Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-12-08

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Dec 8
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
84 vs last sale 219 135 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
203 head
82 vs last sale 285 203 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
BullsAverage1,48675.461,1212thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,85464.471,19511
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,44856.4081713
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20240.8549112
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,472109.491,6124thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,24678.009721thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,684102.001,7181thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,280102.001,3061thin
SteersSelectAverage1,390112.001,5571thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196153.15/cwt27
BullsNumber 290104.42/cwt10
BullsNumber 38047.06/cwt5
BullsUtility6910.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 1101223.96/cwt5
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7610.00/cwt1

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
Bulls1,48675.46/cwt73.00–78.001,1212
Dairy HeifersChoice1,449106.65/cwt105.00–108.001,5453
Dairy HeifersSelect1,24678.00/cwt78.00–78.009721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44856.40/cwt47.00–63.0081713
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,85464.47/cwt53.00–73.001,19511
CowsLean 85-90%1,32648.32/cwt44.00–55.006416
CowsLean 85-90%1,07733.38/cwt23.00–41.003606
Dairy SteersChoice1,684102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,7181
Dairy SteersSelect1,280102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,3061
SteersSelect1,390112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,5571
Dairy HeifersChoice1,542118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,8201
BullsUtility8815.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
BullsUtilityJersey505.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross94255.92/cwt150.00–320.002413
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross124230.00/cwt230.00–230.002851
BullsNumber 195134.43/cwt120.00–145.001287
BullsNumber 2110120.00/cwt120.00–120.001321
BullsNumber 2103129.90/cwt120.00–140.001342
HeifersNumber 111480.00/cwt80.00–80.00911
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 283106.61/cwt100.00–120.00883
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross112235.00/cwt235.00–235.002631
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross93268.27/cwt260.00–275.002493
BullsNumber 1103137.27/cwt130.00–145.001417
BullsNumber 26850.00/cwt50.00–50.00341
BullsNumber 27660.00/cwt60.00–60.00461
BullsNumber 295117.26/cwt110.00–125.001112
BullsNumber 178110.00/cwt110.00–110.00861
BullsNumber 1122135.00/cwt135.00–135.001651
BullsNumber 185141.48/cwt135.00–150.001207
BullsNumber 38862.50/cwt25.00–100.00552
BullsNumber 37436.76/cwt30.00–40.00273

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.