Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-04-05

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Apr 5
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Slaughter Cattle receipts
370 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 458▲ 15 vs year ago 355 · +4.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
279 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 342▲ 74 vs year ago 205 · +36.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Holstein

steers sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows

sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

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

steady-5.00 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—Average1,57884.201,32810
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,89768.741,3043thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,79066.221,18510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,35762.7985225
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19949.8659829
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,38095.001,3111thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,52888.451,3522thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,08081.008751thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,59599.081,5803thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,61886.761,4042thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,448116.921,6937thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,346111.601,5026thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,597120.081,9188thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,605114.801,84312

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196160.86/cwt32
BullsNumber 296115.04/cwt14
BullsNumber 39240.70/cwt7
BullsUtility778.33/cwt3
HeifersNumber 189147.64/cwt6
HeifersNumber 28845.00/cwt1

Every lot

42 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,597120.08/cwt117.00–123.001,9188
Steers—Choice1,605114.80/cwt111.00–118.001,84312
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,346111.60/cwt105.00–114.001,5026
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,448116.92/cwt115.00–119.001,6937
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57482.77/cwt75.00–87.001,3038
Bulls——1,59289.92/cwt88.00–92.001,4322
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01333.59/cwt24.00–41.003404
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16359.87/cwt58.00–64.506966
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25050.13/cwt43.00–56.5062719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31967.24/cwt65.00–76.508879
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37860.29/cwt55.00–64.0083116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,79066.22/cwt62.00–68.501,18510
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,89768.74/cwt68.00–70.501,3043
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,08081.00/cwt81.00–81.008751
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,38095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3111
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,52888.45/cwt84.00–94.001,3522
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,59599.08/cwt96.00–101.001,5803
Dairy Steers—Choice1,61886.76/cwt82.00–91.001,4042
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross83215.90/cwt190.00–240.001792
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred8475.00/cwt75.00–75.00631
Heifers—Number 28845.00/cwt45.00–45.00401
Heifers—Number 19467.02/cwt45.00–90.00632
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross96245.00/cwt245.00–245.002351
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility685.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 37122.68/cwt10.00–35.00162
Bulls—Number 27654.87/cwt50.00–60.00422
Bulls—Utility7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross84203.67/cwt140.00–240.001715
Bulls—Number 28497.56/cwt95.00–100.00822
Bulls—Number 38470.00/cwt70.00–70.00591
Bulls—Number 185121.72/cwt100.00–135.001037
Bulls—Utility8610.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Bulls—Number 193151.10/cwt130.00–175.001417
Bulls—Number 295120.04/cwt110.00–125.001143
Bulls—Number 1101172.94/cwt160.00–185.001755
Bulls—Number 2102135.14/cwt120.00–155.001385
Bulls—Number 310334.84/cwt30.00–45.00363
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104200.00/cwt200.00–200.002081
Bulls—Number 2112134.91/cwt130.00–140.001512
Bulls—Number 311265.00/cwt65.00–65.00731
Bulls—Number 1113164.96/cwt155.00–175.001865
Bulls—Number 1121165.00/cwt165.00–165.002002

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.