Greencastle Livestock Auction
720 Buchanan Trail E, PO Box 86, Greencastle, PA 17225
Phone 717-597-2171
Livestock Sale – Mondays at 2:30 PM and Thursdays at 1:30 PM
Feeder Cattle Sale – 1st Friday at 7:15 AM
Monday
Greencastle Livestock Auction - Greencastle, PA
Livestock Auction Report for Monday, January 13, 2020
*** Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale***
Friday February 07, 2020 at 10:00 AM.
Cattle Calves Hogs Feeder Pigs Sheep Goats
Receipts: 660 405 00 00 79 59
Last week: 716 360 00 00 76 46
Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter
Holsteins sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower.
Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower. Supply included 204 steers and
heifers,310 slaughter cows, 14 bulls, and 132 feeder cattle.
All prices per cwt.
Slaughter Steers: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1336-1678 lbs 120.00-126.00,
individual 129.00. Choice 2-3 1250-1776 lbs 113.00-120.00. Select 2-3
1174-1830 lbs 104.00-113.00.
Slaughter Holstein Steers: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1362-1602 lbs
84.50-89.00. Choice 2-3 1260-1588 lbs 75.00-84.00. Select 2-3 1092-1458
lbs 67.00-71.00.
Slaughter Heifers: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1372-1382 lbs 115.00-118.00.
Choice 2-3 1220-1488 lbs 107.00-112.00. Select 2-3 1274-1278 lbs 104.00-113.00.
Slaughter Cows:
Percent Lean Avg. Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing
Premium White 65-75 58.50-64.00 ----------- -----------
Breakers 75-80 46.00-55.00 ----------- -----------
Boners 80-85 44.50-52.00 54.00-62.00 -----------
Lean 85-90 40.00-49.00 ----------- 20.00-37.50
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1448-1952 lbs 61.00-71.00. High Dress
1410-1780 lbs 74.00-77.00. Low Dress 1254-1788 lbs 54.00-58.00.
Feeder Cattle: All prices per cwt.
Steers: Medium and Large 1 450-500 lbs 120.00; 850-900 lbs 82.00.
Medium and Large 2 450-500 lbs 70.00.
Holstein Steers: Large 3 200-300 lbs 57.50-60.00; 400-500 lbs 78.00-79.00;
550-650 lbs 74.00-84.00; 750-850 lbs 73.00-74.50.
Heifers: Medium and Large 1 350-450 lbs 105.00-120.00; 450-550 lbs 90.00-105.00;
550-650 lbs 102.50-114.50; 750-800 lbs 100.00. Medium and Large 2 850-900 lbs 65.00.
Bulls: Medium and Large 1 300-400 lbs 132.50-140.00; 450-500 lbs 143.00;
550-600 lbs 97.50-123.00; 750-800 lbs 88.00; 850-900 lbs 74.00.
Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold
Steady-5.00 higher. All prices per cwt.
Holstein Bull Calves: Number 1 96-120 lbs 70.00-95.00; 84-94 lbs 50.00-70.00.
Number 2 96-120 lbs 50.00-80.00; 84-94 lbs 30.00-50.00. Number 3 78-120 lbs
15.00-35.00. Utility 70-100 lbs 5.00-10.00.
Holstein Heifer Calves: 80-90 lbs 15.00-35.00.
Beef Type Calves Bulls/Heifers: 80-100 lbs 120.00-175.00.
Slaughter Hogs: All prices per cwt.
Barrows and Gilts: No Market Test.
Sows: No Market Test.
Boars: No Market Test.
Roasters: No Market Test.
Feeder Pigs: No Market Test.
Slaughter Sheep: All Prices per cwt.
Lambs: Choice 1-3 60-70 lbs 230.00-255.00; 70-80 lbs 250.00-275.00; 80-90
lbs 235.00-240.00; 90-120 lbs 215.00-260.00; 140-160 lbs 180.00-200.00.
Yearlings: No Market Test.
Ewes: 100-200 lbs 85.00-110.00.
Rams: 100-150 lbs 80.00-120.00.
Slaughter Goats: All Prices per head.
Kids: Selection 1 20-40 lbs 60.00-125.00; 40-50 lbs 115.00-135.00; 50-60
lbs 135.00-175.00; 70-80 lbs 215.00. Selection 2 20-40 lbs 47.50-65.00;
40-50 lbs 85.00.
Nannies: Selection 1 80-130 lbs 175.00; 130-180 lbs 210.00. Selection 2
80-130 lbs 110.00-155.00. Selection 3 80-130 lbs 105.00-120.00.
Billies: Selection 1 100-150 lbs 270.00; 150-250 lbs 345.00-350.00.
Selection 2 100-150 lbs 145.00; 150-250 lbs 310.00.
Wethers: Selection 2 100-150 lbs 145.00-160.00.
While market reports reflect the majority of Livestock sold at each sale,
there are instances where animals do not fit reporting categories and are
not included in this report.
