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

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Aug 8
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
35 vs last sale 165 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
258 head
25 vs last sale 233 258 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 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold 10.00-20.00 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
BullsAverage1,45479.241,1523thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60768.591,1023thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35961.278326thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11846.7152212
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,53886.001,3231thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,29081.001,0451thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1101111.15/cwt18
BullsNumber 29861.16/cwt11
BullsNumber 39926.65/cwt6
BullsUtility747.02/cwt5
HeifersNumber 19415.00/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 1Beef Cross104245.00/cwt245.00–245.002551
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross88185.00/cwt150.00–220.001632
BullsNumber 28430.00/cwt30.00–30.00251
BullsNumber 210164.85/cwt50.00–80.00652
BullsNumber 211380.00/cwt80.00–80.00902
BullsNumber 29558.84/cwt35.00–75.00566
BullsNumber 39615.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
BullsNumber 1120105.00/cwt105.00–105.001261
BullsNumber 18650.23/cwt40.00–60.00432
BullsNumber 19177.58/cwt70.00–85.00712
BullsNumber 1112117.50/cwt115.00–120.001322
BullsNumber 110498.75/cwt95.00–105.001038
BullsNumber 311020.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
BullsNumber 38722.53/cwt20.00–25.00202
BullsNumber 310639.91/cwt35.00–45.00422
BullsUtility10010.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
BullsUtility645.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
BullsUtility717.54/cwt5.00–10.0052
HeifersNumber 19415.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Bulls1,45479.24/cwt74.50–83.501,1523
Dairy SteersChoice1,53886.00/cwt86.00–86.001,3231
Dairy SteersSelect1,29081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0451
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37859.14/cwt56.00–61.508153
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60768.59/cwt68.00–69.501,1023
CowsLean 85-90%1,16845.11/cwt43.50–47.005273
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33963.39/cwt62.00–65.008493
CowsLean 85-90%1,06333.98/cwt28.00–40.003614
CowsLean 85-90%1,13257.86/cwt53.00–61.506555

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.