Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-06-15

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jun 15
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
22 vs last sale 116 25 vs year ago 113 · +22.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
178 head
33 vs last sale 145 1 vs year ago 177 · +0.6%
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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
BullsAverage1,448119.221,7263thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,629101.061,64611
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,41586.941,23018
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13464.997379thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,365139.531,9053thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,254114.011,4302thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198355.72/cwt30
BullsNumber 293280.21/cwt12
BullsNumber 383184.56/cwt6
BullsUtility10830.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 191394.33/cwt6
HeifersNumber 278105.00/cwt2

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Bulls1,448119.22/cwt111.00–125.001,7263
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,629101.06/cwt94.00–110.001,64611
CowsLean 85-90%1,16970.05/cwt61.00–78.008197
CowsLean 85-90%1,01047.28/cwt41.00–56.004782
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41586.94/cwt70.00–114.001,23018
Dairy HeifersChoice1,365139.53/cwt130.00–146.001,9053
Dairy SteersSelect1,254114.01/cwt111.00–117.001,4302
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross95476.34/cwt400.00–530.004533
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross88560.00/cwt560.00–560.004931
BullsNumber 1112308.64/cwt300.00–325.003464
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross107495.00/cwt495.00–495.005302
BullsNumber 274265.50/cwt200.00–320.001963
BullsNumber 2118270.00/cwt270.00–270.003191
HeifersNumber 1108125.00/cwt125.00–125.001351
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross92540.00/cwt540.00–540.004971
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross87472.99/cwt430.00–515.004122
HeifersNumber 272105.00/cwt105.00–105.00761
BullsNumber 368200.00/cwt200.00–200.001361
BullsNumber 376148.68/cwt100.00–200.001132
HeifersNumber 284105.00/cwt105.00–105.00881
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross62300.00/cwt300.00–300.001861
BullsNumber 392250.00/cwt250.00–250.002301
BullsNumber 1103327.48/cwt320.00–335.003378
BullsNumber 2122275.00/cwt275.00–275.003361
BullsNumber 293284.95/cwt280.00–290.002652
BullsNumber 2100300.00/cwt280.00–315.003003
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross112455.00/cwt455.00–455.005101
BullsNumber 384210.00/cwt210.00–210.001761
BullsNumber 3100150.00/cwt150.00–150.001501
BullsUtility10830.00/cwt30.00–30.00321
BullsNumber 184323.92/cwt310.00–340.002725
BullsNumber 193316.93/cwt300.00–340.002957
BullsNumber 286275.58/cwt250.00–300.002372

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.