Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-12-30

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Dec 30
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
19 vs last sale 138 157 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
203 head
26 vs last sale 177 203 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week’s sale slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

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

calves sold 10.00-15.00 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
BullsAverage1,90679.091,5074thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,77166.941,1866thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34966.1889214
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22752.9965016
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,54998.001,5182thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,38287.001,2021thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,594113.001,8011thin
SteersSelectAverage1,27084.001,0671thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195136.04/cwt26
BullsNumber 29779.66/cwt11
BullsNumber 39326.00/cwt5
BullsUtility717.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 194113.75/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8815.00/cwt1

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
Bulls1,90679.09/cwt70.50–89.001,5074
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33061.37/cwt55.50–66.008167
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36770.98/cwt67.50–76.509707
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,77166.94/cwt60.00–69.501,1866
CowsLean 85-90%1,30855.68/cwt53.00–60.507288
CowsLean 85-90%1,19663.18/cwt60.50–68.007565
CowsLean 85-90%1,06328.84/cwt22.00–34.003073
SteersSelect1,27084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0671
Dairy HeifersChoice1,54998.00/cwt97.00–99.001,5182
Dairy HeifersSelect1,38287.00/cwt87.00–87.001,2021
Dairy SteersChoice1,594113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,8011
BullsUtility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross78150.00/cwt150.00–150.001171
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross114250.00/cwt250.00–250.002851
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross95246.08/cwt220.00–265.002344
BullsNumber 310632.17/cwt15.00–50.00342
BullsNumber 2113114.96/cwt110.00–120.001302
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8815.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
BullsNumber 194114.24/cwt105.00–125.001076
BullsNumber 18490.24/cwt65.00–105.00767
BullsNumber 29370.65/cwt50.00–90.00662
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross86225.00/cwt225.00–225.001941
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross106200.00/cwt200.00–200.002121
HeifersNumber 19115.00/cwt15.00–15.00142
BullsNumber 27741.72/cwt35.00–45.00323
BullsNumber 210694.98/cwt85.00–100.001014
BullsNumber 38521.89/cwt10.00–35.00193
BullsUtility7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 1103115.00/cwt110.00–120.001183
BullsNumber 1112122.63/cwt120.00–130.001374

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.