Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-08-15

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Aug 15
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
163 head
33 vs last sale 130 163 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
216 head
42 vs last sale 258 216 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 mostly steady. 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
BullsAverage1,82881.391,4882thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,71166.341,1357thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,35961.618379thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12450.1656312

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1107109.85/cwt22
BullsNumber 210075.10/cwt12
BullsNumber 310348.40/cwt6
BullsUtility7810.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 174130.00/cwt1

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 18665.00/cwt65.00–65.00562
BullsNumber 19590.18/cwt75.00–115.00863
BullsNumber 1123108.16/cwt100.00–115.001333
BullsNumber 1114121.73/cwt105.00–140.001396
BullsNumber 1105116.60/cwt105.00–135.001227
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross98145.00/cwt145.00–145.001421
BullsNumber 28845.00/cwt45.00–45.00401
BullsNumber 211590.00/cwt90.00–90.001042
BullsNumber 210374.87/cwt65.00–85.00773
BullsNumber 29575.26/cwt65.00–90.00716
BullsNumber 310860.00/cwt60.00–60.00651
BullsNumber 38330.00/cwt30.00–30.00252
BullsNumber 311556.80/cwt45.00–70.00653
BullsUtility7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsUtilityCrossbred8410.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross74130.00/cwt130.00–130.00961
Bulls1,82881.39/cwt80.00–82.501,4882
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42068.60/cwt66.00–71.009742
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67063.08/cwt60.00–67.001,0534
CowsLean 85-90%1,07951.15/cwt49.00–54.505526
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34259.61/cwt57.00–62.008007
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,76570.69/cwt68.00–73.001,2483
CowsLean 85-90%1,09441.70/cwt37.50–44.504563
CowsLean 85-90%1,24256.62/cwt54.50–58.507033

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.