Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-07-18

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jul 18
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
27 vs last sale 131 158 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
202 head
23 vs last sale 225 202 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded mostly 1.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 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
BullsAverage1,70684.501,4421thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,55771.251,1092thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,73461.301,0634thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28356.4272413
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08743.8447612

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110176.16/cwt13
BullsNumber 29864.59/cwt9
BullsNumber 310031.14/cwt5
BullsUtility777.86/cwt7
HeifersNumber 28810.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7210.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

28 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 19480.00/cwt80.00–80.00751
BullsNumber 112090.00/cwt90.00–90.001081
BullsNumber 111291.70/cwt90.00–95.001033
BullsNumber 18841.26/cwt40.00–45.00364
BullsNumber 110495.00/cwt95.00–95.00994
BullsNumber 27615.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
BullsNumber 28635.00/cwt35.00–35.00301
BullsNumber 211875.00/cwt75.00–75.00891
BullsNumber 29565.47/cwt50.00–80.00622
BullsNumber 210481.35/cwt70.00–90.00854
BullsNumber 38020.00/cwt20.00–20.00161
BullsNumber 310533.92/cwt20.00–45.00364
BullsUtility685.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsUtility9810.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
BullsUtility7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
BullsUtility807.50/cwt5.00–10.0062
BullsUtilityJersey625.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
HeifersNumber 28810.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls1,70684.50/cwt84.50–84.501,4421
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29155.50/cwt53.00–59.5071711
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,73461.30/cwt60.00–62.501,0634
CowsLean 85-90%1,13745.97/cwt42.00–50.005236
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,67870.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1751
CowsLean 85-90%1,07453.74/cwt52.00–56.505773
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,43672.50/cwt72.50–72.501,0411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24161.51/cwt59.00–64.507632
CowsLean 85-90%99829.67/cwt22.50–36.502963

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.