Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-06-03

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Jun 3
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Slaughter Cattle receipts
429 head
▲ 142 vs last sale 287▲ 429 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
305 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 249▲ 305 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Mondays sale slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold 30.00-50.00 lower with little buyer demand.

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—Average1,54975.631,17116
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,72766.941,1563thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68856.6795712
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27153.4767923
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20041.7250127
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,51688.421,3409thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,45381.551,1853thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,324109.521,4504thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,399104.501,4622thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,19895.001,1381thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,508116.281,75421
SteersChoiceAverage1,511111.171,68014
SteersSelectAverage1,364106.031,4467thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1106116.20/cwt22
BullsNumber 29782.45/cwt20
BullsNumber 39147.50/cwt4
BullsUtility759.47/cwt9
HeifersNumber 1100191.44/cwt3
HeifersNumber 3102175.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 28742.50/cwt2

Every lot

42 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—Select1,364106.03/cwt103.00–108.501,4467
Steers—Choice and Prime1,508116.28/cwt113.00–119.501,75421
Steers—Choice1,511111.17/cwt108.50–113.501,68014
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,19895.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1381
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,324109.52/cwt107.00–112.001,4504
Heifers—Choice1,399104.50/cwt101.00–108.001,4622
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17060.01/cwt59.50–60.507022
Bulls——1,50973.14/cwt65.00–77.501,1048
Bulls——1,72884.16/cwt78.00–96.001,4546
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17832.47/cwt11.00–39.003829
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19344.53/cwt40.00–47.0053112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24749.97/cwt47.00–55.006236
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26456.73/cwt54.50–60.5071710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27650.96/cwt47.00–54.5065013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52150.67/cwt47.00–53.007713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66959.29/cwt57.50–61.009904
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,72165.66/cwt60.50–70.501,1302
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,74069.50/cwt69.50–69.501,2091
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,80458.17/cwt56.00–60.001,0495
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,45381.55/cwt80.00–84.001,1853
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,51688.42/cwt87.00–91.001,3409
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 28430.00/cwt30.00–30.00251
Heifers—Number 29055.00/cwt55.00–55.00501
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross96180.00/cwt180.00–180.001731
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross102197.16/cwt180.00–215.002012
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross102175.00/cwt175.00–175.001791
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility645.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Bulls—Utility7311.74/cwt10.00–15.0093
Bulls—UtilityJersey7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0072
Bulls—Number 38350.00/cwt50.00–50.00422
Bulls—Number 28560.04/cwt50.00–65.00513
Bulls—UtilityCrossbred8610.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Bulls—Utility9010.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Bulls—Number 39230.00/cwt30.00–30.00281
Bulls—Number 29374.95/cwt65.00–85.00707
Bulls—Number 194101.88/cwt80.00–115.00966
Bulls—Number 210494.43/cwt80.00–110.009810
Bulls—Number 310460.00/cwt60.00–60.00621
Bulls—Number 1105117.49/cwt100.00–130.001238
Bulls—Number 1112112.04/cwt110.00–115.001255
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross118215.00/cwt215.00–215.002541
Bulls—Number 1123114.96/cwt110.00–120.001412

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.