Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-08-22

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Aug 22
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
27 vs last sale 163 136 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
223 head
7 vs last sale 216 223 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 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold 20.00-30.00 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
BullsAverage1,68475.721,2753thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,76674.891,3233thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,68266.721,1228thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34758.4278718
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,22947.8858814

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110182.67/cwt17
BullsNumber 29940.00/cwt3
BullsNumber 38825.01/cwt4
BullsUtility816.67/cwt3
HeifersNumber 19322.50/cwt2

Every lot, as filed

25 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
BullsUtility10010.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
CowsLean 85-90%1,10038.98/cwt32.00–43.504293
CowsLean 85-90%1,43758.27/cwt56.00–61.008372
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71669.14/cwt68.00–70.501,1865
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,76674.89/cwt73.50–76.001,3233
CowsLean 85-90%1,22548.53/cwt46.00–52.005949
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62462.68/cwt61.50–64.001,0183
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35157.26/cwt53.00–60.5077415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32964.24/cwt61.50–68.508543
Bulls1,68475.72/cwt69.00–79.501,2753
HeifersNumber 110230.00/cwt30.00–30.00311
HeifersNumber 18415.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
BullsUtility785.00/cwt5.00–5.0041
BullsUtility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 39427.55/cwt25.00–30.00262
BullsNumber 38122.47/cwt20.00–25.00182
BullsNumber 29035.00/cwt30.00–40.00322
BullsNumber 211650.00/cwt50.00–50.00581
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross96160.00/cwt160.00–160.001541
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80150.00/cwt150.00–150.001201
BullsNumber 110580.00/cwt75.00–85.00845
BullsNumber 19673.83/cwt70.00–80.00714
BullsNumber 111578.35/cwt70.00–85.00903
BullsNumber 18742.53/cwt40.00–45.00372
BullsNumber 112080.00/cwt80.00–80.00961

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.