Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-08-01

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Aug 1
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
0 vs last sale 165 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
233 head
12 vs last sale 245 233 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 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold 20.00-30.00 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
BullsAverage1,53586.471,3283thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,80979.811,4442thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,76969.791,2357thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28668.2487814
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07552.4056313

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1104121.57/cwt16
BullsNumber 210066.35/cwt8
BullsUtility787.48/cwt4

Every lot, as filed

20 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 1105114.83/cwt105.00–125.001214
BullsNumber 1113129.02/cwt120.00–145.001465
BullsNumber 196105.95/cwt90.00–125.001026
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross98205.00/cwt205.00–205.002011
BullsNumber 212065.00/cwt65.00–65.00781
BullsNumber 210280.00/cwt70.00–90.00823
BullsNumber 29456.44/cwt50.00–70.00534
BullsUtility625.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsUtility9410.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
BullsUtility777.47/cwt5.00–10.0062
Bulls1,46283.95/cwt83.00–84.501,2272
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28264.49/cwt60.00–67.508278
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,77168.02/cwt63.00–71.501,2055
CowsLean 85-90%1,09656.90/cwt54.50–59.006246
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,80979.81/cwt77.50–82.001,4442
CowsLean 85-90%1,10962.17/cwt60.00–65.506893
Bulls1,68291.50/cwt91.50–91.501,5391
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29173.25/cwt71.50–75.509466
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,76574.20/cwt73.50–75.001,3102
CowsLean 85-90%1,01838.33/cwt32.50–43.003904

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.