Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-05-09

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, May 9
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
399 vs last sale 554 155 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
239 head
25 vs last sale 264 239 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher.

Feeder dairy calves sold 40.00-60.00 higher with strong buyer demand.

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
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,49471.231,0642thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63461.411,00440
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31454.1571227
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,24543.1153753

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1103173.92/cwt42
BullsNumber 294117.63/cwt59
BullsNumber 39367.18/cwt41
BullsUtility9018.99/cwt19

Every lot, as filed

30 lots · USDA AMS · Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) - Greencastle, PA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,18837.21/cwt31.00–43.5044215
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63359.92/cwt56.00–63.5097823
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30754.49/cwt51.00–58.0071217
BullsNumber 3112130.00/cwt130.00–130.001461
BullsNumber 28586.20/cwt70.00–115.007316
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross98130.00/cwt130.00–130.001271
BullsNumber 1112181.67/cwt150.00–200.002036
BullsUtility8417.60/cwt10.00–35.00156
BullsNumber 39464.96/cwt40.00–100.006115
BullsNumber 37753.39/cwt50.00–60.00413
BullsNumber 2103148.64/cwt120.00–175.0015317
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross112225.00/cwt225.00–225.002521
BullsNumber 196165.78/cwt135.00–195.001598
BullsUtility9420.66/cwt10.00–35.00198
BullsUtility7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
BullsNumber 310270.93/cwt40.00–105.007210
BullsNumber 293115.37/cwt80.00–155.0010725
BullsNumber 2112150.00/cwt150.00–150.001681
BullsNumber 1105184.05/cwt155.00–200.0019323
BullsNumber 187100.08/cwt90.00–110.00873
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31748.27/cwt45.50–50.506366
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67366.23/cwt64.00–68.501,10813
CowsLean 85-90%1,38655.57/cwt52.00–60.507708
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,49471.23/cwt71.00–71.501,0642
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34161.50/cwt60.00–63.508254
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51354.36/cwt53.50–55.508224
CowsLean 85-90%1,25425.18/cwt20.50–30.003167
CowsLean 85-90%1,23048.07/cwt44.00–52.5059123
BullsNumber 38565.05/cwt50.00–85.005512
BullsUtility10423.33/cwt15.00–30.00243

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.