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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

1,054 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,054 1,025 845
Slaughter cattle 669 462 485

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins had not enough to trend. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold steady-5.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1620 1351 7 100.00–105.50 $103.12 $1,393 —
1200–1900 1571 7 105.00–111.00 $107.55 $1,690 -3.02
1470–1698 1590 14 112.00–118.00 $115.58 $1,838 +5.01

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
84 84 1 165.00 $165.00 $139 +155.00
88 88 1 15.00 $15.00 $13 +5.00
96 96 1 15.00 $15.00 $14 +5.00
102 102 1 170.00 $170.00 $173 —
1180 1180 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,180 —
1288–1428 1370 3 111.00–112.00 $111.69 $1,530 —
1270–1514 1413 3 102.00–109.00 $106.42 $1,504 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
64–66 65 3 5.00 $5.00 $3 ±0.00
72–78 75 2 10.00–15.00 $12.60 $9 +2.60
80 80 1 5.00 $5.00 $4 -5.00
80 80 1 25.00 $25.00 $20 +15.00
80–88 86 6 50.00–80.00 $70.27 $60 +17.77
88 88 1 55.00 $55.00 $48 +2.50
90–96 93 2 170.00–180.00 $175.16 $163 +74.76
90–98 93 5 50.00–85.00 $63.34 $59 -37.06
90–98 94 9 75.00–120.00 $99.45 $93 -0.95
94 94 2 10.00 $10.00 $9 -90.40
98 98 1 20.00 $20.00 $20 -80.40
100–106 102 5 65.00–95.00 $82.19 $84 -9.63
102–106 104 2 170.00–175.00 $172.55 $179 +80.73
102–108 105 5 115.00–125.00 $118.99 $125 +7.85
108 108 1 25.00 $25.00 $27 ±0.00
110–114 111 7 110.00–125.00 $119.29 $132 +14.29
116 116 1 100.00 $100.00 $116 -50.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1292 1144 85-90% 6 55.00–64.00 $57.95 $663 —
1020–1366 1195 85-90% 3 21.00–38.00 $28.97 $346 -20.15
896–1602 1229 85-90% 13 45.00–53.00 $48.49 $596 -9.18
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1162–1496 1369 80-85% 8 64.00–70.00 $66.22 $907 —
1160–1624 1407 80-85% 14 54.50–62.50 $59.49 $837 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1216–1964 1604 75-80% 7 60.00–64.00 $63.21 $1,014 +6.94
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1536–1746 1641 65-75% 2 65.50–67.50 $66.44 $1,090 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1506 1498 2 65.00–73.00 $68.98 $1,033 —
1174–2310 1600 5 74.00–83.00 $78.06 $1,249 —
1656–2226 2049 6 88.00–97.00 $92.18 $1,889 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,282 —
1298–1632 1446 5 72.00–85.00 $79.40 $1,148 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1378 1378 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,295 —

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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.