Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-09-03

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Sep 3
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
5 vs last sale 135 82 vs year ago 222 · 36.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
241 head
10 vs last sale 231 28 vs year ago 213 · +13.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull calves sold 15.00-20.00 higher. 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
BullsAverage1,38282.401,1392thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,35760.6382314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,67959.339969thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,28143.6355914

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1101143.24/cwt25
BullsNumber 29382.21/cwt10
BullsNumber 39850.00/cwt2
BullsUtility7610.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 191147.00/cwt5

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
BullsNumber 1114150.03/cwt140.00–160.001715
Bulls1,38282.40/cwt74.50–89.001,1392
BullsNumber 1124120.00/cwt120.00–120.001491
BullsNumber 184107.50/cwt105.00–110.00902
BullsNumber 193111.82/cwt100.00–125.001046
BullsNumber 1105125.76/cwt110.00–145.001326
HeifersNumber 19260.00/cwt60.00–60.00551
HeifersNumber 110660.00/cwt60.00–60.00641
BullsUtility7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38764.79/cwt62.50–66.008995
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34058.32/cwt54.50–61.507819
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67959.33/cwt55.50–61.509969
CowsLean 85-90%1,28149.93/cwt45.00–52.006407
CowsLean 85-90%1,28137.33/cwt28.00–42.504787
BullsNumber 27245.00/cwt45.00–45.00321
BullsNumber 210477.60/cwt75.00–80.00812
BullsNumber 2111105.05/cwt100.00–110.001172
BullsNumber 28582.35/cwt65.00–110.00705
BullsNumber 38435.00/cwt35.00–35.00291
BullsNumber 311265.00/cwt65.00–65.00731
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross74205.00/cwt205.00–205.001521
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross102210.00/cwt210.00–210.002141
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross97218.42/cwt205.00–230.002123
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross88190.00/cwt190.00–190.001671
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90225.00/cwt225.00–225.002031
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross78200.00/cwt200.00–200.001561

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.