Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-12-15

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Dec 15
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
68 vs last sale 135 118 vs year ago 185 · 63.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
177 head
26 vs last sale 203 56 vs year ago 233 · 24.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Dairy heifer priced at 1110.00 deleted

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
BullsAverage1,65373.401,2132thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,82370.671,2887thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,41362.4788313
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16842.5749713
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,495113.021,6902thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 193182.52/cwt18
BullsNumber 291124.35/cwt7
BullsNumber 37050.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 182320.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 28815.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Bulls1,65373.40/cwt62.00–82.001,2132
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,82370.67/cwt64.00–78.001,2887
CowsLean 85-90%1,20553.30/cwt45.00–58.006426
CowsLean 85-90%1,13733.37/cwt20.00–41.003797
Dairy HeifersChoice1,495113.02/cwt112.00–114.001,6902
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41362.47/cwt54.00–71.0088313
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross76160.00/cwt160.00–160.001221
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross86320.00/cwt320.00–320.002751
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross96260.00/cwt260.00–260.002501
BullsNumber 1103161.87/cwt155.00–170.001673
BullsNumber 183159.92/cwt140.00–175.001336
BullsNumber 2106130.00/cwt130.00–130.001381
HeifersNumber 28815.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
BullsNumber 295135.07/cwt125.00–140.001283
BullsNumber 37050.00/cwt50.00–50.00351
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100310.00/cwt310.00–310.003101
BullsNumber 284117.62/cwt115.00–120.00992
BullsNumber 1115162.30/cwt155.00–170.001872
BullsNumber 193155.18/cwt135.00–170.001443
BullsNumber 278100.00/cwt100.00–100.00781
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross82320.00/cwt320.00–320.002621

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.