Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-11-09

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Nov 9
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Slaughter Cattle receipts
462 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 462▲ 48 vs year ago 414 · +11.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
563 head
▲ 153 vs last sale 410▲ 233 vs year ago 330 · +70.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady.

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold 10.00-15.00

lower. All prices per cwt.

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—Average1,80489.921,62310
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31258.8177221
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61056.279066thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20548.6158621
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,56689.001,3941thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,39880.001,1181thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,36878.001,0671thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,62684.871,3803thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,32277.501,0252thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,31470.059202thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,466108.091,5856thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,220101.241,2352thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,31898.761,3022thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,589110.571,75711
SteersChoiceAverage1,467104.961,54014
SteersSelectAverage1,43197.981,4026thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198107.13/cwt35
BullsNumber 29780.99/cwt9
BullsNumber 38822.50/cwt6
BullsUtility8110.00/cwt6
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9610.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 19810.00/cwt1

Every lot

41 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—Select1,43197.98/cwt93.50–101.001,4026
Steers—Choice1,467104.96/cwt102.00–108.001,54014
Steers—Choice and Prime1,589110.57/cwt108.50–112.501,75711
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,220101.24/cwt100.00–102.501,2352
Heifers—Select1,31898.76/cwt98.00–99.501,3022
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,466108.09/cwt105.00–110.501,5856
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57086.73/cwt84.00–89.001,3622
Bulls——1,86390.72/cwt89.00–93.001,6908
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17049.12/cwt43.00–54.5057515
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22657.67/cwt57.50–58.007073
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27763.00/cwt61.50–65.508055
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32357.50/cwt54.00–61.0076116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,36037.00/cwt35.00–38.005033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61056.27/cwt54.00–58.009066
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,36878.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0671
Dairy Heifers—Select1,39880.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1181
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,56689.00/cwt89.00–89.001,3941
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,31470.05/cwt69.00–71.009202
Dairy Steers—Choice1,32277.50/cwt76.00–79.001,0252
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,62684.87/cwt82.00–87.001,3803
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9610.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
Heifers—Number 19810.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility645.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—UtilityJersey7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0072
Bulls—Number 37610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Utility7810.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 38215.00/cwt10.00–20.00122
Bulls—Number 18585.68/cwt80.00–90.00738
Bulls—Number 28652.50/cwt35.00–70.00452
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90160.00/cwt160.00–160.001441
Bulls—Number 39035.00/cwt25.00–45.00322
Bulls—Number 194100.40/cwt85.00–115.009410
Bulls—Number 29482.39/cwt80.00–85.00772
Bulls—Utility10012.50/cwt10.00–15.00132
Bulls—Number 210391.82/cwt70.00–100.00955
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross105170.00/cwt170.00–170.001792
Bulls—Number 1105111.14/cwt100.00–115.001179
Bulls—Number 310625.00/cwt25.00–25.00271
Bulls—Number 1112105.00/cwt100.00–115.001183
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross116150.00/cwt150.00–150.001741
Bulls—Number 113095.00/cwt95.00–95.001241

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.