Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-04-27

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Apr 27
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
14 vs last sale 121 47 vs year ago 182 · 25.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
188 head
26 vs last sale 162 9 vs year ago 179 · +5.0%
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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
BullsAverage1,538100.281,5422thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68987.041,4709thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,46880.531,18211
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20952.5463515
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,442128.131,8484thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,283105.281,3512thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199364.34/cwt33
BullsNumber 292273.11/cwt14
BullsNumber 387173.58/cwt7
BullsUtility605.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 188223.34/cwt6
HeifersNumber 27250.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Bulls1,538100.28/cwt80.00–111.001,5422
CowsBoner 80-85%1,49877.77/cwt68.00–84.001,1658
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38787.90/cwt81.00–94.001,2193
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,68987.04/cwt81.00–97.001,4709
Dairy HeifersChoice1,442128.13/cwt118.00–133.001,8484
Dairy HeifersSelect1,283105.28/cwt101.00–109.001,3512
CowsLean 85-90%1,16560.76/cwt53.00–69.007089
CowsLean 85-90%1,27540.21/cwt15.00–65.005136
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross96485.00/cwt485.00–485.004661
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross106439.37/cwt385.00–485.004663
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110431.67/cwt430.00–435.004753
BullsNumber 1116342.46/cwt340.00–345.003972
BullsNumber 184331.75/cwt320.00–345.002793
BullsNumber 373118.35/cwt30.00–210.00863
HeifersNumber 187162.53/cwt160.00–165.001412
HeifersNumber 27250.00/cwt50.00–50.00361
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross82155.00/cwt155.00–155.001271
HeifersNumber 1Crossbred84210.00/cwt210.00–210.001761
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross78460.00/cwt460.00–460.003591
HeifersNumber 1108190.00/cwt190.00–190.002051
BullsNumber 295271.90/cwt220.00–310.002587
BullsNumber 176285.00/cwt285.00–285.002171
BullsNumber 2103306.68/cwt300.00–315.003163
BullsNumber 274200.00/cwt200.00–200.001481
BullsNumber 282266.75/cwt250.00–280.002193
BullsNumber 1122325.00/cwt325.00–325.003971
BullsNumber 194334.99/cwt260.00–370.0031511
BullsNumber 380150.00/cwt150.00–150.001201
BullsNumber 3100280.00/cwt280.00–280.002801
BullsNumber 3120230.00/cwt230.00–230.002761
BullsNumber 1103354.28/cwt330.00–375.003657
BullsNumber 390200.00/cwt200.00–200.001801
BullsUtilityJersey605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross82470.00/cwt470.00–470.003851

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.