Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next feeder cattle sale is Saturday November 07, 2020 at 10:00AM.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $99.79/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$99.79

157 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$11.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.52

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	105.81	599	78
Medium and Large 2	495	93.84	464	79

One grade step is worth $11.96/cwt here — about $134 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 sale157 hd

99.79

—

PA average7 barns · 447 hd

102.31

−2.52

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

64 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	—	723	111.25/cwt	100.00–121.00	804	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	110.86/cwt	100.00–122.50	402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	98.96/cwt	96.00–102.00	519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	289	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	742	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	113.05/cwt	75.00–117.00	433	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	98.88/cwt	89.00–120.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	98.04/cwt	88.00–101.00	711	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	966	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	101.02/cwt	90.00–106.00	661	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	515	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	129.69/cwt	125.00–132.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	103.82/cwt	97.00–117.50	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	119.81/cwt	119.00–121.00	852	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	131.70/cwt	127.50–136.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	98.77/cwt	82.00–110.00	411	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	133.74/cwt	127.00–134.50	877	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	844	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	111.61/cwt	98.00–115.00	616	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	144.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	140.30/cwt	138.00–142.00	824	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	140.73/cwt	132.50–144.00	743	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	112.12/cwt	93.00–122.50	360	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	680	69.05/cwt	59.00–75.00	470	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	496	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	352	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	416	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	378	77.65/cwt	57.00–97.50	294	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,175	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	729	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	240	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	129.25/cwt	122.50–132.50	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	347	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	780	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	421	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	610	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	503	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	413	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	437	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	516	63.05/cwt	55.00–68.00	325	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,034	63.35/cwt	60.00–64.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	92.11/cwt	87.00–96.00	565	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	96.04/cwt	90.00–107.50	362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	659	114.89/cwt	110.00–122.00	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	103.16/cwt	92.00–114.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	110.00/cwt	102.50–125.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	104.28/cwt	92.50–110.00	245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	128.69/cwt	105.00–143.00	730	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	126.92/cwt	110.00–134.00	687	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	86.18/cwt	73.00–100.00	375	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	91.22/cwt	71.00–105.00	517	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	93.01/cwt	77.50–105.00	299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	807	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	104.22/cwt	76.00–114.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	126.47/cwt	118.00–135.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	90.50/cwt	67.50–102.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	105.52/cwt	85.00–115.00	295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	872	111.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	503	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	130.17/cwt	107.50–136.00	797	14

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 Oct 16, 2020

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

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The next feeder cattle sale is Saturday November 07, 2020 at 10:00AM.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	723	100.00–121.00	111.25
11	—	567	105.00–143.00	128.69
9	—	541	110.00–134.00	126.92
4	—	807	112.00	112.00
4	—	758	76.00–114.00	104.22
2	—	382	118.00–135.00	126.47
1	—	1,075	96.00	96.00
3	—	872	110.00–115.00	111.71
14	—	612	107.50–136.00	130.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	711	119.00–121.00	119.81
2	—	371	127.50–136.00	131.70
10	—	656	127.00–134.50	133.74
6	—	635	132.00–134.00	132.99
2	—	298	160.00	160.00
4	—	771	116.00	116.00
3	—	409	140.00–150.00	144.65
15	—	587	138.00–142.00	140.30
1	—	800	116.00	116.00
11	—	528	132.50–144.00	140.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	100.00–122.50	110.86
4	—	524	96.00–102.00	98.96
4	—	340	85.00	85.00
2	—	742	69.00	69.00
5	—	470	89.00–120.00	98.88
5	—	659	110.00–122.00	114.89
4	—	574	92.00–114.00	103.16
5	—	411	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	125.00–132.00	129.69
3	—	461	122.50–132.50	129.25
1	—	375	92.50	92.50
3	—	445	102.50–125.00	110.00
2	—	617	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	87.50	87.50
1	—	610	82.50	82.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	383	75.00–117.00	113.05
5	—	696	84.00	84.00
2	—	472	92.50	92.50
18	—	613	87.00–96.00	92.11
3	—	235	92.50–110.00	104.28
16	—	435	73.00–100.00	86.18
15	—	567	71.00–105.00	91.22
4	—	321	77.50–105.00	93.01
3	—	505	67.50–102.00	90.50
3	—	280	85.00–115.00	105.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	725	88.00–101.00	98.04
8	—	956	101.00	101.00
13	—	654	90.00–106.00	101.02
18	—	452	114.00	114.00
3	—	516	97.00–117.50	103.82
7	—	416	82.00–110.00	98.77
10	—	552	98.00–115.00	111.61
6	—	321	93.00–122.50	112.12
1	—	280	117.50	117.50
3	—	377	90.00–107.50	96.04
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	59.00–75.00	69.05
4	—	496	71.00	71.00
1	—	640	65.00	65.00
2	—	378	57.00–97.50	77.65
1	—	1,175	62.00	62.00
1	—	780	54.00	54.00
1	—	413	86.00	86.00
10	—	516	55.00–68.00	63.05
6	—	1,034	60.00–64.00	63.35

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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