Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-03-30

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Mar 30
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
0 head
144 vs last sale 144 173 vs year ago 173 · 100.0%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
0 head
231 vs last sale 231 189 vs year ago 189 · 100.0%
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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
BullsAverage1,649100.411,6564thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,77588.931,57911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38981.911,13715
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19964.1676913
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,316131.611,7324thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,204115.001,3851thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,436130.001,8671thin
SteersSelectAverage1,201128.041,5382thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1101319.82/cwt30
BullsNumber 290239.43/cwt13
BullsNumber 386145.17/cwt6
BullsUtility8110.00/cwt4
HeifersNumber 192318.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 29045.00/cwt1

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
Bulls1,649100.41/cwt87.50–107.001,6564
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37581.19/cwt71.00–86.001,11614
CowsBoner 80-85%1,58092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,4541
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,77588.93/cwt80.00–94.001,57911
CowsLean 85-90%1,18459.35/cwt30.00–74.0070310
CowsLean 85-90%1,24980.18/cwt77.00–84.001,0013
SteersChoice1,436130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,8671
SteersSelect1,201128.04/cwt126.00–130.001,5382
Dairy HeifersChoice1,316131.61/cwt124.00–138.001,7324
Dairy HeifersSelect1,204115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3851
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross117385.00/cwt385.00–385.004502
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross68235.00/cwt235.00–235.001601
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross94455.00/cwt455.00–455.004281
BullsUtility10020.00/cwt20.00–20.00201
BullsUtility885.00/cwt5.00–5.0041
BullsNumber 374115.00/cwt115.00–115.00851
HeifersNumber 194115.00/cwt115.00–115.001081
HeifersNumber 29045.00/cwt45.00–45.00411
BullsNumber 1113308.52/cwt300.00–325.003494
BullsNumber 196310.88/cwt280.00–345.002986
BullsNumber 1104320.08/cwt290.00–340.003338
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross102400.00/cwt385.00–415.004082
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross70275.00/cwt275.00–275.001931
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90400.00/cwt400.00–400.003601
BullsNumber 176275.00/cwt275.00–275.002091
BullsNumber 1121299.96/cwt295.00–305.003632
BullsNumber 186294.91/cwt270.00–310.002544
BullsUtilityJersey645.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsUtilityJersey7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross106420.00/cwt420.00–420.004451
BullsNumber 3100180.00/cwt180.00–180.001801
BullsNumber 386144.01/cwt75.00–200.001244
BullsNumber 2103239.35/cwt200.00–295.002473
BullsNumber 285248.07/cwt220.00–270.002115
BullsNumber 274189.73/cwt180.00–200.001402
BullsNumber 297258.24/cwt245.00–265.002503

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.