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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 2, 2021

337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 337 801 762
Slaughter cattle 145 424 437

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins had not enough to trend. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week Holstein 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
1380–1524 1471 3 94.50–100.00 $97.42 $1,433 -11.05
1276–1882 1486 7 105.00–110.50 $107.82 $1,602 -0.65
1564–1848 1687 10 110.00–116.50 $112.83 $1,903 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
64 64 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 ±0.00
72 72 1 10.00 $10.00 $7 +5.00
78 78 1 170.00 $170.00 $133 +150.00
82 82 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -10.00
92–96 94 2 20.00–30.00 $24.89 $23 -175.11
104 104 1 20.00 $20.00 $21 -27.50
1360 1360 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,183 —
1458 1458 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,531 —
1290–1664 1461 5 108.00–113.00 $110.70 $1,617 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74 74 1 20.00 $20.00 $15 +10.00
70–78 75 3 5.00–10.00 $6.74 $5 -3.26
76–78 77 2 45.00–50.00 $47.53 $37 -142.47
78 78 1 75.00 $75.00 $58 +25.00
78 78 1 210.00 $210.00 $164 +160.00
80 80 1 80.00 $80.00 $64 +30.00
82 82 1 45.00 $45.00 $37 -5.24
84–86 85 3 80.00–90.00 $86.64 $74 -3.95
90–98 94 10 90.00–105.00 $100.59 $95 +25.11
92–98 95 5 70.00–90.00 $80.99 $77 +5.51
96 96 1 40.00 $40.00 $38 -35.48
100–108 104 8 100.00–110.00 $105.00 $109 +13.97
104 104 1 60.00 $60.00 $62 -31.03
100–108 105 6 75.00–100.00 $89.16 $94 -1.87
112 112 2 70.00–85.00 $77.50 $87 -47.50
110–116 114 7 105.00–115.00 $109.30 $125 -15.70
126 126 1 80.00 $80.00 $101 +70.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
946–1354 1084 85-90% 3 33.00–36.00 $34.69 $376 —
1016–1524 1249 85-90% 6 52.50–60.00 $54.57 $682 —
958–1648 1254 85-90% 17 40.00–50.00 $45.29 $568 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1176–1708 1452 80-85% 12 54.50–59.50 $57.45 $834 —
1496–1760 1584 80-85% 9 60.00–66.50 $63.97 $1,013 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1716–2080 1847 75-80% 3 63.50–65.00 $64.22 $1,186 —
1750–2296 2052 75-80% 4 58.50–63.50 $61.46 $1,261 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1602–1844 1709 65-75% 3 65.00–68.50 $66.69 $1,140 +3.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620 1620 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,458 —
2074 2074 1 87.50 $87.50 $1,815 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1454–1752 1619 7 90.00–98.00 $94.20 $1,525 +23.20
1524–1764 1644 2 77.00–89.00 $83.44 $1,372 +1.31

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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.