Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-09-02

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Sep 2
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
215 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 194▲ 75 vs year ago 140 · +53.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
220 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 185▼ 21 vs year ago 241 · −8.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull

calves sold 15.00-20.00 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
Bulls—Average1,72090.001,5481thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,67267.131,12311
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30059.7077618
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,17543.1450720
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,25886.001,0821thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197121.27/cwt29
BullsNumber 2103102.54/cwt8
BullsNumber 37025.00/cwt2
BullsUtility645.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 186174.59/cwt6

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Bulls——1,72090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5481
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,31867.72/cwt65.00–70.008934
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19451.68/cwt50.00–55.006175
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,63869.74/cwt68.50–72.001,1424
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12640.43/cwt33.00–47.004558
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,35160.60/cwt57.00–64.508199
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,25886.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0821
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,69265.64/cwt60.00–68.001,1117
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12721.99/cwt16.00–26.002483
CowsLean 85-90%—1,23552.59/cwt48.00–56.506499
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—120180.00/cwt180.00–180.002161
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—104225.00/cwt225.00–225.002342
BullsUtility—645.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 1—7660.00/cwt60.00–60.00462
BullsNumber 1—8690.10/cwt60.00–110.00776
BullsNumber 2—102106.72/cwt95.00–115.001096
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—84222.62/cwt220.00–225.001872
BullsNumber 3—6820.00/cwt20.00–20.00141
BullsNumber 3—7230.00/cwt30.00–30.00221
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—95186.16/cwt145.00–230.001772
HeifersNumber 1—8830.00/cwt30.00–30.00261
BullsNumber 2—9880.00/cwt80.00–80.00781
BullsNumber 2—116100.00/cwt100.00–100.001161
BullsNumber 1—114122.46/cwt120.00–125.001402
BullsNumber 1—94115.28/cwt95.00–125.001085
BullsNumber 1—103127.72/cwt110.00–145.0013211
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—72200.00/cwt200.00–200.001441

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.