Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-06-27

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jun 27
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
36 vs last sale 167 131 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
225 head
33 vs last sale 192 225 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 20.00-40.00 lower.

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
BullsHigh1,21360.777373thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,81768.691,2486thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,66361.011,0156thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27259.7976112
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10848.4353715
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,43980.391,1572thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,32968.979172thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110197.25/cwt18
BullsNumber 210262.59/cwt6
BullsNumber 38923.33/cwt3
BullsUtility788.33/cwt3
HeifersNumber 19495.00/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing605.00/cwt1

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 18762.53/cwt60.00–65.00542
BullsNumber 19777.53/cwt75.00–80.00754
BullsNumber 111482.59/cwt80.00–90.00944
BullsNumber 110485.00/cwt80.00–90.00885
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross88180.00/cwt180.00–180.001581
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross92165.00/cwt165.00–165.001521
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100215.00/cwt215.00–215.002151
BullsNumber 28435.00/cwt35.00–35.00291
BullsNumber 29875.00/cwt75.00–75.00741
BullsNumber 210267.65/cwt60.00–75.00692
BullsNumber 211365.13/cwt60.00–70.00742
BullsNumber 37620.00/cwt20.00–20.00151
BullsNumber 38420.00/cwt20.00–20.00171
BullsNumber 310630.00/cwt30.00–30.00321
BullsUtility685.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsUtility9210.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
BullsUtilityJersey7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
HeifersNumber 19050.00/cwt50.00–50.00451
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross98140.00/cwt140.00–140.001371
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66361.01/cwt56.50–64.001,0156
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25258.00/cwt55.00–61.507268
CowsLean 85-90%1,11948.25/cwt45.00–51.005405
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,81768.69/cwt65.00–70.501,2486
Dairy SteersChoice1,43980.39/cwt77.00–83.501,1572
Dairy SteersSelect1,32968.97/cwt68.50–69.509172
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31363.38/cwt61.50–65.508324
CowsLean 85-90%1,09254.18/cwt52.50–58.005927
Bulls1,53678.00/cwt78.00–78.001,1981
Bulls1,05152.16/cwt42.00–61.005482
CowsLean 85-90%1,12635.32/cwt30.50–44.503983

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.