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

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Sep 9
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
212 head
3 vs last sale 215 80 vs year ago 132 · +60.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
220 head
0 vs last sale 220 13 vs year ago 233 · 5.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 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
BullsAverage1,60395.361,5295thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,75875.331,3242thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34173.0998013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61766.991,0837thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,14049.0055918
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,514110.001,6651thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 194131.78/cwt21
BullsNumber 2103118.32/cwt6
BullsNumber 38948.98/cwt5
BullsUtility737.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 194122.96/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
Bulls1,43590.90/cwt89.00–93.001,3043
Bulls1,856102.04/cwt97.00–107.001,8942
CowsLean 85-90%1,05763.45/cwt60.00–67.506712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30665.84/cwt63.00–67.508606
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37179.30/cwt71.50–87.001,0877
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61766.99/cwt64.00–72.501,0837
CowsLean 85-90%1,17156.34/cwt53.50–59.0066010
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,514110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,6651
CowsLean 85-90%1,11731.96/cwt22.00–45.003576
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,75875.33/cwt74.00–76.501,3242
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross94230.00/cwt230.00–230.002161
BullsUtility727.50/cwt5.00–10.0052
BullsUtility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross87219.83/cwt205.00–235.001912
BullsNumber 2110140.00/cwt140.00–140.001541
BullsNumber 17562.53/cwt60.00–65.00472
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross110190.00/cwt190.00–190.002091
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100150.00/cwt150.00–150.001501
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross88210.00/cwt210.00–210.001851
BullsNumber 195127.36/cwt100.00–140.001215
BullsNumber 36840.00/cwt40.00–40.00271
BullsNumber 39247.45/cwt45.00–50.00442
BullsUtility9010.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
HeifersNumber 18532.41/cwt30.00–35.00282
BullsNumber 18379.04/cwt65.00–95.00664
BullsNumber 2104118.73/cwt100.00–135.001234
BullsNumber 1114146.55/cwt140.00–150.001673
BullsNumber 38460.00/cwt60.00–60.00501
BullsNumber 311050.00/cwt50.00–50.00551
BullsNumber 1104145.00/cwt140.00–150.001514
BullsNumber 29095.00/cwt95.00–95.00861

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.