Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-05-02

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, May 2
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▼ 374 vs last sale 554▲ 180 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
203 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 264▲ 203 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher on lean cows while fleshier cows sold steady-1.00 lower.

Holstein calves sold mostly steady.

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—Average1,61077.861,2534thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,69565.091,1033thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61457.8293318
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33557.2876520
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17843.4051123

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100125.73/cwt33
BullsNumber 29684.50/cwt27
BullsNumber 39127.81/cwt7
BullsUtility7613.77/cwt12
HeifersNumber 28820.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 18215.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing718.75/cwt4

Every lot

40 lots · USDA AMS · Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) - 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39575.72/cwt73.00–78.001,0562
Bulls——1,82480.00/cwt80.00–80.001,4592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17347.71/cwt45.50–50.5056010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17329.50/cwt23.00–37.503467
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19252.43/cwt51.00–55.006256
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28361.14/cwt58.00–65.0078410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38448.77/cwt46.00–50.006753
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38955.40/cwt53.00–59.507707
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60162.04/cwt60.50–64.009935
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60556.54/cwt52.00–59.0090712
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,69565.09/cwt63.00–66.501,1033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,79452.00/cwt52.00–52.009331
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7310.00/cwt10.00–10.0073
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred8215.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
Heifers—Number 28820.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—UtilityCrossbred637.62/cwt5.00–10.0052
Bulls—UtilityJersey665.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Bulls—UtilityJersey7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—UtilityCrossbred7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Utility7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Number 27772.66/cwt60.00–85.00562
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross80220.00/cwt220.00–220.001761
Bulls—Utility8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 28475.07/cwt70.00–80.00635
Bulls—Number 38429.91/cwt25.00–35.00254
Bulls—UtilityJersey8615.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
Bulls—UtilityCrossbred9035.00/cwt20.00–50.00322
Bulls—Number 39015.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Bulls—Utility9015.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Bulls—Number 194117.83/cwt100.00–130.0011116
Bulls—Number 29690.93/cwt75.00–110.00877
Bulls—Number 310020.00/cwt20.00–20.00201
Bulls—Number 210389.02/cwt65.00–120.009211
Bulls—Number 1104123.89/cwt110.00–135.0012910
Bulls—Number 211072.50/cwt65.00–80.00802
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross112200.00/cwt200.00–200.002241
Bulls—Number 1112123.74/cwt120.00–130.001394
Bulls—Number 311240.00/cwt40.00–40.00451
Bulls—Number 1122110.00/cwt110.00–110.001341

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.