Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-08-11

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Aug 11
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
66 vs last sale 189 55 vs year ago 178 · 30.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
199 head
8 vs last sale 207 6 vs year ago 205 · 2.9%
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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
BullsAverage1,848101.001,8661thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,728100.101,7303thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56989.851,4104thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,42677.901,1119thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15752.3160513
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,622115.001,8651thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,25595.051,1934thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197152.88/cwt24
BullsNumber 29690.09/cwt14
BullsNumber 38538.33/cwt3
BullsUtility9812.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 177171.28/cwt4

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Bulls1,848101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,8661
CowsBoner 80-85%1,47975.83/cwt69.00–82.001,1227
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24185.14/cwt83.00–87.001,0572
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56989.85/cwt83.00–94.001,4104
CowsLean 85-90%1,18160.64/cwt55.00–68.007167
CowsLean 85-90%1,25171.55/cwt68.00–75.008952
CowsLean 85-90%1,06728.12/cwt11.00–47.003004
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,728100.10/cwt98.00–103.001,7303
Dairy SteersChoice1,622115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,8651
Dairy SteersSelect1,25595.05/cwt86.00–108.001,1934
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross94240.00/cwt240.00–240.002261
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross102230.00/cwt230.00–230.002351
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross128175.00/cwt175.00–175.002241
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross86224.01/cwt200.00–240.001934
BullsUtility8210.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 38840.00/cwt35.00–45.00352
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross84232.56/cwt230.00–235.001952
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross70110.00/cwt95.00–125.00772
BullsUtility11415.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
BullsNumber 1120140.00/cwt140.00–140.001681
BullsNumber 1106142.55/cwt140.00–145.001512
BullsNumber 1114135.09/cwt130.00–140.001542
BullsNumber 195131.51/cwt125.00–140.001257
BullsNumber 185102.45/cwt75.00–120.00875
BullsNumber 2104109.92/cwt80.00–130.001145
BullsNumber 27445.27/cwt40.00–50.00332
BullsNumber 295112.47/cwt110.00–115.001072
BullsNumber 211364.87/cwt50.00–80.00732
BullsNumber 28588.79/cwt60.00–115.00753
BullsNumber 37835.00/cwt35.00–35.00271

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.