Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-09-23

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Sep 23
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
232 head
19 vs last sale 213 89 vs year ago 143 · +62.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
226 head
12 vs last sale 214 45 vs year ago 271 · 16.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull

calves sold steady. 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
BullsAverage1,70888.121,5056thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,76775.561,3352thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,67168.301,14110
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33264.2985717
CowsLean 85-90%High1,20646.9256617
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,49893.981,4084thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,628109.501,7831thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198152.41/cwt19
BullsNumber 29790.19/cwt11
BullsNumber 38025.00/cwt2
BullsUtility8010.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 195125.04/cwt5
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing6210.00/cwt2

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
Bulls1,70888.12/cwt80.00–98.501,5056
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31263.10/cwt55.50–70.0082815
CowsLean 85-90%1,26162.24/cwt59.00–65.007853
CowsLean 85-90%1,11233.30/cwt15.00–47.003706
CowsBoner 80-85%1,48473.25/cwt72.50–74.001,0872
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,77372.53/cwt72.00–73.001,2863
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62766.48/cwt65.00–68.001,0827
CowsLean 85-90%1,25651.39/cwt48.00–55.506458
Dairy HeifersChoice1,49893.98/cwt82.00–104.501,4084
Dairy SteersChoice1,628109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,7831
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,76775.56/cwt73.00–78.001,3352
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross94206.74/cwt190.00–220.001943
BullsUtility8610.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
BullsUtilityJersey7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross72162.57/cwt160.00–165.001172
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross104230.00/cwt230.00–230.002391
BullsNumber 38220.00/cwt20.00–20.00161
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross96202.55/cwt200.00–205.001942
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross88150.00/cwt150.00–150.001321
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing6815.00/cwt15.00–15.00101
BullsNumber 294103.90/cwt90.00–130.00983
BullsNumber 18895.00/cwt95.00–95.00841
BullsNumber 1108140.00/cwt140.00–140.001511
BullsNumber 195123.39/cwt115.00–130.001176
HeifersNumber 19735.05/cwt30.00–40.00342
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing565.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110200.00/cwt200.00–200.002201
BullsNumber 1115136.29/cwt135.00–140.001574
BullsNumber 2104101.25/cwt90.00–115.001054
BullsNumber 211195.14/cwt80.00–110.001062
BullsNumber 27642.57/cwt40.00–45.00322
BullsNumber 37830.00/cwt30.00–30.00231

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.