Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-01-05

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jan 5
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
48 vs last sale 114 162 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
237 head
35 vs last sale 202 237 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
BullsAverage2,07296.001,9891thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56176.251,1907thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,42268.2097012
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13648.0354613
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,397113.241,5824thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196204.24/cwt23
BullsNumber 295128.39/cwt9
BullsNumber 39348.33/cwt3
HeifersNumber 194280.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 27520.00/cwt2

Every lot, as filed

25 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
BullsNumber 296145.00/cwt140.00–150.001392
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110270.00/cwt270.00–270.002971
CowsLean 85-90%1,19452.86/cwt44.00–64.006317
CowsLean 85-90%1,06842.39/cwt30.00–53.004536
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56176.25/cwt74.00–78.001,1907
Dairy HeifersChoice1,397113.24/cwt109.00–118.001,5824
CowsBoner 80-85%1,48574.55/cwt73.00–76.001,1072
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40966.93/cwt64.00–72.0094310
Bulls2,07296.00/cwt96.00–96.001,9891
HeifersNumber 27020.00/cwt20.00–20.00141
BullsNumber 27670.00/cwt70.00–70.00531
BullsNumber 287144.92/cwt135.00–150.001263
BullsNumber 2112130.36/cwt110.00–150.001462
BullsNumber 2100100.00/cwt100.00–100.001001
BullsNumber 310050.00/cwt50.00–50.00501
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross94280.00/cwt280.00–280.002631
HeifersNumber 28020.00/cwt20.00–20.00161
BullsNumber 38845.00/cwt45.00–45.00401
BullsNumber 1104177.49/cwt170.00–180.001856
BullsNumber 195173.15/cwt165.00–180.001645
BullsNumber 186161.96/cwt150.00–170.001395
BullsNumber 39050.00/cwt50.00–50.00451
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross85277.40/cwt230.00–300.002363
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross105289.95/cwt285.00–295.003042
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross94275.00/cwt275.00–275.002591

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.