Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-09-29

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Sep 29
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
188 head
34 vs last sale 154 22 vs year ago 210 · 10.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
267 head
14 vs last sale 253 35 vs year ago 232 · +15.1%
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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
BullsAverage1,65592.271,5273thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,72682.911,4318thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39973.891,03410
CowsLean 85-90%High1,17452.846208thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,392100.501,3993thin
SteersSelectAverage1,249126.161,5762thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198162.97/cwt22
BullsNumber 291110.01/cwt6
BullsNumber 38035.07/cwt4
BullsUtility707.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 187210.73/cwt6
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing665.00/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
Bulls1,65592.27/cwt86.00–99.001,5273
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39973.89/cwt63.00–86.001,03410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,72682.91/cwt74.00–88.001,4318
CowsLean 85-90%1,28284.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0771
CowsLean 85-90%1,11438.24/cwt13.00–48.004264
SteersSelect1,249126.16/cwt122.00–130.001,5762
Dairy HeifersChoice1,392100.50/cwt93.00–105.001,3993
CowsLean 85-90%1,21761.93/cwt50.00–70.007543
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross105264.90/cwt260.00–270.002783
BullsNumber 1114142.41/cwt140.00–145.001622
BullsNumber 187117.46/cwt110.00–125.001024
BullsUtilityJersey7810.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross76150.00/cwt150.00–150.001141
BullsNumber 194134.24/cwt100.00–155.001265
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90255.00/cwt255.00–255.002301
HeifersNumber 18460.00/cwt60.00–60.00501
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 38035.00/cwt35.00–35.00281
BullsNumber 37215.14/cwt10.00–20.00112
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross76235.00/cwt235.00–235.001791
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross81239.69/cwt215.00–265.001942
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross108235.00/cwt235.00–235.002541
BullsNumber 28280.00/cwt80.00–80.00661
BullsNumber 1104140.92/cwt130.00–150.001475
BullsNumber 27450.00/cwt50.00–50.00371
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross97255.05/cwt250.00–260.002472
BullsNumber 297132.51/cwt130.00–135.001294
BullsNumber 39475.00/cwt75.00–75.00711
BullsUtility625.00/cwt5.00–5.0031

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.