Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-12-26

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Dec 26
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
27 vs last sale 214 187 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
247 head
8 vs last sale 255 247 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 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold 20.00-30.00 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
BullsAverage1,77770.671,2563thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,64764.061,05510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29557.2674217
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,72555.859637thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,24842.3452823

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1103106.46/cwt22
BullsNumber 29760.78/cwt15
BullsNumber 39224.97/cwt7
BullsUtility8510.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 187135.97/cwt5
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8410.00/cwt2

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Bulls1,77770.67/cwt66.00–73.001,2563
BullsNumber 18657.50/cwt55.00–60.00492
BullsNumber 19488.67/cwt60.00–125.00835
BullsNumber 29767.78/cwt40.00–95.00662
BullsNumber 28341.88/cwt30.00–55.00353
BullsNumber 310332.57/cwt30.00–35.00342
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24162.56/cwt60.00–64.007764
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,72555.85/cwt53.00–59.509637
CowsLean 85-90%1,26050.96/cwt50.00–52.506425
CowsLean 85-90%1,20132.95/cwt20.00–40.003967
HeifersNumber 18610.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8410.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
BullsNumber 1104111.74/cwt90.00–125.001168
BullsNumber 27627.50/cwt25.00–30.00212
BullsNumber 210472.56/cwt65.00–80.00754
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31255.63/cwt52.00–59.0073013
CowsLean 85-90%1,27244.39/cwt41.00–48.0056511
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,64764.06/cwt61.00–67.501,05510
BullsNumber 211276.30/cwt60.00–85.00854
BullsNumber 37215.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
BullsNumber 311235.00/cwt35.00–35.00391
BullsUtility8510.00/cwt10.00–10.0092
BullsNumber 38519.88/cwt15.00–25.00173
BullsNumber 1115117.48/cwt90.00–135.001356
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross108185.00/cwt185.00–185.002001
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross87167.46/cwt165.00–170.001464

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.