Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-01-14

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jan 14
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
26 vs last sale 204 23 vs year ago 155 · +14.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
176 head
20 vs last sale 196 84 vs year ago 260 · 32.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 lower. 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
BullsAverage1,51264.509751thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,71757.589894thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,70951.648829thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37249.9968617
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20937.5745418
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,35482.001,1101thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,34469.009271thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196104.69/cwt26
BullsNumber 28862.45/cwt8
BullsNumber 38623.33/cwt3
BullsUtility796.67/cwt3
HeifersNumber 198182.91/cwt3
HeifersNumber 28810.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing736.67/cwt3

Every lot, as filed

31 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
BullsUtility9410.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross92200.00/cwt155.00–245.001842
BullsUtility845.00/cwt5.00–5.0041
BullsNumber 27343.27/cwt35.00–50.00323
BullsUtilityJersey605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 110285.90/cwt80.00–90.00886
Dairy HeifersChoice1,34469.00/cwt69.00–69.009271
BullsNumber 111286.99/cwt80.00–95.00975
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40548.84/cwt46.00–52.5068613
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,70750.45/cwt47.50–54.008617
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross94189.36/cwt175.00–205.001782
CowsLean 85-90%1,20842.88/cwt38.50–46.0051810
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross86230.00/cwt230.00–230.001981
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,71757.58/cwt55.50–59.509894
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing705.00/cwt5.00–5.0041
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26653.72/cwt53.00–54.506804
HeifersNumber 28810.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71555.80/cwt55.00–56.509572
BullsNumber 210180.00/cwt80.00–80.00812
CowsLean 85-90%1,21130.93/cwt23.00–36.503758
BullsNumber 37215.00/cwt15.00–15.00112
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross106170.00/cwt170.00–170.001801
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8210.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls1,51264.50/cwt64.50–64.509751
BullsNumber 18578.55/cwt70.00–90.00676
Dairy HeifersSelect1,35482.00/cwt82.00–82.001,1101
BullsNumber 311440.00/cwt40.00–40.00461
BullsNumber 29469.93/cwt65.00–75.00663
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross78220.00/cwt220.00–220.001721
BullsNumber 19490.04/cwt85.00–95.00855

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.