Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-07-28

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jul 28
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 173▼ 58 vs year ago 201 · −28.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
243 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 214▲ 10 vs year ago 233 · +4.3%
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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—High1,946116.002,2571thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,75589.721,5754thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,41479.681,12718
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14851.5559212
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,564122.001,9081thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,59896.001,5341thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199147.98/cwt21
BullsNumber 29067.05/cwt11
BullsUtility717.00/cwt3
HeifersNumber 190200.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 28415.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

28 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——1,946116.00/cwt116.00–116.002,2571
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,42287.46/cwt87.00–88.001,2442
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—74150.00/cwt150.00–150.001111
CowsLean 85-90%—1,07936.26/cwt27.00–49.003915
CowsLean 85-90%—1,18960.38/cwt52.00–66.007186
CowsLean 85-90%—1,24475.00/cwt75.00–75.009331
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,564122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,9081
Dairy SteersSelect—1,59896.00/cwt96.00–96.001,5341
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,41378.71/cwt66.00–84.001,11216
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,75589.72/cwt86.00–94.001,5754
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—104272.21/cwt265.00–280.002832
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—93239.24/cwt160.00–285.002223
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—120240.00/cwt240.00–240.002881
BullsUtility—685.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsUtility—7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 1—8892.50/cwt90.00–95.00812
HeifersNumber 2—8415.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
BullsNumber 2—9462.50/cwt45.00–80.00594
BullsNumber 2—8465.60/cwt45.00–85.00554
BullsUtilityJersey—686.00/cwt6.00–6.0041
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—114255.00/cwt255.00–255.002911
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—106250.00/cwt250.00–250.002651
BullsNumber 1—113104.87/cwt100.00–110.001192
BullsNumber 1—103101.14/cwt95.00–105.001044
BullsNumber 1—7660.00/cwt60.00–60.00461
BullsNumber 1—9498.22/cwt80.00–105.00925
BullsNumber 2—7040.00/cwt40.00–40.00281
BullsNumber 2—10292.55/cwt90.00–95.00942

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.