Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-09-05

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Sep 5
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
222 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 213▲ 222 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
213 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 250▲ 213 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded mostly steady. Feeder dairy calves sold 10.00-15.00 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
Bulls—High1,38474.991,03810
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,77769.011,2266thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56659.179276thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33658.7778516
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11744.7149911
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,31876.001,0021thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110164.83/cwt17
BullsNumber 29838.75/cwt4
BullsNumber 39324.95/cwt3
BullsUtility788.75/cwt4

Every lot, as filed

26 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 1—11172.48/cwt70.00–75.00802
BullsNumber 1—12462.50/cwt60.00–65.00782
BullsNumber 1—8835.03/cwt30.00–40.00314
BullsNumber 1—9344.27/cwt30.00–70.00414
BullsNumber 1—10772.50/cwt70.00–75.00784
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—94225.00/cwt225.00–225.002121
BullsNumber 2—8420.00/cwt20.00–20.00171
BullsNumber 2—9640.00/cwt40.00–40.00381
BullsNumber 2—10040.00/cwt40.00–40.00401
BullsNumber 2—11255.00/cwt55.00–55.00621
BullsNumber 3—8410.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 3—9732.42/cwt25.00–40.00312
BullsUtility—625.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsUtility—7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsUtility—8610.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
BullsUtility—9010.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Bulls——1,42279.50/cwt79.50–79.501,1301
Bulls——1,38074.49/cwt66.00–79.001,0289
Dairy SteersChoice—1,31876.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0021
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28462.02/cwt60.00–66.507968
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,38855.51/cwt52.00–58.507708
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,56659.17/cwt55.00–64.509276
CowsLean 85-90%—87632.00/cwt32.00–32.002801
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12851.25/cwt51.00–51.505782
CowsLean 85-90%—1,14444.66/cwt39.50–48.505118
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,77769.01/cwt66.50–71.501,2266

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.