Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-07-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next feeder cattle sale is Friday August 07, 2020 at 7:00PM

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.12/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$138.12

150 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

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

$5.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.38

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	138.27	921	146
Medium and Large 2	405	132.75	537	4thin

One grade step is worth $5.52/cwt here — about $384 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 sale150 hd

138.12

—

PA average5 barns · 265 hd

123.74

+14.38

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

47 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	673	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	599	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	611	98.54/cwt	96.00–101.00	602	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	408	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	404	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	461	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	506	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	456	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	451	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,193	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	978	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	978	86.45/cwt	86.00–89.00	845	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	392	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	473	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	546	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	156.44/cwt	147.00–161.00	609	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	984	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	143.67/cwt	130.00–146.00	917	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	110.28/cwt	90.00–122.50	412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	111.25/cwt	108.00–116.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	120.06/cwt	110.00–122.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	114.03/cwt	103.00–120.00	707	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	117.77/cwt	102.50–127.50	509	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	115.67/cwt	115.00–116.00	826	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	115.16/cwt	103.00–116.00	917	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	119.53/cwt	118.00–124.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	111.29/cwt	110.00–112.50	357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	101.49/cwt	101.00–102.00	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	143.33/cwt	141.00–147.00	962	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	126.28/cwt	115.00–133.00	977	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	148.69/cwt	142.00–156.00	763	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,059	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	132.16/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,098	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	145.17/cwt	130.00–149.00	851	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 Jul 3, 2020

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The next feeder cattle sale is Friday August 07, 2020 at 7:00PM

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	89.00	89.00
12	—	611	96.00–101.00	98.54
10	—	408	99.00	99.00
5	—	515	89.50	89.50
4	—	550	92.00	92.00
4	—	456	99.00	99.00
3	—	1,193	82.00	82.00
24	—	978	86.00–89.00	86.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	120.00	120.00
2	—	546	132.50	132.50
2	—	622	100.00	100.00
2	—	460	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	332	142.50	142.50
4	—	407	145.00	145.00
2	—	572	136.00	136.00
1	—	790	107.50	107.50
2	—	450	150.00	150.00
1	—	870	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	118.00	118.00
12	—	389	147.00–161.00	156.44
9	—	734	134.00	134.00
23	—	638	130.00–146.00	143.67
26	—	671	141.00–147.00	143.33
3	—	341	142.50	142.50
1	—	1,060	108.00	108.00
27	—	774	115.00–133.00	126.28
4	—	491	121.00	121.00
13	—	513	142.00–156.00	148.69
4	—	868	122.00	122.00
18	—	831	132.00–133.00	132.16
5	—	586	130.00–149.00	145.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	492	133.00	133.00
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	90.00–122.50	110.28
2	—	470	110.00	110.00
4	—	321	110.00–112.50	111.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	108.00–116.00	111.25
6	—	583	110.00–122.00	120.06
23	—	620	103.00–120.00	114.03
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
13	—	432	102.50–127.50	117.77
37	—	714	115.00–116.00	115.67
3	—	350	112.50	112.50
15	—	796	103.00–116.00	115.16
4	—	660	118.00–124.00	119.53
4	—	826	101.00–102.00	101.49

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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