Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-06-20

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jun 20
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
17 vs last sale 167 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
202 head
10 vs last sale 192 202 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 1.00-2.00 lower.

Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 higher

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
BullsAverage1,43570.491,0114thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,72668.211,1775thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69061.051,0327thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33459.7779716
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19943.6352315
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,58876.001,2071thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,07668.507372thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1103125.53/cwt24
BullsNumber 29784.79/cwt19
BullsNumber 39627.97/cwt10
HeifersNumber 29057.50/cwt3

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1120125.00/cwt125.00–125.001501
BullsNumber 18765.00/cwt60.00–70.00573
BullsNumber 196115.50/cwt70.00–150.001115
BullsNumber 1113138.29/cwt130.00–145.001566
BullsNumber 1103133.80/cwt115.00–150.001388
BullsNumber 2110110.00/cwt100.00–120.001213
BullsNumber 28452.74/cwt45.00–60.00444
BullsNumber 29366.78/cwt50.00–110.00624
BullsNumber 210291.13/cwt70.00–120.00937
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross98165.00/cwt165.00–165.001621
BullsNumber 37825.00/cwt25.00–25.00201
BullsNumber 38520.00/cwt15.00–25.00173
BullsNumber 39525.17/cwt15.00–30.00243
BullsNumber 311439.74/cwt25.00–65.00453
HeifersNumber 28627.50/cwt27.50–27.50241
HeifersNumber 29820.00/cwt20.00–20.00201
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross86125.00/cwt125.00–125.001081
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross112215.00/cwt215.00–215.002411
Bulls1,06874.00/cwt74.00–74.007901
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38457.12/cwt54.50–59.507918
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,68960.64/cwt57.00–66.001,0246
CowsLean 85-90%1,24547.57/cwt45.50–50.005929
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,72668.21/cwt65.50–69.501,1775
Dairy SteersChoice1,58876.00/cwt76.00–76.001,2071
Dairy SteersSelect1,07668.50/cwt68.00–69.007372
CowsLean 85-90%1,23654.50/cwt54.50–54.506741
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,69663.50/cwt63.50–63.501,0771
Bulls1,77480.22/cwt79.00–81.501,4232
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28462.41/cwt58.50–68.508018
Bulls1,12447.50/cwt47.50–47.505341
CowsLean 85-90%1,10834.35/cwt26.50–38.503815

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.