Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-12-16

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Dec 16
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
25 vs last sale 210 121 vs year ago 64 · +189.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
233 head
1 vs last sale 232 66 vs year ago 167 · +39.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher.

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

calves sold 15.00-20.00 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
BullsAverage1,83988.161,6212thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,77867.881,2078thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,35067.2190713
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,19049.3758718
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,512101.661,5376thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,30683.251,0873thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197144.85/cwt24
BullsNumber 29778.26/cwt14
BullsNumber 310225.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 192128.46/cwt9

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Bulls1,83988.16/cwt86.00–90.001,6212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42472.66/cwt68.00–77.501,0355
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30463.80/cwt59.50–67.508328
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,87571.34/cwt70.00–72.501,3383
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,72065.80/cwt61.50–68.001,1325
CowsLean 85-90%1,07128.11/cwt21.00–37.003014
CowsLean 85-90%1,24452.44/cwt48.00–56.0065210
CowsLean 85-90%1,17462.94/cwt60.00–65.007394
Dairy HeifersChoice1,512101.66/cwt95.00–106.001,5376
Dairy HeifersSelect1,30683.25/cwt81.00–86.001,0873
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross93245.48/cwt230.00–260.002282
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross113190.27/cwt160.00–220.002152
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross104247.40/cwt245.00–250.002572
BullsNumber 1114132.46/cwt130.00–135.001512
BullsNumber 1103131.71/cwt130.00–135.001363
BullsNumber 212480.00/cwt80.00–80.00991
HeifersNumber 18820.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
HeifersNumber 19820.00/cwt20.00–20.00202
BullsNumber 2103102.10/cwt75.00–115.001055
BullsNumber 27840.00/cwt40.00–40.00311
BullsNumber 211270.00/cwt70.00–70.00781
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross101192.08/cwt150.00–235.001942
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross82173.98/cwt140.00–200.001433
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross98190.00/cwt190.00–190.001861
BullsNumber 28246.71/cwt45.00–50.00383
BullsNumber 310225.00/cwt25.00–25.00261
BullsNumber 18591.75/cwt50.00–115.00785
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross78150.00/cwt150.00–150.001171
BullsNumber 195120.17/cwt105.00–135.001147
BullsNumber 29485.00/cwt80.00–90.00803

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.