Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-01-19

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jan 19
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
188 head
46 vs last sale 142 4 vs year ago 192 · 2.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
234 head
51 vs last sale 183 11 vs year ago 245 · 4.5%
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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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,71278.351,34111
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33470.0893515
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13755.1862713
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,467118.151,7332thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,591128.362,0423thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,448120.001,7381thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196185.88/cwt20
BullsNumber 298124.16/cwt11
BullsNumber 39037.96/cwt5
BullsUtility8010.00/cwt4
HeifersNumber 197187.47/cwt6

Every lot, as filed

29 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33470.08/cwt61.00–80.0093515
CowsLean 85-90%1,19458.18/cwt52.00–61.0069510
CowsLean 85-90%94745.17/cwt39.00–48.004283
Dairy HeifersChoice1,467118.15/cwt107.00–128.001,7332
Dairy SteersChoice1,448120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7381
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,591128.36/cwt127.00–130.002,0423
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71278.35/cwt70.00–84.001,34111
BullsNumber 183160.29/cwt130.00–175.001335
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross96262.50/cwt245.00–280.002522
BullsNumber 2110160.00/cwt160.00–160.001761
BullsUtility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsUtility8410.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsUtility9215.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross96250.00/cwt250.00–250.002401
BullsNumber 310244.90/cwt40.00–50.00462
HeifersNumber 19230.00/cwt30.00–30.00281
HeifersNumber 1106190.00/cwt190.00–190.002011
BullsNumber 194176.06/cwt160.00–190.001656
BullsNumber 1110192.50/cwt185.00–200.002122
BullsNumber 37630.00/cwt30.00–30.00231
BullsNumber 2124140.00/cwt140.00–140.001741
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross84155.00/cwt155.00–155.001301
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross102249.90/cwt245.00–255.002552
BullsNumber 28398.83/cwt65.00–130.00823
BullsNumber 2104139.78/cwt105.00–160.001454
BullsNumber 291105.05/cwt100.00–110.00962
BullsNumber 38635.00/cwt20.00–50.00302
BullsUtility7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 1105189.94/cwt170.00–200.001995

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.