Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-04-21

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Apr 21
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
53 vs last sale 208 0 vs year ago 155 · +0.0%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
218 head
16 vs last sale 202 50 vs year ago 168 · +29.8%
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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
BullsAverage1,29091.311,1784thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,76280.961,4275thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36473.751,0069thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18553.1363014
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,541109.991,6952thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,597105.671,6883thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,370103.001,4111thin
SteersSelectAverage1,352117.001,5821thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196229.99/cwt19
BullsNumber 297187.65/cwt13
BullsNumber 38870.00/cwt3
BullsUtility9620.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 194282.42/cwt4

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Bulls1,29091.31/cwt84.00–99.001,1784
CowsLean 85-90%1,12542.54/cwt18.00–54.004796
Dairy SteersChoice1,597105.67/cwt101.00–113.001,6883
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36473.75/cwt63.00–78.001,0069
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,76280.96/cwt75.00–84.001,4275
CowsLean 85-90%1,23061.08/cwt55.00–73.007518
Dairy SteersSelect1,370103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,4111
SteersSelect1,352117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,5821
Dairy HeifersChoice1,541109.99/cwt108.00–112.001,6952
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross92345.00/cwt345.00–345.003171
BullsUtility9620.00/cwt20.00–20.00191
BullsNumber 194220.19/cwt205.00–230.002075
BullsNumber 184228.26/cwt220.00–235.001926
BullsNumber 278100.00/cwt100.00–100.00781
BullsNumber 38080.00/cwt80.00–80.00642
BullsNumber 1123192.07/cwt175.00–210.002362
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross95284.84/cwt280.00–290.002712
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100280.00/cwt280.00–280.002801
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross86280.00/cwt280.00–280.002411
BullsNumber 1102234.04/cwt230.00–240.002395
BullsNumber 2103201.26/cwt185.00–220.002074
BullsNumber 287194.85/cwt180.00–205.001703
BullsNumber 2114180.00/cwt180.00–180.002052
BullsNumber 295196.62/cwt190.00–200.001873
BullsNumber 310450.00/cwt50.00–50.00521

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.