Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-10-04

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Oct 4
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Slaughter Cattle receipts
473 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 501▲ 100 vs year ago 373 · +26.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
356 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 368▼ 63 vs year ago 419 · −15.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Holstein

steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-3.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold

15.00-20.00 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—Average1,78593.141,66316
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,88576.561,4434thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60071.291,1407thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34265.0087222
CowsLean 85-90%High1,15149.9557520
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,63696.001,5711thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,15484.009691thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,38881.531,1324thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,500107.711,6164thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,432101.401,4522thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,57273.521,1562thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,405131.011,8413thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,302125.001,6281thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,571140.382,20513
SteersChoiceAverage1,453125.641,82611
SteersSelectAverage1,282121.491,5582thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197128.39/cwt26
BullsNumber 29275.60/cwt9
BullsNumber 38420.00/cwt1
BullsUtility677.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 195192.50/cwt2

Every lot

39 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—Select1,282121.49/cwt121.00–122.001,5582
Steers—Choice1,453125.64/cwt121.00–134.001,82611
Steers—Choice and Prime1,571140.38/cwt136.00–144.002,20513
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,302125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,6281
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,405131.01/cwt129.00–132.001,8413
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,76586.84/cwt79.00–93.001,5339
Bulls——1,811101.23/cwt96.00–106.001,8337
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03936.46/cwt31.00–40.003795
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17150.24/cwt46.00–55.005888
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20959.25/cwt55.50–66.507167
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24355.89/cwt54.00–58.506952
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33963.73/cwt60.00–69.5085316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40374.65/cwt70.00–81.501,0474
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55368.48/cwt64.00–71.001,0634
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66275.04/cwt73.00–77.001,2473
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,88576.56/cwt72.00–79.501,4434
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,432101.40/cwt97.00–106.001,4522
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,500107.71/cwt106.00–110.001,6164
Dairy Steers—Select1,57273.52/cwt71.00–77.001,1562
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,15484.00/cwt84.00–84.009691
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,38881.53/cwt71.00–90.001,1324
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,63696.00/cwt96.00–96.001,5711
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross90160.00/cwt160.00–160.001441
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross100225.00/cwt225.00–225.002251
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility645.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Number 17650.00/cwt50.00–50.00381
Bulls—Number 27630.00/cwt30.00–30.00231
Bulls—Number 38420.00/cwt20.00–20.00171
Bulls—Number 28547.66/cwt25.00–65.00414
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross86210.00/cwt210.00–210.001811
Bulls—Number 18787.53/cwt80.00–95.00764
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95217.63/cwt205.00–230.002072
Bulls—Number 195113.74/cwt90.00–135.001089
Bulls—Number 2101114.93/cwt105.00–120.001163
Bulls—Number 1104132.44/cwt125.00–140.001386
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross112215.00/cwt215.00–215.002411
Bulls—Number 2112115.00/cwt115.00–115.001291
Bulls—Number 1113129.73/cwt120.00–140.001472

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.