Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-07-25

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jul 25
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
165 vs last sale 0 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
245 head
245 vs last sale 0 245 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 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold 10.00-15.00 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
BullsAverage1,50174.071,1126thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,61676.611,2385thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69168.191,1536thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34564.2386415
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11053.3659210
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,15163.997375thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110097.63/cwt18
BullsNumber 29665.78/cwt16
BullsNumber 39020.00/cwt2
BullsUtility898.33/cwt3
HeifersNumber 1101175.39/cwt3
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7810.00/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 18765.00/cwt65.00–65.00572
BullsNumber 1115111.83/cwt105.00–120.001293
BullsNumber 19483.59/cwt70.00–105.00796
BullsNumber 110398.37/cwt95.00–100.001016
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross98200.00/cwt200.00–200.001961
BullsNumber 211070.00/cwt70.00–70.00771
BullsNumber 28340.00/cwt40.00–40.00334
BullsNumber 29365.43/cwt50.00–90.00614
BullsNumber 210380.11/cwt70.00–90.00837
BullsNumber 38425.00/cwt25.00–25.00211
BullsNumber 39615.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
BullsUtility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsUtility9010.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
BullsUtility11010.00/cwt10.00–10.00111
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross96165.00/cwt165.00–165.001581
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross104180.58/cwt165.00–195.001882
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7810.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
CowsBoner 80-85%1,46358.68/cwt57.00–61.508586
Bulls1,42077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0931
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,70165.35/cwt62.00–68.501,1123
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,61676.61/cwt73.50–79.001,2385
Dairy SteersSelect1,15163.99/cwt61.00–66.007375
CowsLean 85-90%1,05550.24/cwt46.50–52.505305
Bulls1,81384.12/cwt83.00–85.501,5253
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26767.93/cwt64.50–72.008619
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,68071.03/cwt70.00–73.001,1933
CowsLean 85-90%1,16556.49/cwt55.00–60.006585
Bulls1,07457.54/cwt56.00–59.006182

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.