Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-05-27

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, May 27
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
163 head
15 vs last sale 148 26 vs year ago 137 · +19.0%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
202 head
30 vs last sale 172 46 vs year ago 156 · +29.5%
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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 20.00-30.00 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
BullsAverage1,87075.271,4082thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,77381.571,4464thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,77274.661,3237thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,41572.811,03016
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16252.7661313
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,73695.001,6491thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,43990.681,3052thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,452102.501,4881thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1101164.56/cwt21
BullsNumber 290103.96/cwt9
BullsNumber 39050.00/cwt2
BullsUtility625.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 191144.21/cwt5

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
BullsNumber 188125.00/cwt125.00–125.001101
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross92170.00/cwt170.00–170.001561
BullsUtility625.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 1104160.71/cwt150.00–170.001676
BullsNumber 1122165.00/cwt165.00–165.002011
BullsNumber 194156.36/cwt125.00–170.001475
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,73695.00/cwt95.00–95.001,6491
BullsNumber 1Crossbred78140.00/cwt140.00–140.001091
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43170.49/cwt65.50–74.001,00911
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross104215.00/cwt215.00–215.002241
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,81177.31/cwt76.50–79.001,4003
Dairy HeifersChoice1,43990.68/cwt84.00–97.001,3052
CowsLean 85-90%1,10657.03/cwt51.00–63.006315
BullsNumber 288100.00/cwt100.00–100.00881
CowsLean 85-90%1,14969.20/cwt65.50–73.007953
BullsNumber 27575.35/cwt65.00–85.00573
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,74272.67/cwt67.50–76.001,2664
BullsNumber 38225.00/cwt25.00–25.00211
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,77381.57/cwt80.00–85.001,4464
BullsNumber 29585.00/cwt85.00–85.00812
CowsLean 85-90%1,22738.63/cwt32.00–44.004745
BullsNumber 2102146.54/cwt140.00–160.001493
Bulls1,87075.27/cwt66.00–92.001,4082
BullsNumber 39875.00/cwt75.00–75.00741
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,452102.50/cwt102.50–102.501,4881
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100220.00/cwt220.00–220.002201
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37977.90/cwt75.00–80.501,0745
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross70185.00/cwt185.00–185.001301
BullsNumber 1112165.95/cwt160.00–170.001865
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross88230.00/cwt230.00–230.002021
HeifersNumber 19475.53/cwt50.00–100.00712

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.