Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-08-05

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Aug 5
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
8 vs last sale 201 61 vs year ago 132 · +46.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
215 head
18 vs last sale 233 12 vs year ago 227 · 5.3%
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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 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
BullsAverage1,52498.831,5064thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,68977.911,3164thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,66572.171,2028thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39067.879439thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16951.1159722
HeifersSelectAverage1,32493.001,2311thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,396119.081,6622thin
SteersSelectAverage1,299110.511,4362thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 194121.63/cwt19
BullsNumber 210280.61/cwt9
BullsNumber 39726.90/cwt5
BullsUtility7412.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 187208.33/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
BullsUtility7810.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross98210.00/cwt210.00–210.002061
BullsNumber 29160.11/cwt50.00–70.00552
BullsUtilityJersey7015.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
BullsNumber 19585.14/cwt80.00–90.00813
BullsNumber 1103102.52/cwt100.00–110.001064
SteersChoice1,396119.08/cwt110.00–128.001,6622
BullsNumber 39627.24/cwt15.00–40.00262
HeifersSelect1,32493.00/cwt93.00–93.001,2311
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross95246.62/cwt240.00–255.002343
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66572.17/cwt70.00–75.001,2028
Bulls1,49996.55/cwt96.00–97.001,4472
CowsLean 85-90%1,20854.49/cwt50.00–61.0065812
BullsNumber 310620.00/cwt20.00–20.00211
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,68977.91/cwt76.00–82.501,3164
BullsNumber 210488.30/cwt80.00–95.00923
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39067.87/cwt65.00–72.509439
BullsNumber 18775.10/cwt60.00–85.00657
CowsLean 85-90%1,15567.11/cwt66.00–69.007753
BullsNumber 211290.18/cwt80.00–100.001012
CowsLean 85-90%1,10738.45/cwt21.00–47.004267
BullsNumber 37425.00/cwt25.00–25.00191
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross82180.00/cwt180.00–180.001481
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross118200.00/cwt200.00–200.002361
Bulls1,549101.11/cwt100.00–102.001,5662
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross86225.00/cwt225.00–225.001941
SteersSelect1,299110.51/cwt110.00–111.001,4362
BullsNumber 311435.00/cwt35.00–35.00401
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross116120.00/cwt120.00–120.001391
BullsNumber 28040.00/cwt40.00–40.00321
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross78190.00/cwt190.00–190.001481

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.