Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-06-17

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Jun 17
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Slaughter Cattle receipts
383 head
▲ 216 vs last sale 167▲ 383 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
257 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 192▲ 257 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter Holstein steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady -1.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold 10.00-20.00 higher.

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—Low1,68374.661,25716
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,71172.561,2423thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62062.771,0179thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33662.3483316
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11650.1556019
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,48787.241,2976thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,332113.971,5188thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,154111.001,2811thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,467105.691,5504thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,511117.401,77412
SteersChoiceAverage1,513112.261,69816
SteersSelectAverage1,297108.591,4087thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1106119.55/cwt18
BullsNumber 210186.11/cwt21
BullsNumber 39742.40/cwt8
BullsUtility7315.00/cwt6
HeifersNumber 281125.00/cwt3
HeifersNumber 18748.75/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7222.50/cwt2

Every lot

46 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,297108.59/cwt103.00–113.001,4087
Steers—Choice and Prime1,483117.98/cwt116.00–122.501,75011
Steers—Choice1,513112.26/cwt106.00–116.001,69816
Steers—Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,820111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,0201
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,154111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,2811
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,332113.97/cwt110.00–119.001,5188
Heifers—Choice1,467105.69/cwt104.00–107.001,5504
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49958.35/cwt45.00–66.008753
Bulls——1,71085.53/cwt84.00–89.001,4634
Bulls——1,73375.26/cwt69.00–80.001,3049
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07957.40/cwt54.50–61.506197
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12735.37/cwt34.00–37.003993
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14249.44/cwt45.00–53.005659
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28865.50/cwt63.50–70.508448
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38359.18/cwt54.00–62.508188
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44067.00/cwt67.00–67.009651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64362.24/cwt55.50–68.501,0238
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,71172.56/cwt69.50–75.001,2423
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,48787.24/cwt86.00–89.001,2976
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7222.50/cwt20.00–25.00162
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred7635.00/cwt35.00–35.00271
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross80167.50/cwt145.00–190.001342
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred8250.00/cwt50.00–50.00411
Heifers—Number 28440.00/cwt40.00–40.00341
Heifers—Number 18650.00/cwt50.00–50.00431
Heifers—Number 110260.00/cwt60.00–60.00611
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility585.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility6415.00/cwt15.00–15.00101
Bulls—UtilityJersey7020.00/cwt20.00–20.00141
Bulls—Number 37635.00/cwt35.00–35.00271
Bulls—UtilityCrossbred7820.00/cwt20.00–20.00161
Bulls—Utility8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 28552.90/cwt40.00–65.00454
Bulls—Number 18870.00/cwt70.00–70.00621
Bulls—Utility9020.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
Bulls—Number 39331.68/cwt25.00–40.00293
Bulls—Number 29578.85/cwt60.00–95.00753
Bulls—Number 196108.93/cwt90.00–125.001054
Bulls—Number 310146.38/cwt25.00–65.00473
Bulls—Number 210495.02/cwt80.00–110.009911
Bulls—Number 1105119.12/cwt110.00–125.001255
Bulls—Number 1114120.79/cwt110.00–130.001387
Bulls—Number 2114100.00/cwt100.00–100.001142
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross118205.00/cwt205.00–205.002421
Bulls—Number 312070.00/cwt70.00–70.00841
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross124115.00/cwt115.00–115.001431

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.