Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-08-01

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Aug 1
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Slaughter Cattle receipts
430 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 433▼ 156 vs year ago 586 · −26.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
361 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 308▼ 23 vs year ago 384 · −6.0%
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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—Average1,73397.921,69710
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,486105.001,5601thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69488.881,5067thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32376.771,01617
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06748.7152011
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,420118.701,6862thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,555129.212,0095thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,630123.332,0103thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,17689.001,0471thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,498152.352,2826thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,223140.521,7194thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,549153.652,3806thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,434136.821,9627thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197139.12/cwt30
BullsNumber 29178.42/cwt17
BullsNumber 39441.25/cwt4
BullsUtility8411.67/cwt3
HeifersNumber 187220.72/cwt6
HeifersNumber 28820.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7810.00/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—Choice1,434136.82/cwt128.00–145.001,9627
Steers—Choice and Prime1,549153.65/cwt147.00–160.002,3806
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,223140.52/cwt139.00–141.001,7194
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,498152.35/cwt147.00–157.002,2826
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,73397.92/cwt81.00–107.001,69710
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02933.55/cwt20.00–46.003455
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06473.00/cwt73.00–73.007771
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10559.02/cwt51.00–65.006525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30474.56/cwt62.00–83.0097214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41387.07/cwt85.00–89.001,2303
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,486105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68993.99/cwt93.00–95.001,5872
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69686.84/cwt76.00–91.001,4735
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,420118.70/cwt115.00–122.001,6862
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,17689.00/cwt89.00–89.001,0471
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,555129.21/cwt127.00–133.002,0095
Dairy Steers—Choice1,630123.33/cwt117.00–128.002,0103
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7810.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross81258.11/cwt245.00–270.002093
Heifers—Number 28820.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
Heifers—Number 19245.00/cwt45.00–45.00411
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross94252.50/cwt230.00–275.002372
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility625.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 26840.00/cwt40.00–40.00271
Bulls—Number 27542.53/cwt40.00–45.00322
Bulls—UtilityJersey7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross78250.00/cwt250.00–250.001951
Bulls—Number 37840.00/cwt40.00–40.00311
Bulls—Number 28360.16/cwt40.00–80.00503
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred8490.00/cwt90.00–90.00761
Bulls—Number 18792.89/cwt85.00–100.00817
Bulls—Number 38835.00/cwt35.00–35.00311
Bulls—Number 29484.47/cwt60.00–100.00796
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95288.38/cwt285.00–295.002743
Bulls—Number 195107.28/cwt90.00–120.001025
Bulls—Number 39645.00/cwt45.00–45.00431
Bulls—Number 1104126.99/cwt110.00–145.0013211
Bulls—Number 2104104.17/cwt80.00–115.001085
Bulls—Number 311245.00/cwt45.00–45.00501
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross114260.00/cwt260.00–260.002961
Bulls—Utility11420.00/cwt20.00–20.00231
Bulls—Number 1116125.00/cwt125.00–125.001451

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.