Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2020-07-09

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jul 9
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 147▲ 1 vs year ago 148 · +0.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
254 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 234▲ 42 vs year ago 212 · +19.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

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—Average1,39385.721,1947thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,76868.491,2114thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,67866.301,1136thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35565.6689011
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,23548.6060015
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,39682.001,1451thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198106.90/cwt45
BullsNumber 29479.24/cwt55
BullsNumber 38846.99/cwt40
BullsUtility686.43/cwt16
HeifersNumber 27668.02/cwt4
HeifersNumber 18353.75/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8110.00/cwt3

Every lot

52 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——1,27698.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2501
Bulls——1,41383.67/cwt73.50–92.001,1826
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16338.28/cwt30.00–46.504456
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25258.71/cwt57.00–61.007354
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30852.90/cwt49.00–56.006925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32267.82/cwt65.00–70.508977
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41461.88/cwt61.00–63.008754
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67866.30/cwt65.00–69.001,1136
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,76868.49/cwt66.00–72.001,2114
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,39682.00/cwt82.00–82.001,1451
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross70140.00/cwt140.00–140.00981
Heifers—Number 2Crossbred7243.54/cwt5.00–80.00312
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred7430.00/cwt30.00–30.00221
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0072
Heifers—Number 1Jersey7860.00/cwt60.00–60.00471
Heifers—Number 18655.00/cwt55.00–55.00471
Heifers—Number 28845.00/cwt45.00–45.00401
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred9270.00/cwt70.00–70.00641
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9410.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility555.00/cwt5.00–5.0033
Bulls—UtilityJersey585.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0037
Bulls—Utility7110.00/cwt10.00–10.0072
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross74160.00/cwt160.00–160.001181
Bulls—Number 37542.16/cwt20.00–55.003213
Bulls—Number 27651.67/cwt50.00–55.00393
Bulls—Number 2Crossbred7645.00/cwt45.00–45.00341
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred8132.53/cwt30.00–35.00262
Bulls—Number 3Jersey8210.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 3Crossbred8430.00/cwt30.00–30.00251
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85176.80/cwt170.00–180.001503
Bulls—Number 38559.19/cwt35.00–80.005010
Bulls—Number 18687.02/cwt80.00–90.00755
Bulls—Number 28672.96/cwt50.00–90.006311
Bulls—Utility866.47/cwt5.00–8.0062
Bulls—Number 2Crossbred9035.00/cwt35.00–35.00321
Bulls—Number 39249.01/cwt30.00–65.00457
Bulls—Utility9215.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Bulls—Number 19495.12/cwt85.00–110.00899
Bulls—Number 29484.12/cwt70.00–105.007924
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred9685.00/cwt80.00–90.00822
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100175.00/cwt170.00–180.001752
Bulls—Number 210286.97/cwt60.00–110.008911
Bulls—Number 2Crossbred10275.00/cwt75.00–75.00771
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred104125.00/cwt125.00–125.001301
Bulls—Number 1104104.91/cwt95.00–115.0010913
Bulls—Number 310647.27/cwt25.00–65.00505
Bulls—Number 1111107.86/cwt105.00–110.001207
Bulls—Number 211390.09/cwt80.00–105.001023
Bulls—Number 311425.00/cwt25.00–25.00291
Bulls—Number 312020.00/cwt20.00–20.00241
Bulls—Number 313475.00/cwt75.00–75.001011

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.