Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-05-30

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, May 30
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
20 vs last sale 152 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
189 head
15 vs last sale 204 189 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 1.00-3.00 higher. Dairy feeder calves sold sharply lower, mostly 40.00-50.00 lower with very light 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
BullsAverage1,32274.009781thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,89274.251,4054thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,73266.681,1558thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28561.6079221
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09948.7753624

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19988.54/cwt28
BullsNumber 29655.06/cwt17
BullsNumber 39615.00/cwt1
BullsUtility829.50/cwt10
HeifersNumber 110562.50/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing738.33/cwt3

Every lot, as filed

29 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
BullsNumber 1115103.58/cwt85.00–115.001193
BullsNumber 18768.82/cwt60.00–75.00604
BullsNumber 110586.26/cwt70.00–100.00919
BullsNumber 19580.62/cwt70.00–100.007711
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross102230.00/cwt230.00–230.002351
BullsNumber 211250.00/cwt50.00–50.00561
BullsNumber 28443.49/cwt30.00–60.00373
BullsNumber 210458.21/cwt50.00–65.00613
BullsNumber 29451.22/cwt30.00–70.00489
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross102120.00/cwt120.00–120.001221
BullsNumber 39615.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
BullsUtility675.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
BullsUtility7511.68/cwt10.00–15.0093
BullsUtility9410.00/cwt10.00–10.0094
BullsUtilityCrossbred8410.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
HeifersNumber 19660.00/cwt60.00–60.00581
HeifersNumber 111465.00/cwt65.00–65.00741
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7810.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls1,32274.00/cwt74.00–74.009781
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33658.37/cwt53.50–62.5078011
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,70065.31/cwt62.00–67.001,1106
CowsLean 85-90%1,10750.14/cwt47.00–54.0055511
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,89274.25/cwt72.50–75.501,4054
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,82970.80/cwt69.50–72.001,2952
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22965.16/cwt62.50–72.0080110
CowsLean 85-90%1,05555.93/cwt54.00–59.505907
CowsLean 85-90%1,13537.91/cwt31.50–44.504306

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.