Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-12-12

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Dec 12
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
238 head
22 vs last sale 216 238 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
260 head
2 vs last sale 262 260 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 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

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
BullsAverage1,36459.238084thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57251.558109thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39446.326469thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,23035.3243522
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,48462.259242thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1103109.61/cwt23
BullsNumber 210161.32/cwt13
BullsNumber 38520.00/cwt5
BullsUtility8710.99/cwt5
HeifersNumber 185122.33/cwt5

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Bulls1,38564.67/cwt64.00–65.508962
BullsNumber 19465.32/cwt50.00–95.00613
BullsNumber 110394.17/cwt90.00–95.00976
BullsNumber 111489.21/cwt80.00–95.001027
Bulls1,34353.78/cwt51.00–56.007222
BullsUtility8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71656.49/cwt55.00–58.009692
CowsLean 85-90%1,13427.35/cwt13.50–37.503108
CowsLean 85-90%1,28539.88/cwt38.00–44.5051214
HeifersNumber 19420.00/cwt20.00–20.00191
Dairy SteersSelect1,48462.25/cwt61.00–63.509242
BullsNumber 211152.48/cwt50.00–55.00582
BullsNumber 210368.48/cwt50.00–80.00716
BullsNumber 310230.00/cwt30.00–30.00311
BullsNumber 37820.00/cwt15.00–25.00162
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53150.14/cwt47.50–54.507687
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39446.32/cwt45.00–48.506469
BullsNumber 38415.00/cwt15.00–15.00132
BullsUtility685.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsUtility10215.00/cwt15.00–15.00151
BullsUtility9312.47/cwt10.00–15.00122
BullsNumber 29662.83/cwt50.00–80.00604
BullsNumber 28830.00/cwt30.00–30.00261
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross85147.76/cwt125.00–170.001262
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross92170.00/cwt170.00–170.001562
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross118150.00/cwt150.00–150.001771
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross103175.05/cwt170.00–180.001802
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross78165.00/cwt165.00–165.001291
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross84142.22/cwt100.00–165.001193

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.