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Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Oct 22
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
0 vs last sale 152 30 vs year ago 182 · 16.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
268 head
0 vs last sale 268 2 vs year ago 270 · 0.7%
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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
BullsAverage1,71080.051,3695thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61753.098588thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,42451.7273614
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22244.3554210

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198116.89/cwt22
BullsNumber 210790.00/cwt2
BullsNumber 38210.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 186150.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

14 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 2104100.00/cwt100.00–100.001041
BullsNumber 211080.00/cwt80.00–80.00881
BullsNumber 37810.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 38610.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Bulls1,71080.05/cwt71.50–89.501,3695
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42451.72/cwt45.50–58.0073614
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61753.09/cwt42.00–58.508588
CowsLean 85-90%1,22244.35/cwt34.00–51.5054210
BullsNumber 18481.73/cwt50.00–95.00694
BullsNumber 1115116.29/cwt100.00–125.001344
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross83204.82/cwt200.00–210.001702
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross86150.00/cwt150.00–150.001291
BullsNumber 1104124.72/cwt103.00–135.001305
BullsNumber 195106.62/cwt95.00–115.001017

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.