Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-05-18

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, May 18
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
28 vs last sale 94 34 vs year ago 156 · 21.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
148 head
22 vs last sale 170 13 vs year ago 161 · 8.1%
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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
BullsAverage1,502113.001,6971thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,624112.371,8253thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,724104.431,8006thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38792.611,28513
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19367.7780812
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,578133.002,0991thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100375.36/cwt17
BullsNumber 297312.22/cwt12
BullsNumber 389140.45/cwt7
BullsUtility7311.76/cwt3
HeifersNumber 196322.88/cwt8

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Bulls1,502113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,6971
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39190.64/cwt83.00–97.501,26111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,367103.44/cwt100.00–108.001,4142
CowsLean 85-90%1,33474.75/cwt62.00–82.509976
CowsLean 85-90%1,00846.92/cwt36.00–53.004734
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,624112.37/cwt110.00–114.001,8253
CowsLean 85-90%1,13788.52/cwt84.50–93.001,0062
Dairy HeifersChoice1,578133.00/cwt133.00–133.002,0991
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,724104.43/cwt95.00–109.001,8006
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross112410.00/cwt410.00–410.004591
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross92475.00/cwt475.00–475.004372
BullsUtility7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsNumber 1113357.43/cwt350.00–365.004042
BullsNumber 1104364.00/cwt355.00–370.003795
BullsNumber 3114100.00/cwt100.00–100.001141
HeifersNumber 111495.00/cwt95.00–95.001081
HeifersNumber 18070.00/cwt70.00–70.00561
BullsNumber 376215.00/cwt215.00–215.001631
BullsNumber 395105.16/cwt100.00–110.001002
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross98440.00/cwt440.00–440.004311
BullsNumber 2104331.41/cwt320.00–345.003453
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross84428.81/cwt400.00–455.003602
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross103373.47/cwt275.00–450.003853
BullsNumber 381152.62/cwt100.00–250.001243
BullsNumber 195355.17/cwt330.00–375.003377
BullsUtilityJersey7412.64/cwt10.00–15.0092
BullsNumber 295300.03/cwt295.00–305.002853
BullsNumber 286292.92/cwt250.00–325.002524
BullsNumber 2114340.35/cwt330.00–350.003882

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.