Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-01-25

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Jan 25
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Slaughter Cattle receipts
424 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 505▼ 137 vs year ago 561 · −24.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
377 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 355▲ 32 vs year ago 345 · +9.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter

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

Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstein bull calves sold

5.00-10.00 higher. 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—Low1,94374.751,4529thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,74363.351,1043thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69456.4095512
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,35052.5971023
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20641.0349524
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,35874.001,0051thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,56385.991,3442thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,64082.131,3473thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,63471.001,1601thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,502112.141,6843thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,271101.551,2915thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,604114.901,8439thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,458108.471,5817thin
SteersSelectAverage1,253100.481,2594thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197120.79/cwt33
BullsNumber 29979.63/cwt19
BullsNumber 38344.51/cwt8
BullsUtility9010.00/cwt3
HeifersNumber 19898.33/cwt6
HeifersNumber 28620.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing685.00/cwt1

Every lot

46 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—Select1,253100.48/cwt90.00–106.001,2594
Steers—Choice1,458108.47/cwt104.00–112.001,5817
Steers—Choice and Prime1,604114.90/cwt112.00–117.501,8439
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,271101.55/cwt99.00–105.001,2915
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,502112.14/cwt110.00–114.001,6843
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,75889.08/cwt88.00–90.001,5662
Bulls——1,76074.71/cwt69.00–80.001,3154
Bulls——2,30965.24/cwt63.50–67.001,5063
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18344.47/cwt41.00–47.0052610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20335.73/cwt31.00–38.0043011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29448.98/cwt48.00–50.006343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33051.51/cwt48.00–55.0068519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44357.72/cwt56.00–60.508334
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69255.09/cwt53.00–57.009329
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69860.31/cwt60.00–61.001,0243
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,74363.35/cwt62.00–64.001,1043
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,56385.99/cwt84.00–88.001,3442
Dairy Steers—Select1,63471.00/cwt71.00–71.001,1601
Dairy Steers—Choice1,64082.13/cwt79.00–84.001,3473
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,35874.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0051
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing685.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Number 28620.00/cwt20.00–20.00171
Heifers—Number 18835.00/cwt35.00–35.00311
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross94200.00/cwt200.00–200.001881
Heifers—Number 19655.00/cwt55.00–55.00531
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross102205.00/cwt205.00–205.002091
Heifers—Number 110447.50/cwt40.00–55.00492
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 37128.46/cwt15.00–35.00203
Bulls—UtilityJersey7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Utility7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross76190.00/cwt190.00–190.001441
Bulls—Number 27850.00/cwt50.00–50.00391
Bulls—Number 38350.24/cwt40.00–60.00423
Bulls—Number 18590.59/cwt85.00–95.00779
Bulls—Number 28568.15/cwt50.00–85.00585
Bulls—Number 39230.00/cwt30.00–30.00281
Bulls—Number 195105.17/cwt90.00–125.001007
Bulls—Number 29575.48/cwt60.00–95.00724
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross102206.23/cwt200.00–215.002104
Bulls—Number 1102113.50/cwt105.00–130.001167
Bulls—Number 210591.03/cwt80.00–100.00965
Bulls—Number 310690.00/cwt90.00–90.00951
Bulls—Number 1115125.00/cwt120.00–130.001445
Bulls—Number 211595.03/cwt85.00–100.001093
Bulls—Number 212080.00/cwt80.00–80.00961
Bulls—Utility12410.00/cwt10.00–10.00121

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.