Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-04-20

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Apr 20
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 122▼ 34 vs year ago 155 · −21.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
162 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 184▼ 56 vs year ago 218 · −25.7%
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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—Average1,288123.001,5841thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,72892.081,5918thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29982.381,07013
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21069.2183817
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,516128.221,9442thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,451136.821,9853thin
SteersSelectAverage1,378134.001,8471thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197313.16/cwt17
BullsNumber 296228.28/cwt18
BullsNumber 39192.50/cwt4
BullsUtility7910.00/cwt4
HeifersNumber 188222.15/cwt7

Every lot, as filed

38 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——1,288123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,5841
CowsLean 85-90%—98149.46/cwt48.00–53.004853
SteersSelect—1,378134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,8471
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,29982.38/cwt77.00–92.001,07013
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,72892.08/cwt82.00–99.001,5918
CowsLean 85-90%—1,26870.31/cwt59.00–78.0089211
CowsLean 85-90%—1,22984.95/cwt83.00–88.001,0443
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,516128.22/cwt123.00–133.001,9442
Dairy SteersChoice—1,451136.82/cwt132.00–140.001,9853
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—136330.00/cwt330.00–330.004491
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—86470.00/cwt470.00–470.004042
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—112420.00/cwt420.00–420.004701
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—74205.00/cwt205.00–205.001521
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—90470.00/cwt470.00–470.004231
BullsNumber 3—6820.00/cwt20.00–20.00141
HeifersNumber 1—86125.00/cwt125.00–125.001081
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—76290.00/cwt290.00–290.002201
HeifersNumber 1Jersey—7020.00/cwt20.00–20.00141
HeifersNumber 1—96120.00/cwt120.00–120.001151
HeifersNumber 1—100125.00/cwt125.00–125.001251
BullsNumber 2—78220.00/cwt195.00–245.001722
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—95437.53/cwt435.00–440.004162
BullsUtility—6810.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsUtility—11215.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
BullsNumber 1—92272.50/cwt270.00–275.002512
BullsUtilityJersey—7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsNumber 3—112150.00/cwt150.00–150.001681
BullsUtilityJersey—625.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 1—120265.00/cwt265.00–265.003181
BullsNumber 1—85266.75/cwt250.00–280.002275
BullsNumber 2—93228.16/cwt195.00–250.002127
BullsNumber 2—122250.00/cwt250.00–250.003051
BullsNumber 2—104236.31/cwt185.00–270.002466
BullsNumber 2—83202.05/cwt190.00–215.001682
BullsNumber 1—108280.00/cwt280.00–280.003022
BullsNumber 1—116255.00/cwt255.00–255.002961
BullsNumber 3—88100.00/cwt100.00–100.00881
BullsNumber 3—96100.00/cwt100.00–100.00961

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.