Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-11-04

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Nov 4
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Slaughter Cattle receipts
408 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 479▲ 408 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
318 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 263▲ 318 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. 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—Average1,68064.731,08814
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,77856.471,00410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36646.8764016
CowsLean 85-90%High1,16338.6144917
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,54089.061,3725thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,48281.761,2123thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,29065.618462thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,390112.261,5603thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,250102.501,2812thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,17099.001,1581thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,635115.081,88210
SteersChoiceAverage1,616106.131,7153thin
SteersSelectAverage1,29599.521,2899thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1102115.64/cwt17
BullsNumber 210267.45/cwt6
BullsNumber 38623.33/cwt3

Every lot

34 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—Select1,29599.52/cwt94.00–103.501,2899
Steers—Choice1,616106.13/cwt105.00–107.501,7153
Steers—Choice and Prime1,635115.08/cwt112.00–118.001,88210
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,17099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,1581
Heifers—Choice1,250102.50/cwt102.00–103.001,2812
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,390112.26/cwt111.00–113.501,5603
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65168.18/cwt57.00–70.001,1269
Bulls——1,65348.61/cwt41.00–54.008043
Bulls——1,85173.40/cwt71.00–76.001,3592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95833.20/cwt28.00–36.503186
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26740.84/cwt38.50–43.005178
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29343.50/cwt43.00–44.005623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36646.87/cwt43.50–50.0064016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73059.50/cwt58.00–61.001,0295
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,82653.44/cwt50.00–56.009765
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,29065.61/cwt64.00–67.008462
Dairy Steers—Choice1,48281.76/cwt79.00–83.501,2123
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,54089.06/cwt86.00–93.001,3725
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross74150.00/cwt150.00–150.001111
Bulls—Number 37815.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
Bulls—Number 38020.00/cwt20.00–20.00161
Bulls—Number 18850.00/cwt50.00–50.00441
Bulls—Number 28835.00/cwt35.00–35.00311
Bulls—Number 29050.00/cwt50.00–50.00451
Bulls—Number 19693.07/cwt85.00–105.00895
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross98180.00/cwt180.00–180.001761
Bulls—Number 310035.00/cwt35.00–35.00351
Bulls—Number 210387.43/cwt85.00–90.00902
Bulls—Number 1105105.19/cwt95.00–115.001103
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross108200.00/cwt200.00–200.002161
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross110195.00/cwt195.00–195.002151
Bulls—Number 1111105.00/cwt100.00–110.001173
Bulls—Number 211372.43/cwt70.00–75.00822
Bulls—Number 112295.00/cwt95.00–95.001161

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.