Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-04-22

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Apr 22
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
38 vs last sale 193 13 vs year ago 142 · +9.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
168 head
168 vs last sale 0 46 vs year ago 122 · +37.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull calves sold 40.00-50.00 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
BullsHigh1,57390.631,4263thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,82075.021,3652thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62669.361,12710
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34967.3390813
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18551.0460528
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,41488.491,2512thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,556121.001,8831thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,576108.001,7021thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,10699.001,0951thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,360119.001,6181thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198239.09/cwt24
BullsNumber 295189.19/cwt6
BullsNumber 38585.13/cwt4
HeifersNumber 188178.78/cwt5
HeifersNumber 28055.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

32 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 185196.06/cwt180.00–205.001675
BullsNumber 192236.19/cwt190.00–265.002177
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross92250.00/cwt250.00–250.002301
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross85241.94/cwt185.00–295.002062
BullsNumber 1120250.00/cwt250.00–250.003002
HeifersNumber 28055.00/cwt55.00–55.00441
CowsLean 85-90%1,09933.32/cwt22.00–42.003668
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,82075.02/cwt74.50–75.501,3652
Dairy HeifersChoice1,41488.49/cwt88.00–89.001,2512
HeifersChoice1,576108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,7021
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63067.55/cwt64.50–69.501,1015
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62171.17/cwt70.00–72.501,1545
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35765.33/cwt62.00–69.0088710
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32473.98/cwt73.50–75.009793
HeifersNumber 18270.00/cwt70.00–70.00571
HeifersNumber 19890.00/cwt90.00–90.00881
CowsLean 85-90%1,24754.53/cwt48.00–58.0068011
CowsLean 85-90%1,18562.51/cwt59.00–71.007419
Bulls1,84699.00/cwt99.00–99.001,8281
SteersChoice1,360119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,6181
BullsNumber 283165.24/cwt145.00–185.001372
BullsNumber 293169.84/cwt155.00–185.001582
HeifersChoice and Prime1,556121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,8831
HeifersSelect1,10699.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0951
BullsNumber 1103259.39/cwt230.00–280.002679
BullsNumber 1116270.00/cwt270.00–270.003131
BullsNumber 386110.00/cwt110.00–110.00951
BullsNumber 2116220.00/cwt220.00–220.002551
BullsNumber 37590.27/cwt70.00–110.00682
Bulls1,43786.44/cwt84.00–89.001,2422
BullsNumber 2100245.00/cwt245.00–245.002451
BullsNumber 310450.00/cwt50.00–50.00521

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.