Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-06-13

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jun 13
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 167▲ 156 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
218 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 192▲ 218 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 3.00-5.00 higher.

Feeder dairy calves sold 15.00-20.00 higher.

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—Average1,64174.391,2204thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,75476.481,3426thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55264.721,0045thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35261.7283414
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19249.9159525

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1104104.66/cwt28
BullsNumber 29873.27/cwt19
BullsNumber 39225.54/cwt8
BullsUtility869.44/cwt9
HeifersNumber 190105.00/cwt3

Every lot

37 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50281.50/cwt81.50–81.501,2241
Bulls——1,56863.77/cwt63.00–65.501,0002
Bulls——1,92488.50/cwt88.50–88.501,7031
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08639.13/cwt27.50–47.504256
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14956.00/cwt54.50–57.006435
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25252.35/cwt49.00–55.0065514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27454.80/cwt54.50–55.006982
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33460.62/cwt58.50–63.008098
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42667.37/cwt63.50–70.509614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47868.25/cwt68.00–68.501,0092
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,56374.75/cwt74.50–75.001,1682
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60162.37/cwt60.00–65.509993
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,85077.35/cwt76.50–79.001,4314
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 18440.00/cwt40.00–40.00341
Heifers—Number 19065.00/cwt65.00–65.00591
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross96210.00/cwt210.00–210.002021
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—UtilityJersey665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—UtilityJersey7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Number 37815.00/cwt15.00–15.00122
Bulls—Number 38020.00/cwt20.00–20.00161
Bulls—Number 28346.72/cwt40.00–55.00393
Bulls—Utility8410.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 18767.53/cwt65.00–70.00592
Bulls—Number 39030.00/cwt30.00–30.00271
Bulls—Number 29364.53/cwt50.00–85.00607
Bulls—Utility9310.00/cwt10.00–10.0093
Bulls—Number 195100.08/cwt85.00–115.00957
Bulls—Utility10110.00/cwt10.00–10.00102
Bulls—Number 310231.08/cwt15.00–60.00324
Bulls—Number 210386.75/cwt80.00–100.00896
Bulls—Number 1105107.07/cwt95.00–125.0011210
Bulls—Number 211199.91/cwt90.00–110.001112
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred11290.00/cwt90.00–90.001011
Bulls—Number 1113119.87/cwt100.00–140.001356
Bulls—Number 212080.00/cwt80.00–80.00961
Bulls—Number 1121107.48/cwt105.00–110.001302

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.