Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-09-30

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Sep 30
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
22 vs last sale 232 55 vs year ago 155 · +35.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
232 head
6 vs last sale 226 70 vs year ago 302 · 23.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull

calves sold 5.00-10.00 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
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,78573.721,3163thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,67263.671,0659thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,36363.2586218
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18045.6353811
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,35692.041,2482thin
SteersSelectAverage1,06899.001,0571thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1101128.90/cwt21
BullsNumber 29585.38/cwt12
BullsNumber 39028.23/cwt3
BullsUtility7910.20/cwt5
HeifersNumber 185149.99/cwt5

Every lot, as filed

33 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43656.30/cwt55.00–57.508085
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28162.68/cwt58.00–66.008036
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67263.67/cwt60.00–66.501,0659
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38168.70/cwt65.50–73.009497
SteersSelect1,06899.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0571
Dairy HeifersChoice1,35692.04/cwt91.00–93.001,2482
CowsLean 85-90%1,20748.23/cwt44.50–55.505826
CowsLean 85-90%1,14742.50/cwt38.00–45.004875
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,78573.72/cwt70.00–77.001,3163
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross96140.00/cwt140.00–140.001341
BullsUtilityJersey646.00/cwt6.00–6.0041
BullsUtilityJersey9420.00/cwt20.00–20.00191
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross86185.00/cwt185.00–185.001591
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross96205.00/cwt205.00–205.001971
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110185.00/cwt160.00–210.002042
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross82200.00/cwt200.00–200.001641
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross96215.00/cwt215.00–215.002061
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross75157.47/cwt155.00–160.001182
BullsNumber 18757.47/cwt55.00–60.00502
BullsNumber 1111136.71/cwt130.00–140.001523
HeifersNumber 19620.00/cwt20.00–20.00191
BullsNumber 38415.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
BullsNumber 39334.84/cwt30.00–40.00322
BullsNumber 1104135.02/cwt120.00–145.001405
BullsNumber 29148.07/cwt30.00–60.00443
BullsNumber 2103117.07/cwt100.00–125.001215
BullsUtility10410.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
BullsNumber 195101.96/cwt80.00–140.00976
BullsNumber 27640.00/cwt40.00–40.00301
BullsNumber 28757.47/cwt55.00–60.00502
BullsUtility645.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsUtility7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsNumber 1124135.00/cwt135.00–135.001671

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.