Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-03-23

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Mar 23
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
29 vs last sale 115 29 vs year ago 173 · 16.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
231 head
90 vs last sale 141 42 vs year ago 189 · +22.2%
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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
BullsAverage1,834106.001,9441thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,84392.761,7109thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36782.231,12410
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12955.756299thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,260122.001,5371thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196296.70/cwt30
BullsNumber 292221.42/cwt11
BullsNumber 39494.10/cwt5
BullsUtility7610.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 198177.03/cwt7
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing685.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Bulls1,834106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,9441
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36782.23/cwt73.00–92.001,12410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,84392.76/cwt84.00–98.001,7109
Dairy HeifersSelect1,260122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,5371
CowsLean 85-90%1,17563.17/cwt56.00–67.007425
CowsLean 85-90%1,07146.47/cwt40.00–52.004984
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross105413.15/cwt395.00–425.004343
BullsUtilityJersey8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsUtilityJersey7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110380.00/cwt380.00–380.004181
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross122330.00/cwt330.00–330.004031
BullsNumber 195278.98/cwt255.00–295.002658
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross87346.55/cwt265.00–430.003012
HeifersNumber 1102100.00/cwt100.00–100.001021
HeifersNumber 195112.04/cwt100.00–130.001063
BullsNumber 176285.00/cwt285.00–285.002171
BullsNumber 1113274.91/cwt270.00–280.003113
BullsNumber 1104288.86/cwt275.00–295.003004
BullsNumber 185278.33/cwt260.00–290.002376
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing685.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 3103120.24/cwt45.00–200.001242
BullsNumber 2105237.71/cwt215.00–260.002502
BullsNumber 2110280.00/cwt280.00–280.003081
BullsNumber 272140.00/cwt100.00–180.001012
BullsNumber 295238.63/cwt220.00–250.002274
HeifersNumber 1124110.00/cwt110.00–110.001361
BullsNumber 285222.82/cwt195.00–250.001892
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross94405.00/cwt405.00–405.003811
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross67189.85/cwt180.00–200.001272
BullsNumber 37020.00/cwt20.00–20.00141
BullsNumber 3126150.00/cwt150.00–150.001891
BullsNumber 36660.00/cwt60.00–60.00401

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.