Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-06-29

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Jun 29
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Slaughter Cattle receipts
388 head
▼ 196 vs last sale 584▲ 40 vs year ago 348 · +11.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
328 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 340▲ 24 vs year ago 304 · +7.9%
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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—Low1,66699.641,66013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,77469.351,23010
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31465.2885820
CowsLean 85-90%High1,15745.3852517
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,40682.271,1572thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,38293.501,2921thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,46585.311,2503thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,47772.961,0782thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,17799.641,1732thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,521110.661,6838thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,433104.641,4996thin
SteersSelectAverage1,434103.391,4837thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1101115.02/cwt28
BullsNumber 29470.01/cwt10
BullsNumber 38130.33/cwt3
BullsUtility857.59/cwt2
HeifersNumber 192135.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 27850.00/cwt1

Every lot

36 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—Choice1,433104.64/cwt102.00–106.001,4996
Steers—Select1,434103.39/cwt98.00–105.001,4837
Steers—Choice and Prime1,521110.66/cwt107.00–114.501,6838
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,17799.64/cwt96.00–103.001,1732
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17377.57/cwt75.00–80.009102
Bulls——1,73197.35/cwt93.00–99.001,6854
Bulls——1,770107.26/cwt103.00–114.001,8997
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13838.21/cwt32.00–42.004356
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15847.21/cwt43.00–53.505478
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19054.85/cwt54.50–55.506533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29955.79/cwt54.50–57.007252
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30272.71/cwt68.50–78.509476
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32263.15/cwt57.50–67.0083512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77469.35/cwt68.00–71.001,23010
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,38293.50/cwt93.50–93.501,2921
Dairy Steers—Choice1,46585.31/cwt83.00–87.001,2503
Dairy Steers—Select1,47772.96/cwt71.00–75.001,0782
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,40682.27/cwt81.50–83.001,1572
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27850.00/cwt50.00–50.00391
Heifers—Number 18860.00/cwt60.00–60.00531
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross96210.00/cwt210.00–210.002021
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 37533.00/cwt20.00–45.00252
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross78220.00/cwt220.00–220.001721
Bulls—Number 28455.00/cwt50.00–60.00464
Bulls—Utility857.59/cwt5.00–10.0062
Bulls—Number 18677.60/cwt70.00–80.00674
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross88210.00/cwt210.00–210.001851
Bulls—Number 29060.00/cwt60.00–60.00541
Bulls—Number 39225.00/cwt25.00–25.00231
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96190.00/cwt190.00–190.001821
Bulls—Number 19691.78/cwt80.00–105.00886
Bulls—Number 210384.01/cwt70.00–100.00875
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104220.00/cwt220.00–220.002291
Bulls—Number 1104108.52/cwt95.00–115.001137
Bulls—Number 1113109.16/cwt100.00–120.001236
Bulls—Number 1122105.00/cwt105.00–105.001281

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.