Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be Saturday December 05, 2020 at 10:00AM

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.55/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$132.55

186 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$371

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

$22.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.42

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	133.40	836	179
Medium and Large 2	419	111.00	465	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.40/cwt here — about $371 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 sale186 hd

132.55

—

PA average7 barns · 633 hd

116.13

+16.42

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

65 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	452	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	601	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	502	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	622	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	125.50/cwt	123.00–129.00	843	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	125.69/cwt	124.00–126.00	730	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	124.20/cwt	120.00–132.50	468	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	116.87/cwt	90.00–135.00	449	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	130.41/cwt	115.00–142.00	811	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	103.54/cwt	97.00–110.00	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	139.01/cwt	135.00–147.00	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	113.79/cwt	95.00–125.00	469	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	102.21/cwt	72.00–115.00	900	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	114.52/cwt	110.00–121.00	601	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	109.27/cwt	109.00–110.00	846	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	143.73/cwt	135.00–147.50	674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	114.70/cwt	95.00–125.00	540	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	119.40/cwt	116.00–123.00	870	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,046	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	103.91/cwt	100.00–109.00	645	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,170	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,077	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	689	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,021	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	745	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	349	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	933	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	737	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	397	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	298	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	870	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	550	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	328	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	536	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	577	147.02/cwt	144.00–150.00	848	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	428	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	663	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,085	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	307	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	965	68.79/cwt	56.00–79.00	664	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	286	120.32/cwt	115.00–134.00	344	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	612	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	894	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	128.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	667	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	121.84/cwt	110.00–127.00	590	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	401	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	125.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	525	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	402	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	109.75/cwt	100.00–116.00	621	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,042	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	118.08/cwt	107.50–120.00	391	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	111.43/cwt	110.00–117.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	135.53/cwt	125.00–146.00	695	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	137.25/cwt	122.50–163.00	581	8

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 Nov 7, 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 will be Saturday December 05, 2020 at 10:00AM

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	452	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	581	124.00–126.00	125.69
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
18	—	518	125.00–130.00	128.79
9	—	484	110.00–127.00	121.84
12	—	419	120.00–130.00	125.24
3	—	648	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,055	79.00	79.00
2	—	340	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,042	77.00	77.00
10	—	800	95.00	95.00
5	—	661	110.00–117.00	111.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	286	115.00–134.00	120.32
2	—	480	92.50	92.50
2	—	342	97.50	97.50
2	—	402	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	872	106.00	106.00
17	—	384	90.00–135.00	116.87
4	—	288	117.50	117.50
6	—	833	97.00–110.00	103.54
7	—	412	95.00–125.00	113.79
19	—	525	110.00–121.00	114.52
11	—	774	109.00–110.00	109.27
4	—	668	105.00	105.00
24	—	471	95.00–125.00	114.70
19	—	621	100.00–109.00	103.91
8	—	566	100.00–116.00	109.75
6	—	331	107.50–120.00	118.08
2	—	218	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	502	124.00	124.00
8	—	400	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	97.50	97.50
1	—	210	85.00	85.00
3	—	408	92.50	92.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	672	123.00–129.00	125.50
6	—	377	120.00–132.50	124.20
3	—	830	111.00	111.00
21	—	622	115.00–142.00	130.41
6	—	571	135.00–147.00	139.01
8	—	881	72.00–115.00	102.21
1	—	330	162.50	162.50
1	—	955	112.00	112.00
7	—	469	135.00–147.50	143.73
15	—	729	116.00–123.00	119.40
3	—	1,046	91.00	91.00
11	—	1,125	104.00	104.00
2	—	945	114.00	114.00
15	—	513	125.00–146.00	135.53
8	—	423	122.50–163.00	137.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	179.00	179.00
5	—	536	145.00	145.00
24	—	577	144.00–150.00	147.02
11	—	428	155.00	155.00
13	—	612	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	75.00	75.00
3	—	450	105.00	105.00
3	—	401	129.00	129.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	810	85.00	85.00
5	—	1,021	73.00	73.00
4	—	420	83.00	83.00
3	—	933	79.00	79.00
2	—	397	75.00	75.00
1	—	870	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,085	76.00	76.00
10	—	965	56.00–79.00	68.79

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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