Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-09-01

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Sep 1
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
24 vs last sale 144 95 vs year ago 215 · 44.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
197 head
62 vs last sale 259 23 vs year ago 220 · 10.5%
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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
BullsAverage2,41286.602,0892thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,63892.441,5142thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,73682.191,4276thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,42074.781,06217
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17649.0257716
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,506120.001,8071thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,422111.001,5781thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196145.87/cwt19
BullsNumber 29299.80/cwt13
BullsNumber 39020.00/cwt1
BullsUtility698.33/cwt3
HeifersNumber 194232.32/cwt4
HeifersNumber 277120.00/cwt2

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
Bulls2,41286.60/cwt82.00–92.002,0892
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41872.58/cwt63.00–80.001,02914
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42785.05/cwt84.00–86.001,2143
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,73682.19/cwt81.00–84.001,4276
CowsLean 85-90%1,21457.82/cwt54.00–63.007027
CowsLean 85-90%1,61875.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2141
CowsLean 85-90%1,08838.07/cwt20.00–49.004148
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,63892.44/cwt91.00–94.001,5142
Dairy HeifersChoice1,422111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,5781
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,506120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,8071
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross92230.00/cwt230.00–230.002121
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross112190.00/cwt190.00–190.002131
BullsUtility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
BullsNumber 18295.00/cwt95.00–95.00781
BullsUtilityJersey7815.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
BullsNumber 1118135.00/cwt135.00–135.001591
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross80100.00/cwt100.00–100.00801
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross102230.00/cwt230.00–230.002351
BullsNumber 298113.33/cwt110.00–115.001113
BullsNumber 2104115.29/cwt80.00–135.001203
BullsNumber 39020.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross112240.00/cwt240.00–240.002691
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross81229.63/cwt200.00–260.001862
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross74140.00/cwt140.00–140.001041
BullsNumber 193125.18/cwt115.00–135.001167
BullsNumber 1103140.03/cwt135.00–145.001447
BullsNumber 27549.87/cwt45.00–55.00373
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross72200.00/cwt200.00–200.001441
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross86255.00/cwt255.00–255.002191
BullsNumber 28390.64/cwt60.00–110.00753

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.