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
BullsAverage1,288123.001,5841thin
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
Bulls1,288123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,5841
CowsLean 85-90%98149.46/cwt48.00–53.004853
SteersSelect1,378134.00/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 HeifersChoice1,516128.22/cwt123.00–133.001,9442
Dairy SteersChoice1,451136.82/cwt132.00–140.001,9853
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross136330.00/cwt330.00–330.004491
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross86470.00/cwt470.00–470.004042
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross112420.00/cwt420.00–420.004701
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross74205.00/cwt205.00–205.001521
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90470.00/cwt470.00–470.004231
BullsNumber 36820.00/cwt20.00–20.00141
HeifersNumber 186125.00/cwt125.00–125.001081
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross76290.00/cwt290.00–290.002201
HeifersNumber 1Jersey7020.00/cwt20.00–20.00141
HeifersNumber 196120.00/cwt120.00–120.001151
HeifersNumber 1100125.00/cwt125.00–125.001251
BullsNumber 278220.00/cwt195.00–245.001722
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross95437.53/cwt435.00–440.004162
BullsUtility6810.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsUtility11215.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
BullsNumber 192272.50/cwt270.00–275.002512
BullsUtilityJersey7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsNumber 3112150.00/cwt150.00–150.001681
BullsUtilityJersey625.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 1120265.00/cwt265.00–265.003181
BullsNumber 185266.75/cwt250.00–280.002275
BullsNumber 293228.16/cwt195.00–250.002127
BullsNumber 2122250.00/cwt250.00–250.003051
BullsNumber 2104236.31/cwt185.00–270.002466
BullsNumber 283202.05/cwt190.00–215.001682
BullsNumber 1108280.00/cwt280.00–280.003022
BullsNumber 1116255.00/cwt255.00–255.002961
BullsNumber 388100.00/cwt100.00–100.00881
BullsNumber 396100.00/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.