Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-12-19

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Dec 19
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
24 vs last sale 238 214 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
255 head
5 vs last sale 260 255 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 steady-5.00 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
BullsAverage1,26663.017982thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,70160.311,0268thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65052.738705thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31346.2060719
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16838.2344722
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,50876.381,1523thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,320104.761,3832thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19882.67/cwt31
BullsNumber 29547.05/cwt9
BullsNumber 39820.68/cwt7
BullsUtility818.33/cwt6
HeifersNumber 19625.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 28210.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Bulls1,26663.01/cwt61.50–65.007982
BullsNumber 311820.00/cwt20.00–20.00241
BullsNumber 17830.00/cwt30.00–30.00231
BullsNumber 18738.24/cwt15.00–50.00333
BullsNumber 19362.38/cwt50.00–75.00587
BullsUtility10610.00/cwt10.00–10.00111
Dairy SteersChoice1,50876.38/cwt70.50–84.501,1523
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,70160.31/cwt58.00–63.501,0268
CowsLean 85-90%1,07132.39/cwt21.00–38.5034710
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,65052.73/cwt52.00–54.508705
HeifersChoice1,320104.76/cwt104.50–105.001,3832
HeifersNumber 19625.00/cwt25.00–25.00241
HeifersNumber 28210.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 110477.87/cwt70.00–85.00817
BullsNumber 111377.18/cwt70.00–90.00877
BullsNumber 28225.00/cwt25.00–25.00211
BullsNumber 210355.29/cwt45.00–65.00572
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31346.20/cwt43.00–49.5060719
CowsLean 85-90%1,24943.09/cwt39.00–46.0053812
BullsNumber 29547.98/cwt30.00–70.00466
BullsNumber 39815.00/cwt15.00–15.00151
BullsNumber 310529.95/cwt25.00–35.00312
BullsNumber 38616.63/cwt15.00–20.00143
BullsUtility685.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsUtility8210.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsUtilityJersey7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsUtilityJersey9210.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
BullsUtilityJersey665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross84165.00/cwt165.00–165.001391
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross95146.57/cwt120.00–170.001393
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross76145.66/cwt120.00–170.001112

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.