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, August 19, 2019
*** Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale***
Friday September 06, 2019 at 7:00PM.
Cattle Calves Hogs Feeder Pigs Sheep Goats
Receipts: 432 321 09 00 179 127
Last week: 433 338 00 00 78 123
Compared to last Monday slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher.
Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold
2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Supply included
113 steers and heifers, 248 slaughter cows, 12 bulls, and 59 feeder cattle.
All prices per cwt.
Slaughter Steers: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1442-1732 lbs 115.00-118.00.
Choice 2-3 1284-1500 lbs 109.00-113.00. Select 2-3 1152-1340 lbs 102.00-108.00.
Slaughter Holstein Steers: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1246-1400 lbs 90.00-92.00.
Choice 2-3 1246-1670 lbs 83.00-89.00. Select 2-3 1170-1512 lbs 74.50-75.00.
Slaughter Heifers: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1312-1636 lbs 110.00-114.00.
Choice 2-3 1202-1582 lbs 107.00-109.00. Select 2-3 1142-1272 lbs 98.00-110.00.
Slaughter Cows:
Percent Lean Avg. Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing
Premium White 65-75 ----------- ----------- -----------
Breakers 75-80 61.00-65.50 65.50-69.50 -----------
Boners 80-85 55.50-58.50 62.00-69.50 49.00-55.00
Lean 85-90 44.00-50.00 ----------- 33.00-42.50
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1270-2006 lbs 74.00-84.00. Low Dress
1362 lbs 62.00.
Feeder Cattle: All prices per cwt.
Steers: Medium and Large 1 800-900 lbs 82.50-97.50.
Holstein Steers: Large 3 No Market Test.
Heifers: Medium and Large 1 850-900 lbs 75.00.
Bulls: Medium and Large 1 500-550 lbs 127.00. Medium and Large 2 400-450 lbs 80.00.
Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold
10.00-20.00 higher. All prices per cwt.
Holstein Bull Calves: Number 1 96-120 lbs 95.00-130.00; 84-94 lbs 55.00-85.00.
Number 2 96-120 lbs 70.00-90.00; 84-94 lbs 40.00-65.00.
Number 3 78-120 lbs 20.00-60.00. Utility 70-100 lbs 5.00-10.00.
Holstein Heifer Calves: No Market Test.
Beef Type Calves Bulls/Heifers: 90-100 lbs 200.00-240.00.
Slaughter Hogs: All prices per cwt.
Barrows and Gilts: 48-52 percent lean 200-250 lbs 50.00-52.00; 300-350 lbs
51.00-53.00.
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 30-50 lbs 150.00-175.00; 50-60 lbs 160.00-175.00;
60-70 lbs 150.00-187.50; 70-80 lbs 175.00-180.00; 90-100 lbs 150.00-175.00;
100-140 lbs 165.00-175.00.
Yearlings: No Market Test.
Ewes: 100-200 lbs 50.00-80.00.
Rams: 200-250 lbs 57.50-97.50.
Slaughter Goats: All Prices per head.
Kids: Selection 1 20-30 lbs 50.00; 50-60 lbs 130.00-135.00; 60-80 lbs
130.00-172.50. Selection 2 30-50 lbs 50.00-60.00; 50-60 lbs 122.50.
Nannies: Selection 1 80-130 lbs 155.00-170.00; 130-180 lbs 195.00-225.00.
Selection 2 80-130 lbs 130.00-150.00.
Billies: Selection 1 100-150 lbs 215.00; 150-250 lbs 355.00. Selection 2
100-150 lbs 140.00; 150-250 lbs 235.00.
Wethers: Selection 1 150-250 lbs 150-250 lbs 345.00.
