Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-06-18

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jun 18
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
314 vs last sale 459 5 vs year ago 150 · 3.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
242 head
242 vs last sale 0 40 vs year ago 202 · +19.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 highetr. 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
BullsAverage1,08472.257832thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,64274.751,2272thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30170.6591916
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,71469.821,1975thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,18152.1561618
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,53278.261,1993thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,46076.501,1171thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,40972.681,0242thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199151.34/cwt16
BullsNumber 297112.61/cwt12
BullsNumber 39366.91/cwt6
BullsUtility7210.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 181119.75/cwt2

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Bulls1,08472.25/cwt70.50–74.007832
BullsNumber 1104152.74/cwt140.00–165.001592
BullsNumber 186121.71/cwt120.00–125.001053
BullsNumber 195133.84/cwt120.00–145.001274
BullsNumber 1113158.73/cwt155.00–160.001794
BullsNumber 28697.27/cwt70.00–110.00844
CowsLean 85-90%1,28264.45/cwt62.00–68.508265
CowsLean 85-90%1,04337.23/cwt30.00–43.003886
Dairy HeifersChoice1,53278.26/cwt76.00–80.001,1993
Dairy SteersChoice1,46076.50/cwt76.50–76.501,1171
Dairy SteersSelect1,40972.68/cwt71.50–74.001,0242
BullsNumber 294123.69/cwt110.00–140.001163
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39362.73/cwt59.00–66.008745
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25974.25/cwt70.00–77.5093511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71469.82/cwt66.50–75.001,1975
CowsLean 85-90%1,22756.15/cwt52.00–59.006897
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,64274.75/cwt73.00–76.501,2272
BullsNumber 2104127.78/cwt100.00–140.001334
BullsNumber 37250.00/cwt50.00–50.00361
BullsNumber 38470.00/cwt70.00–70.00591
BullsNumber 39568.05/cwt50.00–85.00652
BullsNumber 310572.67/cwt55.00–90.00762
BullsNumber 212680.00/cwt80.00–80.001011
BullsUtilityJersey7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90195.00/cwt195.00–195.001761
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross101192.77/cwt165.00–220.001952
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross81119.75/cwt100.00–140.00972

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.