282	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	111.02/cwt	100.00–115.00	467	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	109.51/cwt	103.00–115.00	680	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	98.94/cwt	90.00–104.00	530	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	84.55/cwt	70.00–90.00	448	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	77.89/cwt	72.00–81.00	372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	102.15/cwt	90.00–115.00	274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	185	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	113.70/cwt	90.00–116.50	532	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	101.90/cwt	97.00–110.00	673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	119.45/cwt	105.00–130.00	330	5

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

Fri Sep 6, 2019

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

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Compared to last month, Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder Holstein steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 10.00-20.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	82.50–109.00	99.00
2	—	970	89.00	89.00
8	—	466	120.00–121.00	120.74
3	—	670	100.00	100.00
2	—	322	92.50	92.50
11	—	623	100.00–107.00	103.22
4	—	578	70.00–90.00	80.42
2	—	745	98.00	98.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	308	175.00	175.00
15	—	502	141.00	141.00
15	—	573	132.50–133.00	132.74
4	—	415	142.00	142.00
12	—	476	137.00–143.00	140.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	107.50–112.00	108.97
6	—	519	120.00–122.50	120.85
10	—	475	120.00–126.00	122.76
15	—	712	106.00–118.00	115.39
30	—	625	111.00–135.00	123.00
17	—	363	120.00–142.50	134.39
10	—	558	122.00–132.00	128.64
8	—	753	109.00–118.00	114.64
3	—	825	107.00	107.00
18	—	876	111.00–112.50	111.85
15	—	326	127.50–150.00	139.32
10	—	407	120.00–124.00	122.81
3	—	981	99.00	99.00
3	—	271	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	61.00	61.00
5	—	565	52.00	52.00
12	—	837	64.00–69.00	67.03
1	—	765	69.00	69.00
3	—	931	62.00	62.00
8	—	375	63.00	63.00
16	—	665	61.00–62.00	61.38
6	—	706	64.00	64.00
2	—	640	61.00	61.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,125	95.00	95.00
9	—	362	105.00–113.00	109.46
12	—	334	95.00–123.00	99.49
25	—	730	102.50–115.00	112.14
41	—	421	100.00–115.00	111.02
12	—	621	103.00–115.00	109.51
9	—	536	90.00–104.00	98.94
6	—	900	99.00	99.00
4	—	760	112.00	112.00
18	—	468	90.00–116.50	113.70
9	—	574	110.00	110.00
8	—	660	97.00–110.00	101.90
5	—	276	105.00–130.00	119.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	115.00	115.00
2	—	362	87.00	87.00
8	—	616	90.00–93.00	90.75
9	—	416	70.00–89.00	78.93
5	—	324	70.00–101.00	87.13
1	—	575	82.00	82.00
11	—	530	70.00–90.00	84.55
6	—	477	72.00–81.00	77.89
2	—	268	90.00–115.00	102.15
1	—	185	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	638	107.00–109.00	107.33
7	—	474	111.00–118.00	115.71
17	—	422	111.00–120.00	116.92
6	—	314	115.00–120.00	119.16
7	—	383	107.50–126.00	121.95
9	—	573	103.00–115.00	106.24
3	—	228	105.00–127.50	119.61
6	—	685	99.00–109.00	105.68
8	—	521	108.00–125.00	117.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	85.00–100.00	95.24
2	—	572	95.00	95.00
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
5	—	389	82.50–93.00	89.82

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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