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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 28, 2020

969 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 969 1,023 756
Slaughter cattle 456 657 354

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstien bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 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
1290–1584 1453 11 105.00–109.00 $107.69 $1,565 —
1490–1794 1672 11 107.00–114.50 $110.08 $1,841 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
86 86 1 175.00 $175.00 $150 -2.44
86 86 1 20.00 $20.00 $17 -157.44
92 92 1 145.00 $145.00 $133 -40.00
90–98 94 3 25.00–40.00 $31.52 $30 +1.52
102 102 1 50.00 $50.00 $51 +25.00
100–106 103 2 100.00–160.00 $129.13 $133 +104.13
1108 1108 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,130 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 ±0.00
70–78 74 4 30.00–40.00 $36.43 $27 -93.57
76 76 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -120.00
76 76 1 150.00 $150.00 $114 +20.00
80–84 82 2 10.00 $10.00 $8 -30.00
80–88 84 3 50.00–85.00 $65.56 $55 +25.56
80–88 84 4 40.00–50.00 $45.00 $38 +5.00
88 88 1 30.00 $30.00 $26 -145.00
90–92 91 2 10.00–15.00 $12.53 $11 -215.02
90–94 92 7 70.00–80.00 $75.00 $69 -152.55
90–94 92 2 20.00–35.00 $27.34 $25 -200.21
90–98 93 5 55.00–75.00 $65.30 $61 -5.02
96 96 2 170.00–180.00 $175.00 $168 +74.15
100–106 102 9 90.00–100.00 $96.10 $98 -103.90
100–104 102 2 140.00–205.00 $173.14 $177 -26.86
100–106 103 3 80.00–90.00 $83.23 $86 -30.01
108 108 1 20.00 $20.00 $22 -185.00
110–114 112 5 95.00–105.00 $100.00 $112 -12.48
114 114 1 25.00 $25.00 $28 -87.48
120 120 1 180.00 $180.00 $216 +70.00
122 122 1 85.00 $85.00 $104 -75.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
864–1568 1225 85-90% 12 22.00–38.00 $33.17 $406 -12.03
1020–1418 1238 85-90% 11 41.00–47.00 $43.64 $540 -1.56
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1014–1586 1304 80-85% 4 54.50–63.50 $58.43 $762 —
1118–1576 1361 80-85% 15 46.00–53.50 $49.71 $677 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1702 1591 75-80% 8 51.00–57.00 $53.57 $852 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1396–2124 1731 9 70.00–83.00 $75.99 $1,315 —
1446–2196 1821 2 51.00–65.00 $56.56 $1,030 -31.31

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 73.00 $73.00 $949 -11.00
1576 1576 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,434 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1360 1330 2 79.00–83.00 $80.95 $1,077 —
1334–1892 1561 10 85.00–97.00 $92.78 $1,448 —

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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.