Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-01-26

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jan 26
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
73 vs last sale 188 77 vs year ago 192 · 40.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
188 head
46 vs last sale 234 57 vs year ago 245 · 23.3%
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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
BullsAverage1,32694.901,2582thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,75182.651,44711
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35173.9399915
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16460.0069913
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,884115.002,1671thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,480102.001,5101thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,24795.531,1912thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198204.74/cwt27
BullsNumber 299143.58/cwt12
BullsNumber 38863.75/cwt4
BullsUtility667.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 190165.48/cwt9

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Bulls1,32694.90/cwt84.00–104.001,2582
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35173.93/cwt63.00–79.0099915
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,76081.35/cwt76.00–85.001,4329
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71188.49/cwt87.00–90.001,5142
CowsLean 85-90%1,18462.09/cwt54.00–72.007359
CowsLean 85-90%1,23474.61/cwt73.00–76.009212
CowsLean 85-90%1,00736.00/cwt35.00–37.503632
Dairy HeifersChoice1,884115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,1671
Dairy HeifersSelect1,480102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,5101
Dairy SteersSelect1,24795.53/cwt94.00–97.001,1912
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross95307.89/cwt270.00–345.002922
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross102292.75/cwt280.00–305.002992
BullsUtility565.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsUtility7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross88315.00/cwt315.00–315.002771
BullsNumber 293121.96/cwt100.00–145.001133
HeifersNumber 18620.00/cwt20.00–20.00171
HeifersNumber 19235.00/cwt30.00–40.00322
BullsNumber 2116170.00/cwt170.00–170.001971
BullsNumber 37035.00/cwt35.00–35.00251
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross104260.00/cwt260.00–260.002701
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross95268.10/cwt235.00–285.002553
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross66135.00/cwt135.00–135.00891
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross86200.00/cwt200.00–200.001721
BullsNumber 392105.00/cwt105.00–105.00971
BullsNumber 310860.00/cwt60.00–60.00651
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross118285.00/cwt285.00–285.003361
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross122265.00/cwt265.00–265.003231
BullsNumber 185158.01/cwt145.00–175.001347
BullsNumber 286140.00/cwt140.00–140.001201
BullsNumber 2105154.51/cwt130.00–180.001626
BullsNumber 278120.00/cwt120.00–120.00941
BullsNumber 1113182.57/cwt180.00–185.002062
BullsNumber 1104183.96/cwt180.00–190.001915
BullsNumber 195178.46/cwt165.00–190.001706
BullsNumber 38055.00/cwt55.00–55.00441

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.