Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-09-15

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Sep 15
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
2 vs last sale 143 68 vs year ago 213 · 31.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
243 head
13 vs last sale 256 29 vs year ago 214 · +13.6%
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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
BullsAverage1,86296.001,7881thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64380.051,3156thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36970.9397111
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13252.1859014
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,477113.271,6734thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,414100.001,4141thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 194190.93/cwt24
BullsNumber 292105.11/cwt12
BullsNumber 39032.50/cwt4
BullsUtility707.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 196231.06/cwt5

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Bulls1,86296.00/cwt96.00–96.001,7881
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36970.93/cwt65.00–76.0097111
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64380.05/cwt72.00–85.001,3156
Dairy HeifersChoice1,477113.27/cwt105.00–124.001,6734
Dairy SteersSelect1,414100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4141
CowsLean 85-90%1,09955.84/cwt47.50–62.006149
CowsLean 85-90%1,14070.00/cwt70.00–70.007981
CowsLean 85-90%1,20339.48/cwt35.00–45.004754
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90355.00/cwt355.00–355.003201
BullsNumber 1113147.43/cwt145.00–150.001672
BullsNumber 185132.51/cwt130.00–135.001134
BullsNumber 1102147.44/cwt140.00–160.001506
BullsUtilityJersey7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross84384.25/cwt340.00–405.003234
HeifersNumber 1104100.00/cwt100.00–100.001042
BullsNumber 296100.00/cwt80.00–120.00964
BullsNumber 27445.00/cwt45.00–45.00331
BullsUtility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 310635.00/cwt35.00–35.00371
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross87337.64/cwt325.00–350.002942
BullsNumber 286107.66/cwt85.00–120.00934
BullsNumber 39237.50/cwt25.00–50.00352
BullsNumber 37020.00/cwt20.00–20.00141
BullsNumber 194140.11/cwt125.00–145.001327
BullsNumber 2102128.56/cwt120.00–140.001313
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100280.00/cwt280.00–280.002801

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.