Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-10-06

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Oct 6
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
59 vs last sale 188 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
199 head
68 vs last sale 267 199 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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
BullsAverage1,74195.671,6663thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,67892.501,5521thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,67983.351,3999thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34775.761,02116
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,22552.4964312
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,278115.001,4701thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,354104.001,4081thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,658118.001,9561thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199118.75/cwt15
BullsNumber 28963.61/cwt11
BullsNumber 39130.00/cwt3
BullsUtility687.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 18998.75/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing747.50/cwt2

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Bulls1,74195.67/cwt88.00–102.001,6663
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27283.02/cwt82.00–84.001,0562
CowsLean 85-90%1,06833.31/cwt25.00–43.003564
Dairy HeifersChoice1,278115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,4701
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35874.72/cwt65.00–81.001,01514
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67983.35/cwt78.00–88.001,3999
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,67892.50/cwt92.50–92.501,5521
CowsLean 85-90%1,30362.08/cwt50.00–69.008098
Dairy HeifersSelect1,354104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,4081
Dairy SteersChoice1,658118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,9561
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross96275.00/cwt275.00–275.002641
BullsUtility7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsUtility605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80200.00/cwt200.00–200.001601
BullsNumber 1116104.91/cwt100.00–110.001222
BullsNumber 210382.28/cwt50.00–100.00854
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80150.00/cwt150.00–150.001201
HeifersNumber 111270.00/cwt70.00–70.00781
HeifersNumber 18840.00/cwt40.00–40.00351
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8210.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross76135.00/cwt135.00–135.001031
BullsNumber 27342.47/cwt40.00–45.00312
BullsNumber 26865.00/cwt65.00–65.00441
BullsNumber 29270.00/cwt70.00–70.00641
BullsNumber 37810.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 1104111.79/cwt105.00–115.001163
BullsNumber 1120100.00/cwt100.00–100.001201
BullsNumber 19394.43/cwt70.00–110.00887
BullsNumber 39040.00/cwt40.00–40.00361
BullsNumber 310640.00/cwt40.00–40.00421
BullsNumber 28650.23/cwt40.00–60.00433

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.