Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-08-22

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Mon, Aug 22
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1917
Slaughter Cattle receipts
501 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 457▼ 46 vs year ago 547 · −8.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
318 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 306▼ 44 vs year ago 362 · −12.2%
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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—Average1,599107.341,71612
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,682103.261,7372thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62295.961,5569thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34484.851,14016
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12557.6964913
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,451122.471,7772thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,533136.552,0936thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,777121.272,1552thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,366104.001,4211thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,404155.232,1793thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,303140.151,8263thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,168131.001,5301thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,631163.002,65911
SteersChoiceAverage1,411148.872,10110
SteersSelectAverage1,302134.641,7532thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196162.42/cwt30
BullsNumber 291100.22/cwt17
BullsNumber 38940.00/cwt4
BullsUtility8010.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 192174.19/cwt6

Every lot

45 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—Select1,302134.64/cwt127.00–142.001,7532
Steers—Choice1,411148.87/cwt141.00–158.002,10110
Steers—Choice and Prime1,631163.00/cwt155.50–166.002,65911
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,168131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,5301
Heifers—Choice1,303140.15/cwt136.00–147.001,8263
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,404155.23/cwt152.00–158.002,1793
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,595102.03/cwt81.00–111.001,62710
Bulls——1,618133.92/cwt125.00–140.002,1672
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08360.41/cwt53.00–64.006548
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12337.78/cwt28.00–48.004243
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29776.67/cwt75.00–78.009942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33684.42/cwt74.00–93.001,12812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33895.84/cwt93.00–100.001,2823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45657.00/cwt57.00–57.008301
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62295.96/cwt91.00–100.001,5569
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,682103.26/cwt101.00–105.001,7372
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,451122.47/cwt122.00–123.001,7772
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,366104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,4211
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,533136.55/cwt133.00–139.002,0936
Dairy Steers—Choice1,777121.27/cwt116.00–128.002,1552
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross81230.06/cwt225.00–235.001862
Heifers—Number 18645.00/cwt45.00–45.00391
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross90245.00/cwt245.00–245.002211
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross104245.00/cwt245.00–245.002551
Heifers—Number 111250.00/cwt50.00–50.00561
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 26670.00/cwt70.00–70.00461
Bulls—Number 36610.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Number 37035.00/cwt35.00–35.00251
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross76255.00/cwt255.00–255.001941
Bulls—Number 27655.00/cwt55.00–55.00421
Bulls—Utility8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross83232.95/cwt220.00–245.001932
Bulls—Number 28389.64/cwt50.00–115.00744
Bulls—Number 186123.37/cwt115.00–130.001063
Bulls—Number 293104.40/cwt90.00–125.00977
Bulls—Number 194133.37/cwt120.00–145.0012511
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95251.51/cwt245.00–260.002393
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross102245.00/cwt245.00–245.002501
Bulls—Number 2102109.80/cwt100.00–120.001122
Bulls—Number 1105147.85/cwt145.00–150.001557
Bulls—Number 310875.00/cwt75.00–75.00811
Bulls—Number 2112134.91/cwt130.00–140.001512
Bulls—Number 311240.00/cwt40.00–40.00451
Bulls—Number 1116145.00/cwt145.00–145.001681
Bulls—Number 1122135.00/cwt135.00–135.001651

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.