Source: Ag Market News LLC, Lewisburg, PA
Thursday
Greencastle Livestock Auction - Greencastle, PA
Livestock Auction Report for Thursday, January 16, 2020
*** Next Feeder Cattle Sale Friday February 07, 2020 at 7:00PM ***
Cattle Calves
Receipts: 155 260
Last week: 245 303
Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply
included 0 steers and heifers, 150 slaughter cows, 5 bulls and 0 feeder
cattle. All prices per cwt.
Slaughter Cows: Holsteins
Percent Lean Avg. Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing
Premium White 65-75 60.00-65.50 ----------- -----------
Breakers 75-80 50.00-53.50 57.00-57.00 -----------
Boners 80-85 49.50-55.00 57.50-62.00 -----------
Lean 85-90 41.50-48.50 48.00-50.00 22.00-39.50
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1048-1110 lbs 58.50-70.00. High Dress
1518-1548 lbs
Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull
calves sold steady-5.00 higher. All prices per cwt.
Holstein Bull Calves: Number 1 96-120 lbs 60.00-105.00; 84-94 lbs
50.00-70.00. Number 2 96-120 lbs 40.00-80.00; 84-94 lbs 25.00-45.00.
Number 3 80-118 lbs 10.00-20.00. Utility 70-124 lbs 5.00-10.00.
Beef Calves: 94-106 lbs 135.00-170.00.
Price and grade information is reported by QSA-USDA Market News Service.
While market reports reflect the majority of Livestock sold at each sale,
there are instances where animals do not fit reporting categories and are
not included in this report.
Source: PA Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Lewisburg, PA / New Holland, PA
Dave Wert, 570/490-5587. Ag Market News LLC
1900e dw
Feeder Cattle Sale
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 1/3/2020 – Greencastle Feeder Cattle Sale Total Receipts: 736 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 290 290 122.50 122.50 7 310-342 324 125.00-140.00 129.86 3 350-392 378 130.00-132.50 131.73 11 400-426 413 112.50-150.00 133.42 22 450-490 462 117.50-140.00 131.85 16 475-495 485 142.50-145.00 144.54 Fancy 7 500-530 524 122.50-143.00 139.78 17 512 512 153.00 153.00 Fancy 61 550-595 566 96.00-145.00 133.98 32 605-631 615 120.00-133.00 127.50 12 653-688 679 120.00-130.00 127.60 8 712-744 736 115.00-118.00 117.27 3 828 828 120.00 120.00 4 868-880 871 105.00-115.00 112.47 6 992 992 114.00 114.00 2 1195 1195 101.00 101.00 1 1260 1260 108.00 108.00 STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 380-385 383 80.00-116.00 104.10 4 400-435 414 72.50-125.00 98.51 5 451-475 456 65.00-120.00 108.54 2 507 507 105.00 105.00 1 565 565 85.00 85.00 1 700 700 107.50 107.50 DAIRY STEERS - Large 3 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 184 184 24.00 24.00 2 230 230 38.00 38.00 6 290 290 61.00 61.00 2 307 307 62.00 62.00 7 350-378 374 41.00-75.00 45.55 3 403 403 61.00 61.00 8 455-459 458 55.00 55.00 2 612 612 61.00 61.00 12 653-688 675 66.00-74.00 70.27 6 700-726 714 50.00-71.00 63.15 2 832 832 73.00 73.00 3 936 936 71.00 71.00 HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 285-291 289 102.50-110.00 104.98 7 305-325 318 85.00-111.00 102.65 17 350-391 375 95.00-116.00 108.11 37 407-447 423 97.00-120.00 108.92 17 452-492 460 107.50-116.00 113.25 23 506-535 521 98.00-115.00 109.00 7 551-577 560 110.00-113.00 111.55 13 600-645 620 99.00-118.00 106.39 8 654-686 666 114.00-115.00 114.39 14 703-726 720 107.00-112.00 109.79 4 780 780 109.00 109.00 4 802-845 824 105.00-109.00 106.95 1 870 870 100.00 100.00 1 915 915 90.00 90.00 HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 285 285 90.00 90.00 5 326-345 333 77.50-101.00 94.95 4 401 401 82.50 82.50 1 560 560 77.50 77.50 7 600-627 623 70.00-95.00 91.56 2 655 655 71.00 71.00 1 740 740 67.50 67.50 BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 286 286 117.50 117.50 6 318-342 328 107.50-130.00 122.18 4 378 378 120.00 120.00 12 405-447 435 115.00-140.00 130.24 18 450-492 469 119.00-130.00 125.53 14 500-545 528 13.00-125.00 106.73 9 550-580 564 105.00-122.00 119.61 2 602 602 112.00 112.00 8 650-680 667 111.00-115.50 114.15 2 775 775 100.00 100.00 1 845 845 79.00 79.00 BULLS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 250-292 278 100.00-120.00 106.00 1 315 315 115.00 115.00 4 350-360 355 80.00-117.50 98.49 2 525 525 113.00 113.00 1 550 550 95.00 95.00 1 860 860 74.00 74.00