Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-07-15

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Jul 15
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Slaughter Cattle receipts
299 head
▲ 299 vs last sale 0▲ 299 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
310 head
▲ 310 vs last sale 0▲ 310 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers traded1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold steady -5.00 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—Low1,63576.101,2447thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,83871.311,3114thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,69464.831,0989thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,34955.5474917
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14145.0651417
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,77690.001,5981thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,07473.847934thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,368111.941,5317thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,374107.971,4844thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,392104.011,4483thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,474118.571,7488thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,449109.871,5926thin
SteersSelectAverage1,318107.051,41113

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100108.63/cwt18
BullsNumber 29559.52/cwt14
BullsNumber 38325.00/cwt3
BullsUtility847.15/cwt7
HeifersNumber 192117.50/cwt6
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7610.00/cwt1

Every lot

43 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—Select1,318107.05/cwt100.00–110.501,41113
Steers—Choice1,449109.87/cwt107.00–113.001,5926
Steers—Choice and Prime1,474118.57/cwt115.00–124.001,7488
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,368111.94/cwt109.00–119.001,5317
Heifers—Choice1,374107.97/cwt106.00–109.501,4844
Heifers—Select1,392104.01/cwt102.00–107.001,4483
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26068.02/cwt67.00–69.008572
Bulls——1,73683.94/cwt83.00–85.001,4572
Bulls——1,81876.26/cwt74.00–79.001,3863
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97636.18/cwt31.00–39.003533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14561.48/cwt59.50–65.507043
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15644.99/cwt42.00–48.0052011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25154.21/cwt51.50–60.006783
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38855.44/cwt52.00–58.0077011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41249.98/cwt48.50–51.507063
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65461.28/cwt59.00–64.001,0145
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74569.26/cwt68.00–71.001,2094
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,83871.31/cwt69.00–73.001,3114
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,07473.84/cwt70.00–75.007934
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,77690.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5981
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred8235.00/cwt35.00–35.00291
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross84195.00/cwt195.00–195.001641
Heifers—Number 18650.00/cwt50.00–50.00431
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross92180.00/cwt180.00–180.001661
Heifers—Number 19445.00/cwt45.00–45.00421
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross112200.00/cwt200.00–200.002241
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility725.00/cwt5.00–5.0041
Bulls—Number 37620.00/cwt20.00–20.00152
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross82150.00/cwt150.00–150.001231
Bulls—Number 28540.00/cwt40.00–40.00342
Bulls—Utility856.69/cwt5.00–10.0063
Bulls—Number 19262.55/cwt60.00–70.00584
Bulls—Number 29453.58/cwt30.00–80.00508
Bulls—Number 39635.00/cwt35.00–35.00341
Bulls—Utility9610.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross98220.00/cwt220.00–220.002161
Bulls—Utility10010.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103190.26/cwt150.00–220.001963
Bulls—Number 110385.55/cwt80.00–90.00888
Bulls—Number 210381.15/cwt70.00–95.00844
Bulls—Number 111480.00/cwt80.00–80.00911

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.