Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 15, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	896	906	738
Slaughter cattle	524	558	411

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1164–1736	1465	4	102.00–109.00	$105.89	$1,551	—
1330–1600	1473	17	109.00–116.00	$112.57	$1,658	—
1312–1744	1587	15	116.00–125.50	$119.46	$1,896	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	1	50.00	$50.00	$35	+45.00
80–88	85	3	135.00–160.00	$149.65	$127	-11.98
86	86	1	20.00	$20.00	$17	-141.63
90	90	2	20.00–35.00	$27.50	$25	-7.50
92	92	1	135.00	$135.00	$124	+100.00
102–106	104	2	170.00–175.00	$172.45	$179	+2.45
1114–1206	1160	2	90.00–100.00	$95.20	$1,104	—
1302–1354	1327	3	107.00–111.00	$108.36	$1,438	—
1302–1618	1455	7	113.00–122.50	$117.13	$1,704	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
56	56	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
58	58	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
62	62	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
70	70	1	10.00	$10.00	$7	±0.00
74	74	1	140.00	$140.00	$104	+135.00
76	76	1	40.00	$40.00	$30	-22.66
80	80	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-56.28
80–84	82	3	100.00–180.00	$149.35	$122	+83.07
80–86	83	2	15.00	$15.00	$12	-51.28
80–88	84	4	40.00–65.00	$50.12	$42	+10.12
82–88	85	5	75.00–90.00	$80.30	$68	-12.69
86	86	1	10.00	$10.00	$9	-82.99
90–98	94	7	70.00–90.00	$80.82	$76	-94.18
90–98	94	6	80.00–115.00	$96.17	$90	-78.83
96	96	1	30.00	$30.00	$29	-60.42
104	104	1	10.00	$10.00	$10	-118.28
100–108	105	9	115.00–135.00	$126.19	$132	-2.09
102–106	105	4	70.00–100.00	$89.90	$94	-38.38
104–108	106	4	180.00–200.00	$188.68	$200	+60.40
110	110	1	55.00	$55.00	$60	-87.01
112	112	1	25.00	$25.00	$28	-117.01
112	112	1	20.00	$20.00	$22	-122.01
110–116	113	8	120.00–135.00	$126.84	$143	-15.17
122	122	1	115.00	$115.00	$140	-45.00
124	124	1	50.00	$50.00	$62	-45.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1554	1332	80-85%	15	63.50–75.50	$67.59	$900	+13.20
1088–1540	1336	80-85%	26	54.00–63.50	$58.98	$788	+4.59

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
904–1134	1054	85-90%	8	21.00–42.00	$33.12	$349	—
888–1512	1199	85-90%	18	42.00–53.00	$47.81	$573	+11.31
1044–1452	1239	85-90%	4	54.00–59.00	$57.00	$706	+10.13

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1544–1712	1652	75-80%	3	70.50–72.00	$71.31	$1,178	+10.45
1462–2102	1699	75-80%	14	61.50–69.50	$65.77	$1,117	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1564–1996	1748	65-75%	7	70.50–74.00	$72.41	$1,266	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1002–2110	1522	5	78.00–89.00	$85.99	$1,309	—
1648–2262	1873	6	94.00–103.00	$97.21	$1,821	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1356–1456	1421	3	81.00–91.50	$85.27	$1,212	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1682	1336	5	84.00–90.00	$87.39	$1,168	—
1246–1748	1447	3	79.00–83.00	$80.90	$1,171	—
1328–1662	1557	8	92.50–97.00	$94.37	$1,469	—

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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.