Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-02-15

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Feb 15
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Slaughter Cattle receipts
524 head
34 vs last sale 558 113 vs year ago 411 · +27.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
372 head
24 vs last sale 348 45 vs year ago 327 · +13.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 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
BullsHigh1,71392.111,57811
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,74872.411,2667thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,69166.751,12917
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33562.1382941
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16645.1252630
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,42185.271,2123thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,55794.371,4698thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,33687.391,1685thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,44780.901,1713thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,455117.131,7047thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,327108.361,4383thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,16095.201,1042thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,587119.461,89615
SteersChoiceAverage1,473112.571,65817
SteersSelectAverage1,465105.891,5514thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1101123.52/cwt36
BullsNumber 29574.25/cwt19
BullsNumber 39421.25/cwt4
BullsUtility799.38/cwt8
HeifersNumber 189105.38/cwt10

Every lot, as filed

51 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
SteersSelect1,465105.89/cwt102.00–109.001,5514
BullsNumber 311225.00/cwt25.00–25.00281
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross85149.65/cwt135.00–160.001273
BullsNumber 29480.82/cwt70.00–90.00767
Dairy HeifersChoice1,42185.27/cwt81.00–91.501,2123
SteersChoice1,473112.57/cwt109.00–116.001,65817
Dairy SteersSelect1,44780.90/cwt79.00–83.001,1713
BullsNumber 211055.00/cwt55.00–55.00611
BullsNumber 18580.30/cwt75.00–90.00685
BullsNumber 210589.90/cwt70.00–100.00944
Bulls1,87397.21/cwt94.00–103.001,8216
Bulls1,52285.99/cwt78.00–89.001,3095
BullsUtilityJersey8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross7050.00/cwt50.00–50.00351
BullsUtilityJersey565.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross104172.45/cwt170.00–175.001792
HeifersNumber 18620.00/cwt20.00–20.00171
BullsUtility8610.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
BullsNumber 1122115.00/cwt115.00–115.001401
BullsNumber 1113126.84/cwt120.00–135.001438
BullsNumber 19496.17/cwt80.00–115.00906
BullsUtilityJersey625.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsUtility585.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsUtility7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsUtility10410.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,55794.37/cwt92.50–97.001,4698
SteersChoice and Prime1,587119.46/cwt116.00–125.501,89615
Dairy SteersChoice1,33687.39/cwt84.00–90.001,1685
BullsUtility11220.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
HeifersNumber 19027.50/cwt20.00–35.00252
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross82149.35/cwt100.00–180.001223
HeifersSelect1,16095.20/cwt90.00–100.001,1042
HeifersChoice and Prime1,455117.13/cwt113.00–122.501,7047
HeifersChoice1,327108.36/cwt107.00–111.001,4383
BullsNumber 1105126.19/cwt115.00–135.001329
BullsNumber 212450.00/cwt50.00–50.00621
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross106188.68/cwt180.00–200.002004
CowsLean 85-90%1,05433.12/cwt21.00–42.003498
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,65271.31/cwt70.50–72.001,1783
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,69965.77/cwt61.50–69.501,11714
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross92135.00/cwt135.00–135.001241
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross74140.00/cwt140.00–140.001041
BullsNumber 27640.00/cwt40.00–40.00301
CowsLean 85-90%1,23957.00/cwt54.00–59.007064
CowsLean 85-90%1,19947.81/cwt42.00–53.0057318
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,74872.41/cwt70.50–74.001,2667
BullsNumber 28450.12/cwt40.00–65.00424
BullsNumber 39630.00/cwt30.00–30.00291
BullsNumber 38315.00/cwt15.00–15.00122
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33267.59/cwt63.50–75.5090015
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33658.98/cwt54.00–63.5078826

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.