Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-11-17

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Nov 17
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
199 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 146▲ 199 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
281 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 285▲ 281 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—Average1,90984.441,6126thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,83884.001,5441thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57579.521,2524thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,39475.591,05312
CowsLean 85-90%High1,14252.1059513
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,246102.501,2771thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,43686.001,2351thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198192.72/cwt20
BullsNumber 288109.14/cwt11
BullsNumber 38045.00/cwt2
BullsUtility627.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 189245.00/cwt3
HeifersNumber 28015.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8610.00/cwt1

Every lot

31 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——1,90984.44/cwt77.00–94.001,6126
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08954.09/cwt47.00–60.005899
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22865.00/cwt65.00–65.007981
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27141.83/cwt40.00–45.005323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38181.64/cwt79.00–84.001,1274
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40072.56/cwt66.00–77.001,0168
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57579.52/cwt76.00–82.001,2524
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,83884.00/cwt84.00–84.001,5441
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,246102.50/cwt102.50–102.501,2771
Dairy Heifers—Select1,43686.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2351
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross72150.00/cwt150.00–150.001081
Heifers—Number 28015.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8610.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross90305.00/cwt305.00–305.002751
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross104280.00/cwt280.00–280.002911
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility525.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross70165.00/cwt165.00–165.001161
Bulls—Number 37040.00/cwt40.00–40.00281
Bulls—UtilityJersey7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Number 27778.65/cwt60.00–105.00613
Bulls—Number 181140.00/cwt140.00–140.001132
Bulls—Number 28197.53/cwt95.00–100.00792
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross88345.00/cwt345.00–345.003041
Bulls—Number 39050.00/cwt50.00–50.00451
Bulls—Number 194146.00/cwt140.00–155.001375
Bulls—Number 295130.91/cwt125.00–135.001245
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross98315.00/cwt315.00–315.003091
Bulls—Number 1101158.29/cwt155.00–160.001603
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103305.03/cwt290.00–315.003143
Bulls—Number 2104115.00/cwt115.00–115.001201
Bulls—Number 1114157.37/cwt150.00–165.001794

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.