Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-07-13

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jul 13
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
30 vs last sale 144 29 vs year ago 143 · 20.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
237 head
4 vs last sale 233 35 vs year ago 202 · +17.3%
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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
BullsAverage1,721121.492,0912thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,797109.121,9614thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,800100.241,8045thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,44791.461,32314
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,30672.1194212
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,408129.291,8203thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,163160.411,8664thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195358.01/cwt28
BullsNumber 299259.68/cwt14
BullsNumber 393163.39/cwt10
BullsUtility707.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 186370.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 284110.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Bulls1,721121.49/cwt121.00–122.002,0912
CowsLean 85-90%1,39350.34/cwt38.00–58.007013
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,797109.12/cwt104.00–112.001,9614
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44791.46/cwt68.00–107.001,32314
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,800100.24/cwt90.00–109.001,8045
CowsLean 85-90%1,27779.36/cwt74.00–85.001,0139
Dairy HeifersChoice1,408129.29/cwt120.00–146.001,8203
HeifersChoice1,163160.41/cwt140.00–169.001,8664
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross87538.00/cwt450.00–600.004683
BullsUtilityJersey605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross91489.89/cwt480.00–500.004462
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross104499.74/cwt480.00–520.005203
BullsUtility8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 3114210.00/cwt210.00–210.002391
HeifersNumber 188180.00/cwt180.00–180.001581
BullsNumber 2103277.38/cwt270.00–290.002864
HeifersNumber 284110.00/cwt110.00–110.00921
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross114440.00/cwt440.00–440.005021
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross52200.00/cwt200.00–200.001041
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross76570.00/cwt570.00–570.004331
BullsNumber 295268.19/cwt250.00–275.002555
BullsNumber 395199.93/cwt100.00–270.001903
BullsNumber 1113292.43/cwt285.00–300.003302
BullsNumber 194290.08/cwt280.00–305.002737
BullsNumber 1104305.95/cwt290.00–320.003185
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross102460.00/cwt460.00–460.004691
BullsNumber 37583.93/cwt50.00–150.00633
BullsNumber 184297.68/cwt275.00–310.002506
BullsNumber 2112264.91/cwt260.00–270.002972
BullsNumber 3103190.77/cwt110.00–265.001963
BullsNumber 2120250.00/cwt250.00–250.003001
BullsNumber 275202.60/cwt200.00–205.001522

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.