Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-12-01

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Dec 1
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
219 head
20 vs last sale 199 219 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
285 head
4 vs last sale 281 285 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
BullsAverage1,86181.121,5102thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,86073.221,3625thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39061.988627thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,24638.7348210
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,665109.831,8293thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 194153.07/cwt16
BullsNumber 29090.36/cwt9
BullsNumber 39875.00/cwt1
BullsUtility9610.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 1106204.92/cwt5

Every lot, as filed

24 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
Bulls1,86181.12/cwt72.00–88.001,5102
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39061.98/cwt57.00–67.008627
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,86073.22/cwt69.00–76.001,3625
CowsLean 85-90%1,36148.27/cwt40.00–61.006575
CowsLean 85-90%1,13029.18/cwt20.00–36.003305
Dairy HeifersChoice1,665109.83/cwt100.00–123.001,8293
BullsNumber 194129.88/cwt115.00–140.001227
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90285.00/cwt285.00–285.002571
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross78227.50/cwt200.00–255.001772
BullsNumber 28587.64/cwt50.00–110.00743
BullsUtility8810.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
BullsNumber 2110120.00/cwt120.00–120.001321
BullsNumber 39875.00/cwt75.00–75.00741
BullsNumber 210095.00/cwt95.00–95.00951
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross88235.00/cwt235.00–235.002071
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross114235.00/cwt235.00–235.002681
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross105262.29/cwt255.00–270.002752
HeifersNumber 111830.00/cwt30.00–30.00351
BullsNumber 27762.53/cwt60.00–65.00482
BullsNumber 294105.11/cwt100.00–110.00992
BullsUtility10410.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
BullsNumber 184127.44/cwt125.00–130.001072
BullsNumber 1102132.55/cwt130.00–135.001352
BullsNumber 1117140.00/cwt140.00–140.001642

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.