Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2023-07-13

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jul 13
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 144▼ 29 vs year ago 143 · −20.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
237 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 233▲ 35 vs year ago 202 · +17.3%
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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—Average1,721121.492,0912thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,797109.121,9614thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,800100.241,8045thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,44791.461,32314
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,30672.1194212
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,408129.291,8203thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,163160.411,8664thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195358.01/cwt28
BullsNumber 299259.68/cwt14
BullsNumber 393163.39/cwt10
BullsUtility707.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 186370.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 284110.00/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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,163160.41/cwt140.00–169.001,8664
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,721121.49/cwt121.00–122.002,0912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27779.36/cwt74.00–85.001,0139
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,39350.34/cwt38.00–58.007013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44791.46/cwt68.00–107.001,32314
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,797109.12/cwt104.00–112.001,9614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,800100.24/cwt90.00–109.001,8045
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,408129.29/cwt120.00–146.001,8203
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross52200.00/cwt200.00–200.001041
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross76570.00/cwt570.00–570.004331
Heifers—Number 284110.00/cwt110.00–110.00921
Heifers—Number 188180.00/cwt180.00–180.001581
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross102460.00/cwt460.00–460.004691
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross114440.00/cwt440.00–440.005021
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—UtilityJersey605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 275202.60/cwt200.00–205.001522
Bulls—Number 37583.93/cwt50.00–150.00633
Bulls—Utility8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 184297.68/cwt275.00–310.002506
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross87538.00/cwt450.00–600.004683
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross91489.89/cwt480.00–500.004462
Bulls—Number 194290.08/cwt280.00–305.002737
Bulls—Number 295268.19/cwt250.00–275.002555
Bulls—Number 395199.93/cwt100.00–270.001903
Bulls—Number 2103277.38/cwt270.00–290.002864
Bulls—Number 3103190.77/cwt110.00–265.001963
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104499.74/cwt480.00–520.005203
Bulls—Number 1104305.95/cwt290.00–320.003185
Bulls—Number 2112264.91/cwt260.00–270.002972
Bulls—Number 1113292.43/cwt285.00–300.003302
Bulls—Number 3114210.00/cwt210.00–210.002391
Bulls—Number 2120250.00/cwt250.00–250.003001

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.