Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-09-26

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Sep 26
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
24 vs last sale 158 134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
250 head
73 vs last sale 323 250 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 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
BullsAverage1,41770.751,0032thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,83767.831,2463thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62260.159766thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38054.7575610
CowsLean 85-90%High1,13444.1950115

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110582.67/cwt17
BullsNumber 29234.49/cwt15
BullsNumber 39017.83/cwt7
BullsUtility819.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 19415.00/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 19666.09/cwt55.00–75.00635
BullsNumber 110586.64/cwt80.00–95.00916
BullsNumber 111292.52/cwt85.00–95.001046
BullsNumber 27815.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
BullsNumber 210457.60/cwt50.00–60.00604
BullsNumber 28316.04/cwt15.00–20.00135
BullsNumber 29438.36/cwt25.00–60.00365
BullsNumber 37415.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
BullsNumber 38612.44/cwt10.00–15.00112
BullsNumber 310124.95/cwt20.00–30.00252
BullsUtility685.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsUtility8210.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsUtility10210.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
BullsUtility7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
HeifersNumber 18815.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
HeifersNumber 110015.00/cwt15.00–15.00151
HeifersNumber 19415.00/cwt15.00–15.00142
BullsNumber 39017.50/cwt15.00–20.00162
Bulls1,17465.00/cwt65.00–65.007631
Bulls1,66076.50/cwt76.50–76.501,2701
CowsLean 85-90%1,07551.52/cwt50.00–52.505544
CowsLean 85-90%1,14244.06/cwt40.00–49.505036
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,83767.83/cwt67.50–68.001,2463
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38054.75/cwt51.50–56.5075610
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62260.15/cwt55.50–64.009766
CowsLean 85-90%1,17238.47/cwt30.50–48.504515

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.