Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-07-27

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jul 27
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
15 vs last sale 122 36 vs year ago 143 · 25.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
183 head
70 vs last sale 253 60 vs year ago 243 · 24.7%
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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
BullsAverage1,511129.281,9533thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,736118.922,0644thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,707111.291,9007thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30298.221,27913
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08173.0679014
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,238127.471,5782thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,136121.001,3751thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 192370.20/cwt24
BullsNumber 296276.59/cwt8
BullsNumber 385149.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 185397.78/cwt8
HeifersNumber 2105132.50/cwt2

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
Bulls1,511129.28/cwt116.00–138.001,9533
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28196.52/cwt89.00–104.001,23611
CowsLean 85-90%94952.99/cwt40.00–60.005034
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,736118.92/cwt117.00–120.002,0644
CowsBoner 80-85%1,420107.55/cwt107.00–108.001,5272
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,707111.29/cwt104.00–117.001,9007
CowsLean 85-90%1,13677.61/cwt68.00–89.008828
CowsLean 85-90%1,12894.97/cwt93.00–97.001,0712
Dairy HeifersChoice1,238127.47/cwt124.00–131.001,5782
Dairy HeifersSelect1,136121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,3751
BullsNumber 195318.40/cwt305.00–330.003027
BullsNumber 1116325.00/cwt325.00–325.003771
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross78605.00/cwt605.00–605.004721
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100525.00/cwt525.00–525.005251
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross83557.10/cwt500.00–615.004623
BullsNumber 285270.71/cwt240.00–300.002304
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross94520.00/cwt475.00–565.004892
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross85467.40/cwt400.00–520.003973
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross72440.00/cwt440.00–440.003171
HeifersNumber 184150.00/cwt150.00–150.001262
BullsNumber 2122260.00/cwt260.00–260.003171
BullsNumber 35850.00/cwt50.00–50.00291
BullsNumber 398110.00/cwt110.00–110.001081
BullsNumber 177279.94/cwt275.00–285.002162
HeifersNumber 2100130.00/cwt130.00–130.001301
HeifersNumber 2110135.00/cwt135.00–135.001491
BullsNumber 296295.00/cwt295.00–295.002831
BullsNumber 1103315.07/cwt310.00–320.003254
BullsNumber 186341.92/cwt330.00–350.002945
BullsNumber 3110240.00/cwt240.00–240.002641
BullsNumber 380172.50/cwt130.00–215.001382
BullsNumber 2105287.43/cwt280.00–295.003022

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.