Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-06-24

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Jun 24
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Slaughter Cattle receipts
376 head
▲ 209 vs last sale 167▲ 376 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
243 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 192▲ 243 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 and heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 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—Low1,38672.851,01010
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,76467.631,1934thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59461.309776thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34856.7176416
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,20044.3253225
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,67590.481,5163thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,50584.741,2756thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,41175.341,0632thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,350111.421,5046thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,275106.481,3584thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,160104.001,2061thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,482115.501,71211
SteersChoiceAverage1,447110.841,60416
SteersSelectAverage1,362104.621,42513

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1101141.01/cwt21
BullsNumber 29891.03/cwt16
BullsNumber 38936.27/cwt12
BullsUtility7412.78/cwt9
HeifersNumber 186195.00/cwt3
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing689.03/cwt5

Every lot

48 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—Select1,362104.62/cwt100.00–107.501,42513
Steers—Choice1,447110.84/cwt108.00–113.001,60416
Steers—Choice and Prime1,482115.50/cwt114.00–117.501,71211
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,160104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,2061
Heifers—Choice1,275106.48/cwt105.00–111.001,3584
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,350111.42/cwt108.00–114.001,5046
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19665.40/cwt63.00–67.007822
Bulls——1,32772.83/cwt69.00–77.009666
Bulls——1,75580.36/cwt80.00–81.001,4102
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12536.20/cwt21.00–43.004078
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20951.55/cwt50.00–53.006235
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24746.73/cwt44.00–50.5058312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34054.24/cwt51.50–58.0072710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36060.83/cwt59.50–62.008276
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54060.06/cwt56.00–64.009254
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70363.79/cwt61.50–66.001,0862
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,76467.63/cwt64.50–70.001,1934
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,41175.34/cwt72.00–79.001,0632
Dairy Steers—Choice1,50584.74/cwt80.00–87.501,2756
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,67590.48/cwt89.50–91.001,5163
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-TubingCrossbred605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing665.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7515.07/cwt10.00–20.00112
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross86195.00/cwt170.00–215.001683
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—UtilityJersey605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—UtilityCrossbred625.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility6820.00/cwt20.00–20.00141
Bulls—UtilityJersey7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0072
Bulls—Utility7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Number 27650.00/cwt50.00–50.00381
Bulls—Number 37838.33/cwt30.00–50.00303
Bulls—Utility8210.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross83199.88/cwt190.00–210.001662
Bulls—Number 38332.47/cwt30.00–35.00272
Bulls—Number 28647.50/cwt45.00–50.00412
Bulls—Number 18860.00/cwt60.00–60.00531
Bulls—UtilityCrossbred9035.00/cwt35.00–35.00321
Bulls—Number 39431.71/cwt20.00–50.00306
Bulls—Number 195104.18/cwt90.00–120.00995
Bulls—Number 29695.29/cwt75.00–115.00915
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross98220.00/cwt220.00–220.002161
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross101196.78/cwt185.00–205.001993
Bulls—Number 310265.00/cwt65.00–65.00661
Bulls—Number 2103102.85/cwt80.00–120.001067
Bulls—Number 1105126.24/cwt120.00–130.001334
Bulls—Number 2112115.00/cwt115.00–115.001291
Bulls—Number 1115133.80/cwt125.00–140.001544
Bulls—Number 1120130.00/cwt130.00–130.001561

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.