Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-03-24

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Mar 24
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
173 head
21 vs last sale 194 41 vs year ago 214 · 19.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
189 head
23 vs last sale 212 7 vs year ago 182 · +3.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull

calves sold 5.00-10.00 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
BullsAverage2,025107.002,1664thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,807106.671,9283thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,74597.181,69610
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39587.731,22413
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12262.3269910
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,352117.641,5903thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,79698.191,7632thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195191.52/cwt29
BullsNumber 296132.93/cwt11
BullsNumber 39165.00/cwt4
BullsUtility8410.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 195173.79/cwt5
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing626.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Bulls1,958104.47/cwt104.00–105.002,0462
Bulls2,091109.52/cwt108.00–111.002,2902
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38280.93/cwt77.00–85.001,1188
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41698.61/cwt86.00–110.001,3965
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,807106.67/cwt106.00–107.001,9283
CowsLean 85-90%1,13068.44/cwt64.00–76.007737
Dairy HeifersChoice1,352117.64/cwt115.00–120.001,5903
Dairy SteersChoice1,79698.19/cwt91.00–104.001,7632
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,74597.18/cwt93.00–103.001,69610
CowsLean 85-90%1,10348.04/cwt35.00–56.005303
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross92200.80/cwt150.00–270.001853
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross74140.27/cwt130.00–150.001042
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross112245.00/cwt245.00–245.002741
BullsUtility8410.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 195198.08/cwt180.00–215.001887
BullsNumber 286100.00/cwt100.00–100.00861
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross94237.98/cwt210.00–255.002243
HeifersNumber 18880.00/cwt80.00–80.00701
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross88235.00/cwt210.00–260.002072
BullsNumber 184171.40/cwt160.00–180.001444
HeifersNumber 110475.00/cwt75.00–75.00781
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing626.00/cwt6.00–6.0041
BullsNumber 310090.00/cwt40.00–140.00902
BullsNumber 37630.00/cwt30.00–30.00231
BullsNumber 1104200.77/cwt190.00–210.002096
BullsNumber 2116180.00/cwt180.00–180.002091
BullsNumber 2104161.49/cwt125.00–185.001684
BullsNumber 1124160.00/cwt160.00–160.001981
BullsNumber 27757.60/cwt50.00–65.00442
BullsNumber 293140.36/cwt120.00–150.001313
BullsNumber 1114202.24/cwt195.00–210.002312
BullsNumber 38650.00/cwt50.00–50.00431
BullsNumber 178115.00/cwt115.00–115.00901
BullsUtilityJersey8410.00/cwt10.00–10.0081

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.