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
Ben Deardorff Market Reporter. 570-490-5587
www.agmarketnews.com
Thursday
Greencastle Livestock Auction - Greencastle, PA
Livestock Auction Report for Thursday, August 15, 2019
*** Next Feeder Cattle Sale Friday Sept 06, 2019 at 7:00PM ***
Cattle Calves
Receipts: 163 216
Last week: 130 258
Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Supply
included 0 steers and heifers, 160 slaughter cows, 3 bulls, and 0 feeder
cattle. All prices per cwt.
Slaughter Cows: Holsteins
Percent Lean Avg. Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing
Premium White 65-75 ----------- ----------- -----------
Breakers 75-80 60.00-67.00 ----------- -----------
Boners 80-85 57.00-62.00 66.00-71.00 -----------
Lean 85-90 49.50-54.50 57.00-58.50 35.00-40.00
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1626-2030 lbs 80.00-82.50.
Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull
calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. All prices per cwt.
Holstein Bull Calves: Number 1 96-120 lbs 105.00-135.00; 84-94 lbs
65.00-85.00. Number 2 96-120 lbs 65.00-90.00; 84-94 lbs 45.00-55.00.
Number 3 80-118 lbs 30.00-50.00. Utility 70-124 lbs 5.00-10.00
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 8/2/2019 - Final 501 Supply included: 0% Feeder Cattle (29% Steers, 14% Dairy Steers, 44% Heifers, 13% Bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 53%. FEEDER CATTLE STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 487 487 140.00 140.00 4 527-542 535 122.50-125.00 123.77 13 550-596 578 117.50-122.50 120.05 5 595 595 131.00 131.00 Fancy 11 627-635 633 118.00-136.00 127.81 8 600 600 136.00 136.00 Fancy 11 662-691 674 123.00-127.50 124.25 3 700 700 128.00 128.00 12 766-797 771 113.00-121.50 120.04 16 829 829 121.00 121.00 Fancy 1 975 975 110.00 110.00 1 1185 1185 113.00 113.00 STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 440-445 443 105.00-110.00 107.51 6 465-485 474 96.00-105.00 98.29 3 506 506 115.00 115.00 2 710 710 104.00 104.00 DAIRY STEERS - Large 3 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 291 291 48.00 48.00 2 435 435 72.00 72.00 4 465 465 69.00 69.00 5 537 537 64.00 64.00 11 570-591 585 49.00-70.00 66.10 13 614 614 68.00 68.00 4 763 763 66.00 66.00 4 806 806 75.00 75.00 1 880 880 56.00 56.00 HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 265-295 280 102.50-120.00 110.78 2 385-395 390 107.50-122.50 114.90 7 475-482 479 105.00-121.00 112.15 20 530-546 539 101.00-125.00 115.86 8 575-591 583 120.00-124.00 122.11 8 567 567 122.50 122.50 Fancy 20 600-615 610 104.00-120.00 113.04 5 670-685 682 100.00-115.00 112.05 15 676 676 122.00 122.00 Fancy 18 707-726 710 113.00-120.00 114.19 14 784-792 786 99.00-114.00 109.68 14 800-840 814 104.00-106.00 104.93 4 887 887 107.00 107.00 HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 285 285 112.50 112.50 3 320-337 331 82.50-95.00 90.98 1 375 375 97.50 97.50 3 405-440 420 75.00-90.00 81.47 1 470 470 72.50 72.50 5 580-591 589 87.50-103.00 99.95 BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 240 240 140.00 140.00 2 297 297 145.00 145.00 5 322 322 177.50 177.50 Fancy 3 350-390 375 132.50-145.00 137.24 2 390 390 155.00 155.00 Fancy 4 418 418 135.00 135.00 10 455-491 467 125.00-136.00 133.79 3 565-577 573 116.00-122.50 118.14 2 740 740 96.00 96.00 2 750 750 116.00 116.00 BULLS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 265 265 95.00 95.00 2 327 327 102.50 102.50 3 362-385 370 70.00-85.00 75.21 2 480 480 77.50 77.50 2 535 535 71.00 71.00 2 632 632 92.50 92.50