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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

988 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 988 959 998
Slaughter cattle 503 558 446

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter holsteins had no trend. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold steady-5.00 lower. 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
1420–1538 1468 3 103.00–105.00 $103.70 $1,522 -2.56
1298–1750 1518 12 105.00–110.00 $107.41 $1,630 —
1540–1688 1613 8 110.50–116.00 $113.12 $1,825 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -20.00
84 84 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -15.00
90 90 1 10.00 $10.00 $9 -20.00
90–98 95 3 100.00–175.00 $145.95 $139 +15.24
104 104 1 150.00 $150.00 $156 +10.00
108 108 1 30.00 $30.00 $32 -110.00
1202–1492 1309 3 91.00–95.00 $93.15 $1,219 —
1290–1678 1424 4 101.00–106.00 $103.83 $1,479 —
1250–1652 1464 6 105.50–109.00 $107.32 $1,571 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
58 58 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -150.00
66 66 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -150.00
74 74 1 10.00 $10.00 $7 ±0.00
76–78 77 2 40.00–45.00 $42.53 $33 +12.53
78 78 1 35.00 $35.00 $27 -5.00
80–88 84 3 90.00–185.00 $151.35 $127 -63.65
84–88 86 6 70.00–80.00 $75.10 $65 +25.10
86–88 87 3 50.00–65.00 $56.65 $49 +6.65
90–98 93 9 75.00–100.00 $86.38 $80 -89.43
92–96 94 2 70.00 $70.00 $66 -105.81
98 98 1 175.00 $175.00 $172 +103.21
100–108 104 5 100.00 $100.00 $104 -84.81
102–106 104 2 175.00 $175.00 $182 -9.81
104–108 106 2 65.00–75.00 $69.91 $74 +29.91
110–118 113 7 100.00–115.00 $105.73 $119 -53.87
112–116 114 2 80.00–105.00 $92.28 $105 -67.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1194–1558 1400 80-85% 18 47.00–54.00 $50.96 $713 —
1282–1620 1449 80-85% 5 54.00–61.00 $57.37 $831 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
948–1362 1130 85-90% 11 22.00–40.00 $35.24 $398 -2.72
1022–1426 1264 85-90% 8 41.00–47.00 $43.47 $549 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1542–1812 1676 75-80% 8 52.00–56.00 $54.72 $917 -4.84
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1762–1896 1829 65-75% 2 56.00–56.50 $56.24 $1,029 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1522 1323 3 70.00–75.00 $72.54 $960 —
1308–2056 1805 4 86.00–88.00 $86.81 $1,567 —
1572–2202 1968 5 89.00–104.00 $94.50 $1,860 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1452 1452 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,278 —
1614 1614 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,162 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1226–1300 1263 2 82.00–87.00 $84.43 $1,066 —
1314 1314 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,038 +4.88
1556–1616 1594 3 87.00–95.00 $91.97 $1,466 —

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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.