Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-07-21

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jul 21
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
173 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 143▼ 5 vs year ago 178 · −2.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
214 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 202▼ 27 vs year ago 241 · −11.2%
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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—High1,82197.001,7662thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,74879.811,3957thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38770.0597210
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21745.2855116
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,28098.001,2541thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198129.38/cwt24
BullsNumber 28452.75/cwt9
BullsNumber 310626.67/cwt3
BullsUtility8710.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 194172.37/cwt6
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7810.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 29410.00/cwt1

Every lot

32 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——1,52284.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2781
Bulls——2,120110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,3321
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18330.97/cwt20.00–45.003666
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23753.87/cwt48.00–61.0066610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38770.05/cwt63.00–79.0097210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74879.81/cwt73.00–86.001,3957
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,28098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2541
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross78265.00/cwt265.00–265.002071
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross84180.00/cwt180.00–180.001511
Heifers—Number 29410.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95262.11/cwt250.00–275.002492
Heifers—Number 19815.00/cwt15.00–15.00151
Heifers—Number 111250.00/cwt50.00–50.00561
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross72140.00/cwt140.00–140.001011
Bulls—UtilityJersey7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Number 27541.61/cwt35.00–45.00313
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross80270.00/cwt270.00–270.002161
Bulls—Number 28150.06/cwt45.00–55.00412
Bulls—Number 18770.15/cwt60.00–80.00613
Bulls—Number 29362.45/cwt50.00–75.00584
Bulls—Number 39420.00/cwt20.00–20.00191
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96275.00/cwt275.00–275.002641
Bulls—Number 19689.12/cwt75.00–110.00865
Bulls—Utility10010.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross101272.43/cwt265.00–280.002752
Bulls—Number 1102113.24/cwt100.00–125.001169
Bulls—Number 310625.00/cwt25.00–25.00271
Bulls—Number 1112120.00/cwt120.00–120.001341
Bulls—Number 311835.00/cwt35.00–35.00411
Bulls—Number 112080.00/cwt80.00–80.00961

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.