Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2021-07-01

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jul 1
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 158▲ 38 vs year ago 147 · +25.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
224 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 189▼ 10 vs year ago 234 · −4.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 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—Average1,64686.641,4267thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,92076.121,4625thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,70871.991,2305thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31271.0093210
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,28351.396598thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,53390.461,3873thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,402100.001,4021thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,421124.531,7702thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100138.03/cwt17
BullsNumber 29676.22/cwt11
BullsNumber 38530.00/cwt3
BullsUtility757.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 194139.54/cwt8
HeifersNumber 28420.00/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7610.00/cwt1

Every lot

39 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,421124.53/cwt122.00–127.001,7702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56780.42/cwt75.00–83.501,2604
Bulls——1,75294.93/cwt92.50–98.001,6633
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12045.50/cwt42.00–49.005103
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22474.73/cwt72.00–77.009156
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,38054.92/cwt50.00–61.507585
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44565.40/cwt60.00–67.009454
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66274.75/cwt74.00–75.501,2422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73970.15/cwt68.00–73.501,2203
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,92076.12/cwt74.50–78.001,4625
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,53390.46/cwt84.00–95.001,3873
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,402100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4021
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross82207.56/cwt205.00–210.001702
Heifers—Number 28420.00/cwt10.00–30.00172
Heifers—Number 19347.07/cwt30.00–60.00443
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross98220.00/cwt220.00–220.002161
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross102140.00/cwt140.00–140.001431
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross110200.00/cwt200.00–200.002201
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—UtilityJersey605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 37635.00/cwt35.00–35.00271
Bulls—Number 27855.00/cwt55.00–55.00431
Bulls—Number 38020.00/cwt20.00–20.00161
Bulls—Number 28256.59/cwt50.00–60.00463
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross88180.00/cwt180.00–180.001581
Bulls—Number 18877.50/cwt75.00–80.00682
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90235.00/cwt235.00–235.002121
Bulls—UtilityJersey9010.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Bulls—Number 194110.24/cwt95.00–125.001044
Bulls—Number 29764.74/cwt40.00–90.00632
Bulls—Number 39835.00/cwt35.00–35.00341
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100220.00/cwt220.00–220.002201
Bulls—Number 2102113.07/cwt100.00–130.001153
Bulls—Number 1104126.38/cwt120.00–130.001314
Bulls—Number 211065.00/cwt65.00–65.00721
Bulls—Number 1112135.00/cwt135.00–135.001512
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross114200.00/cwt200.00–200.002281
Bulls—Number 1120140.00/cwt140.00–140.001681
Bulls—Number 212680.00/cwt80.00–80.001011

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.