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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

860 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 860 912 844
Slaughter cattle 505 495 542

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 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
1362–1606 1475 9 101.00–105.00 $103.14 $1,521 —
1516–1740 1631 11 103.00–109.00 $106.18 $1,732 —
1598–1772 1685 2 92.00–94.00 $93.05 $1,568 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80 80 1 40.00 $40.00 $32 -40.00
80–88 84 2 180.00 $180.00 $151 -50.00
90 90 1 195.00 $195.00 $176 +7.23
100–108 104 2 40.00 $40.00 $42 —
106 106 1 160.00 $160.00 $170 —
1266–1490 1355 5 97.00–102.00 $99.76 $1,352 —
1310–1512 1399 3 101.00–103.00 $101.72 $1,423 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 1 30.00 $30.00 $20 -137.50
72–78 75 3 40.00 $40.00 $30 +1.56
76 76 1 180.00 $180.00 $137 +170.00
78 78 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 ±0.00
80–88 84 5 60.00–95.00 $79.36 $67 +29.20
82–88 85 3 170.00–210.00 $185.16 $157 +135.00
88 88 1 60.00 $60.00 $53 -14.38
90–94 92 2 170.00–185.00 $177.66 $163 +127.66
90–96 93 5 70.00–90.00 $77.05 $72 +27.05
90–98 96 13 85.00–105.00 $93.55 $90 +80.97
98 98 1 80.00 $80.00 $78 +10.00
100–104 102 2 150.00–200.00 $175.49 $179 +91.63
100–108 104 9 75.00–95.00 $86.06 $90 +25.68
100–108 105 5 80.00–110.00 $96.11 $101 -9.97
106 106 1 10.00 $10.00 $11 -96.08
110 110 1 25.00 $25.00 $28 -81.08
110–114 112 9 80.00–120.00 $102.27 $115 -6.37
114 114 1 180.00 $180.00 $205 +71.36
116 116 1 100.00 $100.00 $116 -8.64
124 124 1 75.00 $75.00 $93 -33.64
124 124 1 165.00 $165.00 $205 +56.36

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1068–1580 1222 85-90% 15 22.00–37.00 $33.03 $404 —
984–1406 1241 85-90% 9 38.00–44.50 $41.37 $513 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1460 1310 80-85% 5 52.00–60.00 $55.35 $725 —
1126–1558 1352 80-85% 18 45.00–51.50 $47.83 $647 -0.89
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1548–1876 1714 75-80% 6 51.00–53.00 $51.56 $884 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1730–2018 1866 65-75% 4 53.00–59.50 $56.09 $1,047 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1688 1688 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,536 —
1190–2318 1834 8 65.00–81.00 $74.68 $1,370 —
1348–2764 1984 5 47.00–64.00 $52.45 $1,041 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1206 1206 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,085 —
1368–1672 1457 4 65.00–75.00 $71.63 $1,044 -7.60

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1232–1408 1320 2 59.00–60.00 $59.53 $786 —
1466–1506 1486 2 74.00–85.00 $79.43 $1,180 —
1480–1654 1567 2 88.50–90.00 $89.21 $1,398 —

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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.