Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-09-12

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Sep 12
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
57 vs last sale 222 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
287 head
74 vs last sale 213 287 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 5.00-10.00 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
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,86966.231,2384thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,75959.781,05112
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35556.1876113
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08539.3542714

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19952.52/cwt12
BullsNumber 29730.76/cwt7
BullsNumber 310212.50/cwt2
BullsUtility809.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 18893.00/cwt5

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
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,86966.23/cwt65.50–67.501,2384
CowsLean 85-90%1,10243.50/cwt41.00–47.504798
CowsLean 85-90%1,07430.28/cwt21.00–38.003255
CowsLean 85-90%99851.50/cwt51.50–51.505141
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32654.56/cwt51.50–58.0072310
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,72758.42/cwt56.00–60.501,0099
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,85363.84/cwt63.00–64.501,1833
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45261.56/cwt59.50–64.008943
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross83155.00/cwt155.00–155.001292
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross94125.00/cwt125.00–125.001181
HeifersNumber 19215.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
HeifersNumber 18815.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
BullsUtilityJersey8210.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsUtility9610.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
BullsUtility8210.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsUtility7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsUtility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 311015.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
BullsNumber 39410.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
BullsNumber 29635.17/cwt25.00–50.00343
BullsNumber 211539.91/cwt30.00–50.00462
BullsNumber 28115.00/cwt15.00–15.00122
BullsNumber 110159.14/cwt50.00–65.00606
BullsNumber 19343.45/cwt35.00–60.00403
BullsNumber 111262.54/cwt60.00–65.00702
BullsNumber 18220.00/cwt20.00–20.00161

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.