Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-04-11

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Apr 11
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Slaughter Cattle receipts
461 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 468▼ 30 vs year ago 491 · −6.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
233 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 309▼ 69 vs year ago 302 · −22.8%
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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—Average1,790101.891,82413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,84785.941,5879thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,39580.901,12911
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11455.1061413
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,680123.002,0661thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,450114.881,6663thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,588120.871,9195thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,659115.061,9093thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,24199.311,2322thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,460142.182,0762thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,362131.911,7976thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,449112.631,6322thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,594143.302,2847thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,482134.111,98810
SteersSelectAverage1,321122.421,6174thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197248.67/cwt35
BullsNumber 297181.08/cwt17
BullsNumber 3103120.00/cwt2
BullsUtility8045.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 192201.96/cwt8
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing6040.00/cwt1

Every lot

44 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—Select1,321122.42/cwt112.00–132.001,6174
Steers—Choice1,482134.11/cwt128.00–140.001,98810
Steers—Choice and Prime1,594143.30/cwt140.00–146.002,2847
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,362131.91/cwt127.00–137.001,7976
Heifers—Select1,449112.63/cwt97.00–125.001,6322
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,460142.18/cwt139.00–145.502,0762
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,636114.71/cwt111.00–118.001,8774
Bulls——1,85996.19/cwt72.00–106.001,7889
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06061.27/cwt52.00–68.006496
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08230.71/cwt26.00–42.003324
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26475.26/cwt72.00–82.009513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38277.91/cwt70.00–83.001,0778
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43188.86/cwt87.00–91.001,2723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,84785.94/cwt83.00–89.001,5879
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,450114.88/cwt113.00–117.001,6663
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,680123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,0661
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,24199.31/cwt96.00–103.001,2322
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,588120.87/cwt119.00–123.001,9195
Dairy Steers—Choice1,659115.06/cwt112.00–120.001,9093
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing6040.00/cwt40.00–40.00241
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross70130.00/cwt130.00–130.00911
Heifers—Number 186115.00/cwt115.00–115.00991
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross88250.00/cwt250.00–250.002201
Heifers—Number 194125.00/cwt125.00–125.001181
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95242.63/cwt230.00–255.002302
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross102255.20/cwt245.00–265.002602
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 27475.00/cwt75.00–75.00561
Bulls—Number 177196.17/cwt185.00–215.001513
Bulls—UtilityJersey8045.00/cwt45.00–45.00361
Bulls—Number 184205.45/cwt190.00–230.001735
Bulls—Number 386100.00/cwt100.00–100.00861
Bulls—Number 287202.07/cwt150.00–240.001764
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross92371.20/cwt350.00–405.003424
Bulls—Number 194228.75/cwt215.00–240.002158
Bulls—Number 296177.19/cwt160.00–210.001705
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103339.27/cwt315.00–365.003492
Bulls—Number 1104229.07/cwt220.00–245.002386
Bulls—Number 2104185.81/cwt150.00–220.001935
Bulls—Number 1111240.03/cwt235.00–245.002663
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross112310.00/cwt310.00–310.003471
Bulls—Number 2114200.00/cwt200.00–200.002281
Bulls—Number 2120180.00/cwt180.00–180.002161
Bulls—Number 3120140.00/cwt140.00–140.001681
Bulls—Number 1121229.89/cwt210.00–240.002783

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.