Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-03-11

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Mar 11
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
319 head
75 vs last sale 244 157 vs year ago 162 · +96.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
279 head
10 vs last sale 289 42 vs year ago 237 · +17.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 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
BullsAverage1,83379.331,4544thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,67665.261,0942thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68861.721,04210
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,37458.8280816
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,21445.5155219
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,47586.001,2692thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,39778.451,0963thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,45296.001,3941thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199135.24/cwt30
BullsNumber 29481.38/cwt7
BullsNumber 39647.49/cwt4
BullsUtility757.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 189145.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 28615.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

36 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 311070.00/cwt70.00–70.00771
BullsUtility645.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsUtility8610.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
BullsNumber 1104140.02/cwt130.00–150.001466
BullsNumber 17250.00/cwt50.00–50.00361
BullsNumber 1122134.84/cwt125.00–145.001652
BullsNumber 184112.73/cwt95.00–125.00956
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43571.80/cwt67.00–77.001,0303
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,68861.72/cwt58.00–65.001,04210
CowsLean 85-90%1,22047.60/cwt40.00–53.0058113
CowsLean 85-90%1,03854.79/cwt53.50–56.005692
CowsLean 85-90%1,28234.06/cwt28.00–40.004374
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,67665.26/cwt65.00–65.501,0942
Bulls1,74878.11/cwt73.00–80.001,3653
Bulls2,08683.00/cwt83.00–83.001,7311
SteersChoice1,45296.00/cwt96.00–96.001,3941
Dairy HeifersChoice1,39778.45/cwt72.00–85.001,0963
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,47586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2692
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36055.82/cwt52.50–60.5075913
BullsNumber 194121.80/cwt105.00–135.001146
BullsNumber 1113136.08/cwt125.00–145.001545
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross76150.00/cwt150.00–150.001141
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross84200.00/cwt200.00–200.001681
HeifersNumber 18830.00/cwt30.00–30.00261
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross88180.00/cwt180.00–180.001581
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross94210.00/cwt210.00–210.001971
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross101209.90/cwt200.00–220.002122
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross96215.00/cwt215.00–215.002061
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross102130.00/cwt130.00–130.001331
BullsNumber 28470.00/cwt70.00–70.00591
HeifersNumber 28615.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
BullsNumber 211280.00/cwt80.00–80.00901
BullsNumber 27647.57/cwt45.00–50.00362
BullsNumber 2103108.18/cwt100.00–115.001113
BullsNumber 310465.00/cwt65.00–65.00681
BullsNumber 38527.47/cwt25.00–30.00232

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.