Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-10-07

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Oct 7
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Slaughter Cattle receipts
441 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 421▲ 441 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
397 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 401▲ 397 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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—Average1,49872.221,08214
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,87364.171,2023thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61656.7291711
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33553.6171617
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08839.1242614
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,48991.621,3647thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,41687.001,2321thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,45674.001,0771thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,459107.571,5695thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,379102.231,4102thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,472112.511,6568thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,504108.851,6379thin
SteersSelectAverage1,33497.551,3014thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110299.69/cwt14
BullsNumber 29747.73/cwt14
BullsNumber 39118.16/cwt8
BullsUtility8510.71/cwt7
HeifersNumber 18287.50/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8210.00/cwt1

Every lot

40 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—Select1,33497.55/cwt89.00–104.001,3014
Steers—Choice and Prime1,472112.51/cwt111.00–115.001,6568
Steers—Choice1,504108.85/cwt106.50–110.501,6379
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,379102.23/cwt100.00–104.501,4102
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,459107.57/cwt106.00–109.001,5695
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18854.00/cwt54.00–54.006421
Bulls——1,49572.74/cwt63.00–77.001,08711
Bulls——1,66678.49/cwt78.00–79.001,3082
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03633.10/cwt26.00–38.003436
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12743.64/cwt40.00–47.004928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29963.00/cwt63.00–63.008182
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34052.36/cwt48.00–55.0070215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58562.44/cwt61.00–63.009903
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62854.57/cwt52.50–59.008888
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,87364.17/cwt64.00–64.501,2023
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,41687.00/cwt87.00–87.001,2321
Dairy Steers—Select1,45674.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0771
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,48991.62/cwt88.50–96.001,3647
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross73150.00/cwt150.00–150.001102
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8210.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 18615.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
Heifers—Number 19435.00/cwt35.00–35.00331
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 37420.00/cwt20.00–20.00151
Bulls—Utility7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Bulls—UtilityJersey8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 28220.00/cwt20.00–20.00163
Bulls—Number 38312.59/cwt10.00–15.00102
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross88180.00/cwt180.00–180.001581
Bulls—Number 29547.08/cwt20.00–75.00456
Bulls—Number 39518.78/cwt15.00–20.00184
Bulls—Number 19668.90/cwt60.00–80.00664
Bulls—Utility9620.00/cwt20.00–20.00191
Bulls—Utility10210.00/cwt10.00–10.00102
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104175.00/cwt160.00–190.001822
Bulls—Number 110483.75/cwt80.00–90.00874
Bulls—Number 210470.00/cwt70.00–70.00732
Bulls—Number 310425.00/cwt25.00–25.00261
Bulls—Number 111285.00/cwt80.00–90.00953
Bulls—Number 211361.91/cwt45.00–70.00703

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.