Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-02-13

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Feb 13
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
13 vs last sale 146 159 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
210 head
30 vs last sale 240 210 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
BullsAverage1,37372.279923thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,70269.781,1888thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32362.0282113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53962.019547thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21846.4656620
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,54879.501,2311thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,83679.501,4601thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,50968.571,0353thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198105.43/cwt30
BullsNumber 29148.69/cwt7
BullsNumber 39129.80/cwt5
BullsUtility667.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 19595.00/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8210.00/cwt1

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
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross96180.00/cwt180.00–180.001731
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross92174.86/cwt165.00–185.001613
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross7485.00/cwt85.00–85.00631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32067.59/cwt65.00–70.508924
BullsUtility625.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 310437.98/cwt20.00–50.00393
BullsNumber 37117.54/cwt15.00–20.00122
BullsNumber 29562.70/cwt50.00–80.00604
BullsNumber 28530.00/cwt25.00–35.00263
CowsLean 85-90%1,13135.83/cwt24.50–42.504057
CowsLean 85-90%1,27058.64/cwt55.50–61.507455
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,70269.78/cwt66.50–75.501,1888
CowsLean 85-90%1,26148.15/cwt42.00–54.006078
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53962.01/cwt57.00–66.509547
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32559.54/cwt56.00–63.007899
Dairy SteersSelect1,50968.57/cwt64.00–71.001,0353
Dairy SteersChoice1,83679.50/cwt79.50–79.501,4601
Dairy HeifersChoice1,54879.50/cwt79.50–79.501,2311
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8210.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
HeifersNumber 19410.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
BullsUtility7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsNumber 19598.03/cwt65.00–125.00938
BullsNumber 1103111.69/cwt95.00–140.001157
BullsNumber 1114117.70/cwt100.00–135.001346
BullsNumber 18656.21/cwt40.00–65.00485
Bulls1,37372.27/cwt66.00–76.009923

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.