Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-07-11

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jul 11
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
17 vs last sale 131 148 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
212 head
13 vs last sale 225 212 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. Feeder dairy calves sold 20.00-30.00 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
BullsHigh1,68978.771,3303thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,78664.081,1449thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29958.1575513
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08746.2950316

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1103105.90/cwt16
BullsNumber 29658.66/cwt13
BullsNumber 39630.07/cwt7
BullsUtility797.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 192160.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 28410.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing747.50/cwt2

Every lot, as filed

24 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 19260.11/cwt55.00–70.00553
BullsNumber 111388.72/cwt80.00–95.001004
BullsNumber 110691.57/cwt80.00–100.00976
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross93203.25/cwt195.00–215.001893
BullsNumber 28743.82/cwt30.00–50.00384
BullsNumber 29761.57/cwt30.00–75.00604
BullsNumber 210368.21/cwt55.00–80.00705
BullsNumber 311460.00/cwt60.00–60.00681
BullsNumber 38328.44/cwt20.00–35.00243
BullsNumber 310421.73/cwt15.00–30.00233
BullsUtility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsUtility9210.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross92160.00/cwt160.00–160.001471
HeifersNumber 28410.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing685.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31257.22/cwt52.50–60.0075111
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71462.58/cwt60.50–65.001,0736
CowsLean 85-90%1,07048.40/cwt44.00–51.505189
Bulls1,68978.77/cwt77.00–80.001,3303
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22963.24/cwt63.00–63.507772
CowsLean 85-90%1,16756.06/cwt53.50–57.506543
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,92967.09/cwt65.50–69.001,2943
CowsLean 85-90%1,06634.21/cwt31.00–39.003654

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.