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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

886 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 886 902 717
Slaughter cattle 453 500 341

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80 80 1 140.00 $140.00 $112 +105.00
92–94 93 2 170.00–190.00 $179.89 $167 -2.76
104 104 1 130.00 $130.00 $135 -40.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 10.00 $10.00 $7 ±0.00
70–72 71 2 10.00 $10.00 $7 ±0.00
76 76 1 45.00 $45.00 $34 +35.00
82–84 83 3 40.00–60.00 $46.61 $39 +19.11
82–88 85 7 60.00–95.00 $87.40 $74 +10.45
82–88 85 2 170.00–185.00 $177.24 $151 +100.29
90–96 94 12 90.00–125.00 $110.12 $104 +1.50
92–98 95 2 70.00–85.00 $77.74 $74 -30.88
98 98 1 10.00 $10.00 $10 -15.00
100–108 105 4 75.00–110.00 $97.61 $102 -35.78
102–108 105 6 115.00–125.00 $120.87 $127 -12.52
106 106 1 170.00 $170.00 $180 +36.61
110–116 113 5 120.00–130.00 $124.04 $140 -6.87
114 114 1 35.00 $35.00 $40 -95.91

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1258–1486 1422 80-85% 6 53.00–57.00 $54.90 $781 +0.42
1176–1824 1450 80-85% 15 46.00–52.50 $48.47 $703
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
718–1264 1098 85-90% 8 26.00–36.00 $33.60 $369
1022–1302 1153 85-90% 4 47.00–50.50 $48.62 $561 +7.46
922–1446 1220 85-90% 7 36.00–45.50 $42.48 $518
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1516–2188 1752 75-80% 8 46.50–53.00 $50.33 $882
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1910 1910 65-75% 1 56.00 $56.00 $1,070

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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.