Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-08-29

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Aug 29
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
213 head
77 vs last sale 136 213 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
250 head
27 vs last sale 223 250 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 steady-5.00 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
BullsAverage1,61270.821,1423thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,74169.461,2095thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69759.371,0083thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32154.1871613
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,23740.535029thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,42386.181,2262thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110283.09/cwt20
BullsNumber 210269.45/cwt9
BullsNumber 39012.50/cwt2
BullsUtility778.75/cwt4
HeifersNumber 1107215.00/cwt3

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
CowsLean 85-90%1,18536.24/cwt31.00–41.504295
CowsLean 85-90%1,30345.90/cwt44.50–48.505984
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32059.00/cwt55.00–62.507794
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,74169.46/cwt68.00–70.501,2095
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,69759.37/cwt57.00–64.001,0083
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32152.04/cwt49.00–55.006879
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,42386.18/cwt84.00–88.001,2262
Bulls1,61270.82/cwt66.00–74.501,1423
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross98227.50/cwt210.00–245.002232
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross126190.00/cwt190.00–190.002391
BullsUtility8310.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
BullsUtility7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsUtility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 310015.00/cwt15.00–15.00151
BullsNumber 38010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 210473.57/cwt65.00–80.00777
BullsNumber 29755.05/cwt50.00–60.00532
BullsNumber 112295.00/cwt95.00–95.001161
BullsNumber 113085.00/cwt85.00–85.001111
BullsNumber 18636.74/cwt30.00–40.00323
BullsNumber 111394.93/cwt90.00–100.001074
BullsNumber 19458.31/cwt40.00–80.00555
BullsNumber 110292.05/cwt85.00–100.00945
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90240.00/cwt240.00–240.002161

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.