Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-03-12

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Mar 12
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
249 vs last sale 411 162 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
237 head
90 vs last sale 327 237 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
BullsAverage1,67675.731,2692thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,70167.121,1424thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56460.769507thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32260.0179311
CowsLean 85-90%High1,15749.8257628
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,47373.681,0854thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,29271.009171thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110290.78/cwt25
BullsNumber 29967.41/cwt23
BullsNumber 39525.16/cwt6
BullsUtility8410.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 19240.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing757.50/cwt2

Every lot, as filed

30 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,27358.95/cwt56.00–61.007507
CowsLean 85-90%1,20928.56/cwt20.00–42.003453
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21563.77/cwt63.00–65.507754
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,70167.12/cwt65.00–69.001,1424
CowsLean 85-90%1,10349.81/cwt44.00–54.5054918
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56460.76/cwt57.00–64.509507
Dairy SteersSelect1,29271.00/cwt71.00–71.009171
Dairy HeifersChoice1,47373.68/cwt68.00–77.001,0854
HeifersNumber 19240.00/cwt40.00–40.00371
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing685.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 110592.87/cwt40.00–125.00988
BullsNumber 19487.15/cwt70.00–105.00828
BullsNumber 1115103.41/cwt100.00–110.001193
BullsNumber 18566.72/cwt60.00–70.00573
BullsNumber 112476.94/cwt60.00–95.00952
Bulls1,67675.73/cwt70.00–79.501,2692
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8210.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 311635.26/cwt20.00–50.00412
BullsNumber 39425.21/cwt15.00–35.00242
BullsNumber 37415.00/cwt15.00–15.00112
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100165.00/cwt165.00–165.001651
BullsNumber 210381.08/cwt70.00–90.008410
BullsNumber 29877.56/cwt65.00–95.00764
BullsNumber 211273.04/cwt50.00–100.00823
BullsNumber 28126.72/cwt25.00–30.00223
BullsNumber 27825.00/cwt25.00–25.00202
BullsNumber 212080.00/cwt80.00–80.00961
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38357.86/cwt52.00–62.008007
BullsUtility9010.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
BullsUtility7810.00/cwt10.00–10.0081

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages
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