Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-02-23

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Feb 23
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 159▲ 55 vs year ago 50 · +110.0%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
175 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 213▲ 125 vs year ago 50 · +250.0%
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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
Bulls—Average1,82796.971,7723thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,688100.251,6929thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58787.701,39212
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,56581.011,26836
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,42967.4996434

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196206.28/cwt20
BullsNumber 299147.31/cwt9
BullsNumber 39255.52/cwt7
BullsUtility8115.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 195219.81/cwt5
HeifersNumber 29420.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Bulls——1,82796.97/cwt77.50–105.001,7723
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,56879.33/cwt72.00–85.001,24430
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,55089.40/cwt88.00–91.001,3866
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,688100.25/cwt97.00–105.001,6929
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,58787.70/cwt83.00–94.001,39212
CowsLean 85-90%—1,42666.57/cwt60.00–74.0094931
CowsLean 85-90%—1,46077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,1243
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—92350.00/cwt350.00–350.003221
BullsUtility—7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsUtility—9220.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
BullsNumber 1—105184.95/cwt180.00–190.001942
BullsNumber 1—86192.66/cwt175.00–200.001664
BullsNumber 1—95183.12/cwt170.00–195.001748
HeifersNumber 1—9630.00/cwt30.00–30.00291
HeifersNumber 2—9420.00/cwt20.00–20.00191
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—90390.00/cwt390.00–390.003511
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—85314.53/cwt255.00–370.002672
BullsNumber 2—80120.00/cwt120.00–120.00961
BullsNumber 2—107142.54/cwt140.00–150.001534
BullsNumber 2—110170.00/cwt170.00–170.001871
HeifersNumber 1—12050.00/cwt50.00–50.00601
BullsNumber 1—110185.00/cwt185.00–185.002044
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—80430.00/cwt430.00–430.003441
BullsNumber 2—92155.22/cwt140.00–165.001433
BullsNumber 3—8533.50/cwt25.00–45.00283
BullsNumber 3—9376.04/cwt40.00–135.00713
BullsNumber 3—11060.00/cwt60.00–60.00661

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.