Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-02-04

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Feb 4
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
261 head
59 vs last sale 202 115 vs year ago 146 · +78.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
335 head
182 vs last sale 153 95 vs year ago 240 · +39.6%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull

calves sold 5.00-10.00 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
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,66867.531,1262thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,71760.071,03113
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33759.4479526
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22446.4956926
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,59480.871,2892thin
Dairy HeifersStandardAverage1,75876.001,3361thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1101122.11/cwt27
BullsNumber 210482.09/cwt10
BullsNumber 39541.25/cwt4
BullsUtility769.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 198102.50/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9210.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

33 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
BullsUtility605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsUtility7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsNumber 1105120.01/cwt110.00–130.001268
BullsNumber 18682.69/cwt70.00–95.00714
BullsNumber 1112122.63/cwt110.00–135.001374
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross84160.00/cwt160.00–160.001341
BullsNumber 311060.00/cwt60.00–60.00661
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9210.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross105195.00/cwt195.00–195.002052
BullsNumber 29267.66/cwt60.00–75.00622
BullsNumber 211390.27/cwt80.00–100.001022
BullsNumber 37645.00/cwt45.00–45.00341
BullsNumber 310430.00/cwt30.00–30.00311
BullsNumber 194105.11/cwt85.00–110.00996
BullsNumber 1122105.00/cwt105.00–105.001281
HeifersNumber 111245.00/cwt45.00–45.00501
BullsNumber 38830.00/cwt30.00–30.00261
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross116185.00/cwt185.00–185.002151
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross82205.00/cwt205.00–205.001681
BullsUtility8210.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsUtilityJersey7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsUtilityJersey9410.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
BullsNumber 210584.17/cwt70.00–105.00886
Dairy HeifersChoice1,59480.87/cwt76.00–86.001,2892
Dairy HeifersStandard1,75876.00/cwt76.00–76.001,3361
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35863.32/cwt60.00–65.5086010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32457.01/cwt52.50–59.5075516
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64362.66/cwt60.00–66.501,0306
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,78057.85/cwt56.50–59.001,0307
CowsLean 85-90%1,26746.56/cwt41.50–49.5059015
CowsLean 85-90%1,21954.41/cwt52.50–56.506636
CowsLean 85-90%1,10336.76/cwt34.00–40.004055
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,66867.53/cwt67.00–68.001,1262

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.