Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-05-19

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, May 19
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
32 vs last sale 188 8 vs year ago 148 · +5.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
161 head
49 vs last sale 210 11 vs year ago 172 · 6.4%
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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
BullsAverage1,59297.651,5555thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,54895.001,4711thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36683.021,1349thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69382.591,3987thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19667.1080219
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,330111.001,4761thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,120103.001,1541thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,396127.001,7731thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196158.75/cwt22
BullsNumber 293113.24/cwt9
BullsNumber 39480.00/cwt1
BullsUtility839.98/cwt3
HeifersNumber 195188.74/cwt7

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Bulls1,59297.65/cwt86.00–109.001,5555
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36279.04/cwt76.00–83.001,0774
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37086.20/cwt83.00–92.001,1815
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,69382.59/cwt76.00–86.001,3987
CowsLean 85-90%1,21562.37/cwt52.00–71.0075810
CowsLean 85-90%1,06462.62/cwt45.00–83.006663
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,54895.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4711
SteersChoice1,396127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,7731
Dairy HeifersChoice1,330111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,4761
Dairy HeifersSelect1,120103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,1541
CowsLean 85-90%1,23077.23/cwt72.00–84.009506
BullsUtility685.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 194160.23/cwt140.00–185.0015111
BullsNumber 178135.00/cwt135.00–135.001051
BullsNumber 2103136.49/cwt125.00–150.001413
BullsNumber 287119.77/cwt100.00–140.001042
BullsNumber 27560.07/cwt55.00–65.00452
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100220.00/cwt220.00–220.002201
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross87212.82/cwt185.00–240.001852
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross97192.78/cwt165.00–220.001872
BullsNumber 39480.00/cwt80.00–80.00751
HeifersNumber 1100140.00/cwt140.00–140.001401
HeifersNumber 194150.00/cwt150.00–150.001411
BullsUtility9112.47/cwt10.00–15.00112
BullsNumber 1111170.00/cwt170.00–170.001892
BullsNumber 1103163.29/cwt150.00–175.001686
BullsNumber 2114120.00/cwt120.00–120.001371
BullsNumber 183137.59/cwt130.00–145.001142
BullsNumber 294130.00/cwt130.00–130.001221

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.