Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-08-18

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Aug 18
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
21 vs last sale 123 34 vs year ago 178 · 19.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
259 head
60 vs last sale 199 54 vs year ago 205 · +26.3%
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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
BullsAverage1,80996.341,7435thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,742105.951,8464thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55790.131,4035thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27185.511,0879thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,23862.6577511
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,652123.002,0321thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196158.81/cwt19
BullsNumber 293103.97/cwt17
BullsNumber 39358.33/cwt3
BullsUtility7010.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 192210.18/cwt3
HeifersNumber 28035.00/cwt1

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
Bulls1,80996.34/cwt90.00–106.001,7435
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23882.47/cwt79.00–86.001,0217
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38896.14/cwt94.00–98.001,3342
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55790.13/cwt87.00–94.001,4035
CowsLean 85-90%1,20363.76/cwt54.00–74.007678
CowsLean 85-90%1,39574.52/cwt74.00–75.001,0402
CowsLean 85-90%1,20230.00/cwt30.00–30.003611
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,742105.95/cwt104.00–107.001,8464
Dairy HeifersChoice1,652123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,0321
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross82235.00/cwt235.00–235.001931
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110230.00/cwt230.00–230.002531
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100245.00/cwt245.00–245.002451
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90222.50/cwt200.00–245.002002
BullsUtility605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 27757.53/cwt55.00–60.00442
HeifersNumber 28035.00/cwt35.00–35.00281
BullsNumber 185111.63/cwt75.00–125.00954
BullsNumber 1116150.00/cwt150.00–150.001741
BullsNumber 1120145.00/cwt145.00–145.001741
BullsNumber 1101148.34/cwt145.00–150.001503
BullsNumber 38345.00/cwt45.00–45.00372
BullsNumber 311485.00/cwt85.00–85.00971
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross92210.18/cwt190.00–225.001933
BullsNumber 2102118.84/cwt110.00–130.001214
BullsNumber 2112120.00/cwt120.00–120.001341
BullsNumber 28696.83/cwt65.00–120.00834
BullsNumber 294111.62/cwt95.00–130.001056
BullsUtility8015.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
BullsNumber 193135.17/cwt125.00–145.001265

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.