Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-07-07

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jul 7
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 103▼ 16 vs year ago 159 · −10.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
202 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 176▼ 62 vs year ago 264 · −23.5%
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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
Bulls—Average1,755104.991,8434thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average2,00198.781,9774thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,85690.171,6747thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36981.931,12217
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12263.4271210
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,294127.001,6431thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,254102.001,2791thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,429122.911,7562thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,180112.001,3221thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196175.01/cwt23
BullsNumber 292118.78/cwt11
BullsNumber 38326.67/cwt3
BullsUtility7911.67/cwt3
HeifersNumber 192136.43/cwt7
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing677.50/cwt2

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Bulls——1,61294.04/cwt79.00–106.001,5162
Bulls——1,898115.94/cwt115.00–117.002,2012
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,36981.93/cwt68.00–93.001,12217
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,85690.17/cwt82.00–97.001,6747
CowsPremium White 65-75%—2,00198.78/cwt97.00–103.001,9774
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12170.23/cwt65.00–75.007877
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12547.52/cwt40.00–52.005353
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,294127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,6431
Dairy HeifersSelect—1,254102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2791
Dairy SteersChoice—1,429122.91/cwt118.00–128.001,7562
Dairy SteersSelect—1,180112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,3221
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—90280.00/cwt280.00–280.002521
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—85285.06/cwt280.00–290.002422
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—107242.10/cwt200.00–285.002592
BullsUtility—645.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 2—100150.00/cwt150.00–150.001501
BullsNumber 2—87137.47/cwt135.00–140.001202
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
HeifersNumber 1Jersey—7240.00/cwt40.00–40.00291
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—122210.00/cwt210.00–210.002561
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—82255.00/cwt245.00–265.002092
HeifersNumber 1Jersey—6630.00/cwt30.00–30.00201
HeifersNumber 1—11182.52/cwt80.00–85.00922
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsUtilityJersey—7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 1—112154.91/cwt150.00–165.001733
BullsNumber 1—86141.90/cwt130.00–155.001226
BullsNumber 1—94149.13/cwt140.00–155.001406
BullsNumber 2—115130.13/cwt115.00–145.001502
BullsNumber 2—7568.66/cwt60.00–80.00513
BullsNumber 2—94138.48/cwt125.00–145.001303
BullsNumber 3—7415.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
BullsUtility—9820.00/cwt20.00–20.00201
BullsNumber 1—105160.00/cwt160.00–160.001683
BullsNumber 3—8215.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
BullsNumber 3—9250.00/cwt50.00–50.00461

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.