Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-04-28

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Apr 28
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
182 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 155▲ 182 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
179 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 218▲ 179 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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—Average1,58985.261,3553thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56477.921,2196thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28677.4599614
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19355.5866313

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198204.35/cwt23
BullsNumber 299149.15/cwt13
BullsNumber 39634.98/cwt3
BullsUtility9115.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 189180.07/cwt9
HeifersNumber 27440.00/cwt1

Every lot

30 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——1,58985.26/cwt79.00–91.001,3553
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10541.59/cwt35.00–48.004605
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15284.69/cwt81.00–91.009765
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17960.00/cwt55.00–67.007076
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36073.43/cwt64.00–79.009999
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,45477.27/cwt73.00–82.001,1242
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56477.92/cwt71.00–82.001,2196
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross70140.00/cwt140.00–140.00981
Heifers—Number 27440.00/cwt40.00–40.00301
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80262.50/cwt250.00–275.002102
Heifers—Number 18480.00/cwt80.00–80.00671
Heifers—Number 194100.00/cwt100.00–100.00941
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross96260.31/cwt245.00–275.002502
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross102150.00/cwt150.00–150.001531
Heifers—Number 1102105.00/cwt105.00–105.001071
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 27260.00/cwt60.00–60.00431
Bulls—Number 178100.00/cwt100.00–100.00781
Bulls—Number 284110.00/cwt100.00–120.00922
Bulls—Number 186192.50/cwt185.00–200.001662
Bulls—Number 38732.47/cwt30.00–35.00282
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross88290.00/cwt290.00–290.002551
Bulls—Utility9115.00/cwt15.00–15.00142
Bulls—Number 194192.60/cwt180.00–210.001818
Bulls—Number 295176.27/cwt150.00–195.001674
Bulls—Number 1102216.37/cwt205.00–225.002217
Bulls—Number 2106177.64/cwt170.00–185.001882
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross110225.00/cwt225.00–225.002481
Bulls—Number 2114149.65/cwt110.00–190.001714
Bulls—Number 311440.00/cwt40.00–40.00461
Bulls—Number 1115214.88/cwt210.00–220.002473

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.