Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-01-02

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jan 2
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
233 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 187▲ 233 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
294 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 247▲ 294 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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
Bulls—Average1,58467.951,0763thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,71660.741,04212
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27453.3668013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55251.507998thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19440.0947926

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110082.22/cwt25
BullsNumber 29841.64/cwt6
BullsNumber 39119.37/cwt8
BullsUtility858.35/cwt3
HeifersNumber 18993.77/cwt8
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8210.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Bulls——1,58467.95/cwt67.00–69.501,0763
BullsNumber 1—12455.00/cwt55.00–55.00681
BullsNumber 1—10366.33/cwt55.00–75.00687
BullsNumber 2—10643.33/cwt25.00–55.00463
BullsNumber 3—9324.84/cwt20.00–30.00232
BullsUtility—777.53/cwt5.00–10.0062
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—8210.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
HeifersNumber 1—9215.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
HeifersNumber 1—10415.00/cwt15.00–15.00161
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,55251.50/cwt49.00–55.507998
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,71660.74/cwt56.50–64.501,04212
CowsLean 85-90%—1,22644.56/cwt42.50–47.005468
CowsLean 85-90%—1,23449.33/cwt48.00–53.006098
CowsLean 85-90%—1,13629.13/cwt12.00–40.0033110
HeifersNumber 1—8815.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
BullsNumber 1—8545.16/cwt30.00–55.00383
BullsNumber 1—11672.52/cwt70.00–75.00844
BullsNumber 1—9362.03/cwt60.00–70.00585
BullsUtility—10210.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19558.75/cwt58.00–59.507022
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28852.38/cwt48.00–55.5067511
BullsNumber 2—8645.00/cwt45.00–45.00391
BullsNumber 2—9337.42/cwt30.00–45.00352
BullsNumber 3—7512.60/cwt10.00–15.0092
BullsNumber 3—8317.53/cwt15.00–20.00152
BullsNumber 3—10815.00/cwt15.00–15.00161
BullsNumber 3—11830.00/cwt30.00–30.00351
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—110130.00/cwt130.00–130.001431
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—84160.24/cwt155.00–165.001352
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—94175.00/cwt175.00–175.001652
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—90150.00/cwt150.00–150.001351
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—87151.73/cwt140.00–160.001323
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—74100.00/cwt100.00–100.00741

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.