Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-03-19

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Mar 19
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
15 vs last sale 162 147 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
202 head
35 vs last sale 237 202 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 5.00-6.00 higher. Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull

calves sold steady-5.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

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
BullsAverage1,71272.071,2342thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,71874.501,2806thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55769.111,0766thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33665.2687211
CowsLean 85-90%High1,15852.1160423
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,46879.501,1673thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,24266.008201thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19698.53/cwt14
BullsNumber 29860.46/cwt12
BullsNumber 39529.00/cwt5
BullsUtility838.75/cwt4
HeifersNumber 196165.00/cwt1

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
BullsNumber 310240.00/cwt40.00–40.00411
BullsNumber 312445.00/cwt45.00–45.00561
BullsUtility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32163.44/cwt57.00–66.008388
BullsUtility7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsUtility9410.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
BullsNumber 28640.23/cwt30.00–50.00352
BullsNumber 211475.00/cwt75.00–75.00862
BullsNumber 210573.44/cwt65.00–80.00773
BullsNumber 29354.96/cwt45.00–65.00515
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross78125.00/cwt125.00–125.00981
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90165.00/cwt165.00–165.001491
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross102150.00/cwt150.00–150.001531
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross96165.00/cwt165.00–165.001581
BullsNumber 39020.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
BullsUtility10210.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,71874.50/cwt70.50–76.501,2806
CowsLean 85-90%1,17061.23/cwt58.00–66.507166
CowsLean 85-90%1,08438.08/cwt34.00–41.004135
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55769.11/cwt64.50–71.001,0766
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37770.13/cwt69.00–73.009663
CowsLean 85-90%1,18353.40/cwt49.00–57.5063212
Dairy SteersSelect1,24266.00/cwt66.00–66.008201
Dairy HeifersChoice1,46879.50/cwt73.00–84.001,1673
BullsNumber 38220.00/cwt20.00–20.00161
BullsNumber 37620.00/cwt20.00–20.00151
BullsNumber 110391.92/cwt85.00–100.00955
BullsNumber 19688.72/cwt80.00–100.00854
BullsNumber 18662.50/cwt60.00–65.00542
Bulls1,71272.07/cwt64.00–82.001,2342

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.