Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-05-27

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, May 27
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Slaughter Cattle receipts
287 head
▲ 287 vs last sale 0▲ 287 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
249 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 287▲ 249 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
View

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
Bulls—Average1,66074.371,2358thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,72776.201,3169thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64466.431,09214
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25062.0677625
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14449.3456434
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,49993.041,3955thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,42682.001,1691thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,462114.271,6717thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,173110.491,2964thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,204101.001,2161thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,515116.951,77211
SteersChoiceAverage1,458111.551,62619
SteersSelectAverage1,245107.971,3449thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1103174.58/cwt24
BullsNumber 298110.04/cwt16
BullsNumber 39759.16/cwt5
BullsUtility7512.58/cwt8
HeifersNumber 194132.99/cwt5
HeifersNumber 28130.04/cwt3
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7012.50/cwt2

Every lot

45 lots · USDA AMS · Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,245107.97/cwt105.00–111.001,3449
Steers—Choice1,458111.55/cwt108.00–116.501,62619
Steers—Choice and Prime1,515116.95/cwt114.00–119.501,77211
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,173110.49/cwt107.00–113.501,2964
Heifers—Select1,204101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,2161
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,462114.27/cwt111.00–118.501,6717
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31860.00/cwt60.00–60.007912
Bulls——1,70471.89/cwt68.00–75.001,2252
Bulls——1,80982.79/cwt81.00–87.001,4984
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06637.92/cwt22.00–46.004049
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13349.42/cwt46.00–53.0056010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19856.14/cwt53.50–64.0067315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24157.91/cwt55.00–59.5071912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25965.89/cwt62.00–74.0083013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61862.45/cwt58.50–65.001,0107
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66970.41/cwt66.50–74.001,1757
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,71475.37/cwt73.50–79.001,2926
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,75377.86/cwt76.00–79.501,3653
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,42682.00/cwt82.00–82.001,1691
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,49993.04/cwt90.00–97.001,3955
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing6815.00/cwt15.00–15.00101
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Number 27830.00/cwt30.00–30.00231
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross83232.47/cwt230.00–235.001932
Heifers—Number 28330.06/cwt25.00–35.00252
Heifers—Number 19770.00/cwt70.00–70.00682
Heifers—Number 110860.00/cwt60.00–60.00651
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—UtilityJersey638.51/cwt5.00–15.0053
Bulls—Utility7213.38/cwt10.00–15.00103
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross86236.59/cwt225.00–245.002033
Bulls—Number 18793.36/cwt90.00–95.00813
Bulls—Number 28780.00/cwt80.00–80.00702
Bulls—Number 38835.00/cwt35.00–35.00311
Bulls—Number 29295.69/cwt75.00–110.00886
Bulls—Number 39455.21/cwt50.00–60.00522
Bulls—Utility9415.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Bulls—Number 196148.44/cwt130.00–170.001433
Bulls—Utility10220.00/cwt20.00–20.00201
Bulls—Number 2103121.07/cwt110.00–150.001256
Bulls—Number 1104178.39/cwt160.00–195.001866
Bulls—Number 310475.19/cwt65.00–85.00782
Bulls—Number 2110150.00/cwt145.00–155.001652
Bulls—Number 1113179.91/cwt165.00–190.002036
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross118220.00/cwt220.00–220.002601
Bulls—Number 1121192.48/cwt190.00–195.002332

This sale against other markets

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.