Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-05-23

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, May 23
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Slaughter Cattle receipts
364 head
▼ 115 vs last sale 479▲ 10 vs year ago 354 · +2.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
243 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 300▼ 56 vs year ago 299 · −18.7%
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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—Average1,609106.051,70711
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,515105.441,5973thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58494.241,4939thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32692.251,22422
CowsLean 85-90%High1,14368.4678311
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,496128.001,9151thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,371118.761,6283thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,294110.471,4292thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,422128.001,8201thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,766123.002,1721thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,307105.591,3802thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,484146.732,1774thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,325130.941,7355thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,660152.802,53614
SteersChoiceAverage1,470143.832,11417
SteersSelectAverage1,289117.321,5123thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199193.81/cwt36
BullsNumber 294137.34/cwt13
BullsNumber 39483.93/cwt8
BullsUtility8415.00/cwt3
HeifersNumber 187167.12/cwt8

Every lot

49 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—Select1,289117.32/cwt100.00–134.001,5123
Steers—Choice1,470143.83/cwt128.00–152.002,11417
Steers—Choice and Prime1,660152.80/cwt148.00–159.002,53614
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,325130.94/cwt100.00–140.001,7355
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,484146.73/cwt146.00–147.002,1774
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,530100.62/cwt93.00–110.001,5397
Bulls——1,748115.54/cwt108.00–122.002,0204
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82633.88/cwt32.50–35.002802
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20983.10/cwt77.00–87.001,0054
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21870.58/cwt56.00–77.508605
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32387.77/cwt84.00–94.001,16113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33198.73/cwt94.00–104.001,3149
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,515105.44/cwt102.00–108.001,5973
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57597.83/cwt96.00–99.001,5413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58992.44/cwt87.00–98.001,4696
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,307105.59/cwt102.00–110.001,3802
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,422128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,8201
Dairy Steers—Choice1,766123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,1721
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,294110.47/cwt105.00–116.001,4292
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,371118.76/cwt112.00–123.001,6283
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,496128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,9151
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross76220.00/cwt220.00–220.001671
Heifers—Number 17870.00/cwt70.00–70.00551
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross86255.12/cwt250.00–260.002192
Heifers—Number 19395.58/cwt70.00–115.00893
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross94250.00/cwt250.00–250.002351
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 36835.00/cwt35.00–35.00241
Bulls—UtilityJersey7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Number 176135.00/cwt135.00–135.001031
Bulls—Number 37660.00/cwt60.00–60.00461
Bulls—Number 27655.00/cwt55.00–55.00421
Bulls—Number 184158.12/cwt140.00–180.001337
Bulls—Number 286115.35/cwt100.00–130.00992
Bulls—UtilityJersey8620.00/cwt20.00–20.00171
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross87292.24/cwt270.00–315.002542
Bulls—Number 38860.00/cwt60.00–60.00531
Bulls—Number 293139.96/cwt100.00–175.001306
Bulls—Number 195188.43/cwt165.00–200.001799
Bulls—Number 39583.89/cwt50.00–120.00802
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96265.00/cwt265.00–265.002541
Bulls—Utility9615.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Bulls—Number 2104164.98/cwt150.00–185.001724
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross105288.00/cwt270.00–305.003022
Bulls—Number 1105197.38/cwt175.00–220.002074
Bulls—Number 310695.00/cwt95.00–95.001011
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross112220.00/cwt220.00–220.002461
Bulls—Number 3112126.83/cwt90.00–165.001422
Bulls—Number 1113171.61/cwt20.00–220.001946
Bulls—Number 1121191.59/cwt180.00–210.002323

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.