Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-12-17

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Dec 17
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
80 vs last sale 144 150 vs year ago 214 · 70.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
167 head
50 vs last sale 217 88 vs year ago 255 · 34.5%
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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
BullsAverage1,42664.009131thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60152.838463thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39549.7769414
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,15542.3348915

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198116.20/cwt21
BullsNumber 29370.01/cwt4
BullsNumber 39017.50/cwt2
BullsUtility697.50/cwt4
HeifersNumber 110285.00/cwt2

Every lot, as filed

24 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 1105121.62/cwt120.00–125.001283
BullsNumber 18687.56/cwt85.00–90.00752
BullsNumber 19498.75/cwt85.00–115.00937
BullsUtility7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
BullsUtility645.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsUtility585.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
HeifersNumber 110435.00/cwt35.00–35.00361
BullsNumber 1113116.13/cwt100.00–125.001314
BullsNumber 310025.00/cwt25.00–25.00251
BullsNumber 38010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 29576.68/cwt75.00–80.00733
BullsNumber 28650.00/cwt50.00–50.00431
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39349.82/cwt46.00–52.5069410
Bulls1,42664.00/cwt64.00–64.009131
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100190.00/cwt190.00–190.001901
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross74120.00/cwt120.00–120.00891
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100135.00/cwt135.00–135.001351
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross97144.83/cwt120.00–170.001403
CowsLean 85-90%1,12235.51/cwt34.00–39.503984
CowsLean 85-90%1,16744.81/cwt39.50–49.5052311
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62455.00/cwt55.00–55.008932
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55648.50/cwt48.50–48.507551
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40442.34/cwt41.00–44.005942
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39856.94/cwt55.00–59.007962

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.