Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	902	824	691
Slaughter cattle	500	—	341

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold steady. All prices per cwt.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1188–1752	1365	6	91.00–102.00	$95.72	$1,307
1326–1734	1540	16	103.00–110.00	$107.33	$1,653
1520–1670	1604	6	112.00–115.00	$113.90	$1,827

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
90	90	1	35.00	$35.00	$32
90–98	95	4	170.00–190.00	$182.65	$174
100	100	3	20.00–35.00	$26.67	$27
102	102	1	170.00	$170.00	$173
1226–1398	1312	2	87.00–100.00	$93.93	$1,232
1214–1526	1377	3	103.00–105.00	$103.59	$1,426

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
62	62	1	5.00	$5.00	$3
72–78	75	2	10.00	$10.00	$8
72–78	75	3	10.00–20.00	$16.64	$12
82	82	2	20.00–35.00	$27.50	$23
82–88	85	3	60.00–90.00	$76.95	$65
84–88	86	8	85.00–100.00	$93.75	$81
90–96	93	3	185.00–195.00	$190.11	$177
90–98	94	3	100.00–120.00	$108.62	$102
90–98	94	4	60.00–115.00	$86.57	$81
96	96	1	25.00	$25.00	$24
100–104	102	3	95.00–110.00	$105.10	$107
100–108	104	6	130.00–140.00	$133.39	$139
110–114	112	5	120.00–140.00	$130.91	$147
118	118	1	45.00	$45.00	$53
126	126	1	90.00	$90.00	$113

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1096–1448	1315	80-85%	15	45.00–53.00	$48.61	$639
1362–1492	1433	80-85%	3	54.00–55.00	$54.48	$781

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
958–1220	1127	85-90%	7	31.00–36.00	$33.46	$377
952–1458	1176	85-90%	9	37.00–44.00	$41.16	$484

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1462–2052	1697	75-80%	6	51.00–53.50	$52.28	$887

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1170–1894	1514	6	68.00–78.00	$74.20	$1,123
1334–2280	1760	5	82.00–86.00	$82.61	$1,454

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1430–1650	1553	4	59.00–67.00	$62.33	$968

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1252–1720	1484	6	74.00–81.00	$78.24	$1,161
1386–1664	1494	9	79.00–86.00	$82.93	$1,239
1298–1862	1580	2	52.00–73.00	$64.37	$1,017

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.