Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-02-03

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Feb 3
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
4 vs last sale 192 65 vs year ago 261 · 24.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
248 head
3 vs last sale 245 87 vs year ago 335 · 26.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 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
BullsAverage1,81497.501,7691thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,79681.471,4632thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37176.411,04716
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59976.031,2168thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20962.4475512
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,306111.581,4572thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,454129.001,8761thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195166.19/cwt22
BullsNumber 2100122.61/cwt11
BullsNumber 39330.00/cwt4
BullsUtility8810.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 189130.00/cwt6

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
Bulls1,81497.50/cwt97.50–97.501,7691
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36467.10/cwt65.00–72.009156
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37581.99/cwt75.50–89.001,12710
CowsLean 85-90%1,28857.89/cwt54.50–62.007464
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,79681.47/cwt81.00–82.001,4632
HeifersChoice and Prime1,454129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,8761
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,73778.66/cwt77.00–80.001,3663
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51674.45/cwt71.50–76.501,1295
CowsLean 85-90%1,20571.99/cwt66.50–79.008676
CowsLean 85-90%1,06542.90/cwt41.00–45.504572
Dairy SteersChoice1,306111.58/cwt108.00–115.001,4572
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross112225.00/cwt225.00–225.002521
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross104207.50/cwt175.00–240.002162
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross76155.00/cwt155.00–155.001181
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross87233.13/cwt185.00–260.002033
BullsUtility8810.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
BullsNumber 183125.16/cwt115.00–135.001043
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross74100.00/cwt100.00–100.00741
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross102215.00/cwt215.00–215.002191
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross88200.00/cwt200.00–200.001761
BullsNumber 2102142.23/cwt120.00–160.001455
BullsNumber 294100.64/cwt60.00–130.00953
BullsNumber 2113122.83/cwt85.00–160.001392
HeifersNumber 19220.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
HeifersNumber 18840.00/cwt40.00–40.00351
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90205.00/cwt205.00–205.001851
BullsNumber 1106159.89/cwt155.00–170.001695
BullsNumber 28290.00/cwt90.00–90.00741
BullsNumber 39415.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
BullsNumber 310845.00/cwt45.00–45.00491
BullsNumber 38430.00/cwt25.00–35.00252
BullsNumber 194140.98/cwt125.00–170.001337

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.