Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-11-07

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Nov 7
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
51 vs last sale 197 146 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
252 head
77 vs last sale 329 252 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 mostly steady. Feeder dairy calves sold 20.00-25.00 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
BullsHigh1,85763.371,1764thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,70048.508253thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32645.155999thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14837.2742817
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,23259.007271thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1103132.62/cwt14
BullsNumber 29959.98/cwt8
BullsNumber 39021.60/cwt6
BullsUtility7610.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 182165.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 29415.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8210.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

25 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 1112130.00/cwt130.00–130.001461
BullsNumber 1120120.00/cwt120.00–120.001441
BullsNumber 197107.17/cwt70.00–125.001043
BullsNumber 1102120.00/cwt115.00–125.001225
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross102180.00/cwt180.00–180.001841
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross94167.61/cwt165.00–170.001582
BullsNumber 28835.00/cwt35.00–35.00311
BullsNumber 211280.00/cwt80.00–80.00901
BullsNumber 29335.04/cwt25.00–50.00333
BullsNumber 210386.58/cwt75.00–105.00893
BullsNumber 38127.53/cwt25.00–30.00222
BullsNumber 39418.64/cwt15.00–25.00184
BullsUtility7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsUtility8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross82165.00/cwt165.00–165.001351
HeifersNumber 29415.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8210.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross114170.00/cwt170.00–170.001941
Bulls1,97271.50/cwt71.50–71.501,4101
Bulls1,81860.66/cwt59.00–63.001,1033
Dairy SteersSelect1,23259.00/cwt59.00–59.007271
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32645.15/cwt43.00–48.005999
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,70048.50/cwt45.00–50.508253
CowsLean 85-90%1,11031.57/cwt28.50–33.503506
CowsLean 85-90%1,16940.38/cwt37.50–42.5047211

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.