Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-02-09

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Feb 9
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
17 vs last sale 142 159 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
213 head
20 vs last sale 193 3 vs year ago 216 · 1.4%
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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
BullsAverage1,50997.711,4743thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,86786.931,62311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28072.5492913
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17156.666634thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100219.65/cwt14
BullsNumber 294135.40/cwt10
BullsNumber 39890.00/cwt4
BullsUtility717.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 192372.50/cwt4

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Bulls1,50997.71/cwt90.00–111.001,4743
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28072.54/cwt64.00–88.0092913
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,86786.93/cwt78.00–96.001,62311
CowsLean 85-90%1,17156.66/cwt47.00–62.006634
BullsUtility7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsUtility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross86350.00/cwt350.00–350.003011
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross76185.00/cwt150.00–220.001412
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross114320.18/cwt315.00–325.003652
BullsNumber 3114100.00/cwt100.00–100.001141
BullsNumber 192155.00/cwt155.00–155.001431
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross104345.00/cwt345.00–345.003591
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross88390.00/cwt390.00–390.003431
BullsNumber 1105167.43/cwt160.00–175.001764
BullsNumber 286134.88/cwt130.00–140.001163
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross98350.00/cwt350.00–350.003431
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross78405.00/cwt405.00–405.003161
BullsNumber 394100.00/cwt100.00–100.00941
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100395.00/cwt395.00–395.003951
BullsNumber 186165.00/cwt165.00–165.001421
BullsNumber 37450.00/cwt50.00–50.00371
BullsNumber 1118160.00/cwt160.00–160.001891
BullsNumber 1122170.00/cwt170.00–170.002071
BullsNumber 3108110.00/cwt110.00–110.001191
BullsNumber 296132.85/cwt100.00–155.001285
BullsNumber 2103142.57/cwt140.00–145.001472

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.