Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-05-26

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, May 26
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
28 vs last sale 156 35 vs year ago 163 · 21.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
147 head
14 vs last sale 161 55 vs year ago 202 · 27.2%
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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
BullsAverage1,570101.271,5903thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,674106.391,7812thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,70699.601,69912
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31592.391,21516
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13767.6276918
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,477114.871,6972thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,214103.001,2501thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197190.46/cwt31
BullsNumber 294121.82/cwt18
BullsNumber 38242.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 191212.01/cwt7
HeifersNumber 28850.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Bulls1,47595.91/cwt92.00–101.001,4152
Bulls1,760112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,9711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35887.09/cwt79.00–92.001,1839
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25999.20/cwt92.00–107.001,2497
Dairy HeifersChoice1,477114.87/cwt110.00–120.001,6972
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,70699.60/cwt92.00–106.001,69912
CowsLean 85-90%1,03471.68/cwt63.00–77.507419
CowsLean 85-90%1,24685.54/cwt82.00–88.001,0665
CowsLean 85-90%1,23136.09/cwt24.00–53.004444
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,674106.39/cwt105.00–108.001,7812
Dairy HeifersSelect1,214103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,2501
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross87262.85/cwt200.00–295.002293
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross102273.17/cwt265.00–280.002793
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross92295.00/cwt295.00–295.002711
BullsNumber 1113174.94/cwt170.00–180.001983
BullsNumber 39145.00/cwt45.00–45.00412
BullsNumber 2Crossbred92100.00/cwt100.00–100.00921
HeifersNumber 18695.00/cwt95.00–95.00821
HeifersNumber 28850.00/cwt50.00–50.00441
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross114237.24/cwt230.00–245.002702
BullsNumber 2114140.00/cwt140.00–140.001601
BullsNumber 286122.66/cwt100.00–140.001054
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80235.00/cwt235.00–235.001881
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross78240.00/cwt240.00–240.001871
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross104252.50/cwt250.00–255.002632
BullsNumber 194165.80/cwt130.00–185.001569
BullsNumber 1104177.62/cwt170.00–185.001854
BullsNumber 36640.00/cwt40.00–40.00261
BullsNumber 1Crossbred10680.00/cwt80.00–80.00851
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross93204.52/cwt160.00–250.001902
BullsNumber 2Crossbred8265.00/cwt65.00–65.00531
BullsNumber 38040.00/cwt30.00–50.00322
BullsNumber 27465.00/cwt65.00–65.00481
BullsNumber 2128130.00/cwt130.00–130.001661
BullsNumber 2103162.48/cwt160.00–165.001672
BullsNumber 292125.30/cwt100.00–155.001157
BullsNumber 185143.83/cwt135.00–150.001225

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.