Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-11-21

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Nov 21
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
24 vs last sale 192 168 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
252 head
14 vs last sale 238 252 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 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher with late sales 40.00-50.00 higher as buyers tried to fill their orders.

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
BullsAverage1,82064.191,1682thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,84958.571,0833thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57953.068387thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39451.5771911
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08641.1844720

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198108.21/cwt21
BullsNumber 29663.46/cwt11
BullsNumber 39820.67/cwt7
BullsUtility738.33/cwt3
HeifersNumber 19490.00/cwt2

Every lot, as filed

28 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 18646.31/cwt40.00–50.00404
BullsNumber 1104123.77/cwt105.00–150.001294
BullsNumber 1113132.35/cwt125.00–145.001504
BullsNumber 19485.53/cwt55.00–110.00805
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross84147.50/cwt135.00–160.001242
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross101170.00/cwt170.00–170.001722
BullsNumber 27425.00/cwt25.00–25.00191
BullsNumber 28025.00/cwt25.00–25.00201
BullsNumber 211080.00/cwt80.00–80.00881
BullsNumber 29354.51/cwt30.00–90.00514
BullsNumber 210587.51/cwt70.00–100.00924
BullsNumber 37415.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
BullsNumber 310035.00/cwt35.00–35.00351
BullsNumber 311417.50/cwt15.00–20.00202
BullsNumber 39519.89/cwt15.00–25.00193
BullsUtility7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsUtility8210.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsUtilityJersey665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
HeifersNumber 19020.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross98160.00/cwt160.00–160.001571
Bulls1,82064.19/cwt57.50–74.001,1682
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38950.02/cwt44.00–54.506959
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57953.06/cwt50.00–56.008387
CowsLean 85-90%1,10343.53/cwt39.50–46.504809
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,84958.57/cwt57.00–61.001,0833
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41958.53/cwt58.00–59.008312
CowsLean 85-90%1,09548.42/cwt47.00–50.505305
CowsLean 85-90%1,05231.63/cwt25.00–36.503336

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.