Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-01-23

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jan 23
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
9 vs last sale 155 164 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
217 head
43 vs last sale 260 217 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 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 lower.

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
BullsAverage1,26065.508251thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,71367.291,1539thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53957.688887thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,36757.4378517
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08641.8745520

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110094.88/cwt21
BullsNumber 29955.35/cwt14
BullsNumber 38718.75/cwt4
BullsUtility839.17/cwt6
HeifersNumber 19353.33/cwt3
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7710.00/cwt2

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
Bulls1,26065.50/cwt65.50–65.508251
BullsNumber 110488.56/cwt80.00–95.00927
BullsNumber 211156.53/cwt45.00–70.00633
BullsNumber 29352.58/cwt45.00–60.00494
BullsNumber 39620.00/cwt20.00–20.00191
BullsUtility10610.00/cwt10.00–10.00111
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
HeifersNumber 18815.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53957.68/cwt54.50–61.008887
CowsLean 85-90%1,11044.31/cwt41.00–50.504928
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,71367.29/cwt64.00–69.501,1539
CowsLean 85-90%99027.83/cwt21.00–34.502766
CowsLean 85-90%1,14952.67/cwt50.50–56.506056
HeifersNumber 110615.00/cwt15.00–15.00161
BullsNumber 18860.00/cwt60.00–60.00531
BullsNumber 111186.69/cwt80.00–90.00963
BullsNumber 19566.32/cwt60.00–80.00634
BullsUtility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28462.58/cwt62.00–63.508044
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39255.84/cwt54.50–59.0077713
BullsUtility8410.00/cwt10.00–10.0083
BullsUtility7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsNumber 28630.00/cwt30.00–30.00262
BullsNumber 37425.00/cwt25.00–25.00191
BullsNumber 38215.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
BullsNumber 210167.00/cwt50.00–85.00685
BullsNumber 3Crossbred9615.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross102155.00/cwt155.00–155.001581
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross11250.00/cwt50.00–50.00561
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross85143.65/cwt110.00–175.001222
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross98147.50/cwt120.00–175.001452
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross86130.00/cwt130.00–130.001121

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.