Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-04-13

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Apr 13
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Slaughter Cattle receipts
317 head
38 vs last sale 355 317 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
280 head
75 vs last sale 205 280 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins no trend available. Slaughter heifers sold mostly steady. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold

steady-5.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,48366.419856thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,28278.001,0001thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,264102.121,2914thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,17597.661,1483thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,32694.321,2513thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,447107.941,5627thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,52899.951,5275thin
SteersSelectAverage1,46789.841,3182thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198110.37/cwt30
BullsNumber 210065.50/cwt13
BullsNumber 39644.01/cwt6
HeifersNumber 191124.91/cwt5

Every lot, as filed

28 lots · USDA AMS · Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,58571.54/cwt60.00–76.001,1343
Bulls1,95685.00/cwt85.00–85.001,6631
Bulls1,09349.41/cwt46.00–52.005402
BullsNumber 111597.42/cwt90.00–105.001124
BullsNumber 18565.02/cwt50.00–75.00556
BullsNumber 110495.83/cwt90.00–105.001006
HeifersNumber 19163.28/cwt60.00–70.00583
SteersChoice1,52899.95/cwt90.00–104.001,5275
SteersChoice and Prime1,447107.94/cwt105.00–109.001,5627
SteersSelect1,46789.84/cwt87.00–94.001,3182
Dairy SteersChoice1,28278.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0001
BullsNumber 37430.00/cwt30.00–30.00221
BullsNumber 38640.00/cwt40.00–40.00341
BullsNumber 310448.51/cwt30.00–55.00504
HeifersChoice1,17597.66/cwt97.00–99.001,1483
HeifersChoice and Prime1,264102.12/cwt96.00–105.001,2914
HeifersSelect1,32694.32/cwt92.00–96.001,2513
BullsNumber 211372.62/cwt60.00–80.00824
BullsNumber 27440.00/cwt40.00–40.00301
BullsNumber 28255.00/cwt55.00–55.00451
BullsNumber 210570.13/cwt60.00–80.00743
BullsNumber 29563.92/cwt50.00–80.00614
BullsNumber 19580.11/cwt70.00–90.00767
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross108205.00/cwt205.00–205.002211
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross95200.16/cwt170.00–230.001904
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross91217.36/cwt205.00–230.001982
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross116180.00/cwt180.00–180.002091
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross84210.00/cwt210.00–210.001761

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.