Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-10-31

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Oct 31
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
15 vs last sale 182 197 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
329 head
59 vs last sale 270 329 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
BullsAverage1,51259.468993thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,72653.409229thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31246.366087thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16235.0340710

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19786.84/cwt21
BullsNumber 29956.20/cwt4
BullsNumber 38916.75/cwt3
BullsUtility8010.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 278175.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 19294.91/cwt6
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8010.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

27 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 112090.00/cwt90.00–90.001081
BullsNumber 18538.12/cwt20.00–55.00322
BullsNumber 111195.05/cwt90.00–100.001062
BullsNumber 110486.18/cwt80.00–90.00904
BullsNumber 19584.74/cwt55.00–105.00819
BullsNumber 1Crossbred106100.00/cwt100.00–100.001061
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross77130.00/cwt130.00–130.001002
BullsNumber 29435.00/cwt20.00–50.00332
BullsNumber 210477.40/cwt75.00–80.00802
BullsNumber 310025.00/cwt25.00–25.00251
BullsNumber 38412.62/cwt10.00–15.00112
BullsUtility9610.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
BullsUtility7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0083
BullsUtilityJersey7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
HeifersNumber 19015.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
HeifersNumber 110825.00/cwt25.00–25.00271
HeifersNumber 1Crossbred11075.00/cwt75.00–75.00831
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross76140.00/cwt140.00–140.001061
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross83157.23/cwt135.00–180.001312
HeifersNumber 278175.00/cwt175.00–175.001371
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls1,51259.46/cwt57.00–62.008993
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31246.36/cwt44.50–48.506087
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61648.46/cwt45.50–53.507834
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,81457.36/cwt54.50–59.501,0415
CowsLean 85-90%1,06823.93/cwt21.00–29.502563
CowsLean 85-90%1,20239.78/cwt37.00–42.004787

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.