Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,579 | 83.50 | 1,318 | 2thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,755 | 65.68 | 1,153 | 3thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,691 | 59.63 | 1,008 | 7thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,339 | 59.29 | 794 | 18 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,209 | 41.85 | 506 | 13 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,554 | 77.84 | 1,210 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,624 | 82.50 | 1,340 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,290 | 70.50 | 909 | 1thin |
Every lot, as filed
12 lots · USDA AMS · Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) - Greencastle, PANothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,128 | 35.11/cwt | 28.00–40.00 | 396 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,498 | 80.00/cwt | 80.00–80.00 | 1,198 | 1 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | — | 1,554 | 77.84/cwt | 73.00–80.00 | 1,210 | 4 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,624 | 82.50/cwt | 82.50–82.50 | 1,340 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | — | 1,290 | 70.50/cwt | 70.50–70.50 | 909 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,346 | 56.37/cwt | 51.00–60.50 | 759 | 11 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,691 | 59.63/cwt | 54.00–61.50 | 1,008 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,272 | 44.35/cwt | 43.00–46.00 | 564 | 7 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,755 | 65.68/cwt | 64.50–66.50 | 1,153 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,660 | 87.00/cwt | 87.00–87.00 | 1,444 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,328 | 63.87/cwt | 62.50–66.50 | 848 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,168 | 58.00/cwt | 58.00–58.00 | 677 | 1 |
How this sale compares
Pennsylvania weighted averagesOne 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.