Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2019-07-11

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jul 11
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 131▲ 148 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
212 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 225▲ 212 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 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold 20.00-30.00 lower.

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—High1,68978.771,3303thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,78664.081,1449thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29958.1575513
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08746.2950316

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1103105.90/cwt16
BullsNumber 29658.66/cwt13
BullsNumber 39630.07/cwt7
BullsUtility797.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 192160.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 28410.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing747.50/cwt2

Every lot

24 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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,68978.77/cwt77.00–80.001,3303
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06634.21/cwt31.00–39.003654
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07048.40/cwt44.00–51.505189
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16756.06/cwt53.50–57.506543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22963.24/cwt63.00–63.507772
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31257.22/cwt52.50–60.0075111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71462.58/cwt60.50–65.001,0736
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,92967.09/cwt65.50–69.001,2943
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing685.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 28410.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross92160.00/cwt160.00–160.001471
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 38328.44/cwt20.00–35.00243
Bulls—Number 28743.82/cwt30.00–50.00384
Bulls—Number 19260.11/cwt55.00–70.00553
Bulls—Utility9210.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93203.25/cwt195.00–215.001893
Bulls—Number 29761.57/cwt30.00–75.00604
Bulls—Number 210368.21/cwt55.00–80.00705
Bulls—Number 310421.73/cwt15.00–30.00233
Bulls—Number 110691.57/cwt80.00–100.00976
Bulls—Number 111388.72/cwt80.00–95.001004
Bulls—Number 311460.00/cwt60.00–60.00681

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.