Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-01-09

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jan 9
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
11 vs last sale 233 244 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
303 head
9 vs last sale 294 303 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
BullsHigh1,74370.761,2335thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,66960.011,0024thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55853.648369thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34052.8970916
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20637.2044821

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19885.67/cwt18
BullsNumber 210151.20/cwt11
BullsNumber 38516.67/cwt3
BullsUtility788.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 19569.04/cwt5
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing687.50/cwt2

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
BullsNumber 18850.00/cwt50.00–50.00442
BullsUtility8810.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
CowsLean 85-90%1,31044.15/cwt39.50–46.0057811
HeifersNumber 19715.00/cwt15.00–15.00153
Bulls1,81879.50/cwt79.50–79.501,4451
Bulls1,72468.57/cwt67.50–70.501,1824
BullsNumber 112080.00/cwt80.00–80.00961
BullsNumber 38010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing625.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsNumber 211840.00/cwt40.00–40.00471
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37951.78/cwt47.50–54.0071411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55853.64/cwt50.00–55.508369
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,66960.01/cwt58.00–62.001,0024
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25555.34/cwt50.50–59.506955
CowsLean 85-90%1,09129.55/cwt20.00–39.0032210
BullsNumber 39630.00/cwt30.00–30.00291
BullsUtility7810.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 111170.00/cwt70.00–70.00782
BullsNumber 110478.74/cwt75.00–80.00824
BullsNumber 19366.17/cwt50.00–85.00626
BullsNumber 28215.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
BullsUtility10210.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
BullsUtility645.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 29354.04/cwt35.00–80.00503
BullsNumber 210557.68/cwt40.00–70.00616
BullsNumber 37810.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsUtility565.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross94167.50/cwt165.00–170.001572
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross84175.00/cwt175.00–175.001471
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross92150.11/cwt145.00–155.001382

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.