Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-02-02

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Tue, Feb 2
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
279 vs last sale 424 292 vs year ago 437 · 66.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
192 head
185 vs last sale 377 133 vs year ago 325 · 40.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter

holsteins had not enough to trend. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower.

Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower. 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
BullsAverage1,84788.751,6392thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,70966.691,1403thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,96462.641,2307thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,50960.2490921
CowsLean 85-90%High1,23346.2157026
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,61994.201,5257thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,64483.441,3722thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,461110.701,6175thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,458105.001,5311thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,36087.001,1831thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,687112.831,90310
SteersChoiceAverage1,486107.821,6027thin
SteersSelectAverage1,47197.421,4333thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199105.20/cwt30
BullsNumber 29979.41/cwt17
BullsNumber 38941.25/cwt4
BullsUtility756.74/cwt3
HeifersNumber 19359.95/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing738.33/cwt3

Every lot, as filed

41 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
BullsNumber 1114109.30/cwt105.00–115.001257
BullsNumber 1104105.00/cwt100.00–110.001098
BullsNumber 194100.59/cwt90.00–105.009510
BullsNumber 18586.64/cwt80.00–90.00743
HeifersNumber 110420.00/cwt20.00–20.00211
HeifersNumber 19424.89/cwt20.00–30.00232
CowsLean 85-90%1,24954.57/cwt52.50–60.006826
HeifersSelect1,36087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,1831
HeifersChoice1,458105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45257.45/cwt54.50–59.5083412
Bulls2,07487.50/cwt87.50–87.501,8151
Dairy SteersChoice1,64483.44/cwt77.00–89.001,3722
CowsLean 85-90%1,08434.69/cwt33.00–36.003763
SteersChoice and Prime1,687112.83/cwt110.00–116.501,90310
CowsLean 85-90%1,25445.29/cwt40.00–50.0056817
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross78210.00/cwt210.00–210.001641
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,70966.69/cwt65.00–68.501,1403
BullsNumber 27747.53/cwt45.00–50.00372
CowsBoner 80-85%1,58463.97/cwt60.00–66.501,0139
BullsNumber 29580.99/cwt70.00–90.00775
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,84764.22/cwt63.50–65.001,1863
BullsNumber 28080.00/cwt80.00–80.00641
CowsBreaker 75-80%2,05261.46/cwt58.50–63.501,2614
BullsNumber 310460.00/cwt60.00–60.00621
HeifersChoice and Prime1,461110.70/cwt108.00–113.001,6175
BullsNumber 37420.00/cwt20.00–20.00151
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,61994.20/cwt90.00–98.001,5257
BullsNumber 39640.00/cwt40.00–40.00381
SteersSelect1,47197.42/cwt94.50–100.001,4333
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing645.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsUtility756.74/cwt5.00–10.0053
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls1,62090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4581
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8210.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
SteersChoice1,486107.82/cwt105.00–110.501,6027
BullsNumber 211277.50/cwt70.00–85.00872
BullsNumber 210589.16/cwt75.00–100.00946
BullsNumber 38245.00/cwt45.00–45.00371
BullsNumber 17875.00/cwt75.00–75.00591
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross78170.00/cwt170.00–170.001331
BullsNumber 212680.00/cwt80.00–80.001011

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.