Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-04-06

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Apr 6
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
123 vs last sale 0 50 vs year ago 173 · 28.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
178 head
178 vs last sale 0 11 vs year ago 189 · 5.8%
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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
BullsAverage1,759102.551,8042thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,75886.751,52511
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,44776.811,11118
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22552.4464210
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,552107.591,6703thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,258103.001,2961thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,391150.532,0944thin
SteersSelectAverage1,322125.001,6531thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195314.69/cwt17
BullsNumber 2103271.51/cwt9
BullsNumber 386124.64/cwt6
BullsUtility665.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 1100427.12/cwt5
HeifersNumber 28230.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Bulls1,759102.55/cwt95.00–108.001,8042
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44776.81/cwt63.00–85.001,11118
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,75886.75/cwt82.00–92.001,52511
SteersChoice1,391150.53/cwt145.00–161.002,0944
SteersSelect1,322125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,6531
Dairy HeifersChoice1,552107.59/cwt97.50–125.001,6703
Dairy HeifersSelect1,258103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,2961
CowsLean 85-90%1,22552.44/cwt28.00–75.0064210
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross106375.00/cwt375.00–375.003981
BullsNumber 1120295.00/cwt295.00–295.003541
BullsNumber 1103301.62/cwt300.00–305.003113
BullsNumber 182297.18/cwt275.00–320.002444
BullsUtilityJersey665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 2106283.11/cwt265.00–295.003003
BullsNumber 1110295.00/cwt295.00–295.003251
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross97410.31/cwt380.00–440.003982
BullsNumber 192300.20/cwt285.00–315.002766
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross102485.00/cwt485.00–485.004951
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross118355.00/cwt355.00–355.004191
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross86475.00/cwt475.00–475.004091
HeifersNumber 28230.00/cwt30.00–30.00251
BullsNumber 3102150.00/cwt150.00–150.001531
BullsNumber 297266.11/cwt250.00–280.002584
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross92490.00/cwt490.00–490.004511
BullsNumber 2112264.91/cwt260.00–270.002972
BullsNumber 384132.62/cwt40.00–240.001113
BullsNumber 370100.00/cwt100.00–100.00701
BullsNumber 392100.00/cwt100.00–100.00921

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.