Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-10-10

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Oct 10
● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Receipts
154 head
6 vs last sale 160 154 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 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 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
BullsAverage1,75267.541,1834thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,74655.779745thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30747.2961810
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10333.5737011

Every lot, as filed

6 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
Bulls1,75267.54/cwt60.50–74.001,1834
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05054.00/cwt54.00–54.005671
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33646.54/cwt44.00–51.006229
CowsLean 85-90%1,18538.99/cwt35.50–42.004625
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,74655.77/cwt52.50–60.009745
CowsLean 85-90%1,03429.05/cwt25.00–33.003006

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.