Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-04-14

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Apr 14
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
208 head
35 vs last sale 173 15 vs year ago 193 · +7.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
202 head
13 vs last sale 189 202 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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
BullsAverage1,792104.001,8642thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,72274.821,2898thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,39770.2598118
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13646.1952511
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,306110.521,4432thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,494124.641,8622thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100232.72/cwt21
BullsNumber 298159.58/cwt8
BullsNumber 38335.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 180150.00/cwt2

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Bulls1,764100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7641
Bulls1,820108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,9661
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32359.89/cwt59.00–61.007922
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40671.54/cwt64.00–79.001,00616
SteersChoice1,494124.64/cwt120.00–129.001,8622
Dairy HeifersChoice1,306110.52/cwt109.00–112.001,4432
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,72370.08/cwt68.00–72.001,2072
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,72276.40/cwt73.00–85.001,3166
CowsLean 85-90%1,16036.13/cwt23.00–50.004196
CowsLean 85-90%1,10858.27/cwt51.00–65.006465
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100300.00/cwt300.00–300.003001
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross93280.00/cwt280.00–280.002602
BullsNumber 1124206.29/cwt170.00–245.002562
BullsNumber 184209.96/cwt205.00–215.001763
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross86320.00/cwt320.00–320.002751
BullsNumber 293150.00/cwt150.00–150.001402
BullsNumber 2104176.67/cwt155.00–200.001844
BullsNumber 27480.00/cwt80.00–80.00591
BullsNumber 2110190.00/cwt190.00–190.002091
BullsNumber 37845.00/cwt45.00–45.00351
BullsNumber 38825.00/cwt25.00–25.00221
BullsNumber 194215.94/cwt200.00–230.002035
BullsNumber 1111228.41/cwt205.00–245.002543
BullsNumber 1105224.95/cwt220.00–230.002364
HeifersNumber 1Jersey6650.00/cwt50.00–50.00331
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross94250.00/cwt250.00–250.002351

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.