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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 800 723 764
Slaughter cattle 458 433 477

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Holstein steers sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 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
1282–1508 1395 2 106.00–108.00 $106.92 $1,492 -1.04
1334–1770 1484 10 110.00–115.00 $112.51 $1,670 +2.00
1402–1764 1605 13 114.00–120.50 $116.45 $1,869 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72–76 73 3 190.00–205.00 $195.18 $142 +15.18
76 76 1 20.00 $20.00 $15 -160.00
86 86 1 240.00 $240.00 $206 +160.00
92 92 1 220.00 $220.00 $202 +165.07
92–94 93 2 40.00 $40.00 $37 -14.93
100 100 1 195.00 $195.00 $195 +145.00
102 102 1 60.00 $60.00 $61 +10.00
104 104 1 40.00 $40.00 $42 -190.00
1200–1300 1250 2 97.00–100.00 $98.56 $1,232 —
1176–1404 1256 7 110.50–115.00 $112.21 $1,409 —
1332 1332 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,545 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70–76 73 2 50.00–60.00 $55.21 $40 +35.21
78 78 1 115.00 $115.00 $90 +95.00
78 78 1 85.00 $85.00 $66 +65.00
82–88 84 3 200.00–245.00 $223.85 $188 +103.15
80–88 85 7 120.00–135.00 $128.65 $109 -70.17
82–88 85 7 80.00–120.00 $103.18 $88 -95.64
88 88 1 75.00 $75.00 $66 -123.82
92 92 1 35.00 $35.00 $32 -91.71
90–98 94 15 120.00–180.00 $146.72 $138 +20.01
94 94 1 105.00 $105.00 $99 -21.71
94 94 1 245.00 $245.00 $230 +118.29
94 94 1 20.00 $20.00 $19 -106.71
96 96 1 235.00 $235.00 $226 +108.29
100 100 1 45.00 $45.00 $45 -132.56
100–102 101 6 125.00–150.00 $133.37 $135 -44.19
102–106 104 2 210.00–230.00 $219.81 $229 +89.62
100–108 106 8 150.00–190.00 $170.38 $181 +40.19
110 110 1 120.00 $120.00 $132 -54.40
110–114 112 2 30.00–50.00 $39.82 $45 -134.58
110–118 114 6 175.00–195.00 $182.51 $208 +37.82
116 116 1 200.00 $200.00 $232 +55.31
124 124 1 130.00 $130.00 $161 -14.69

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1408 1103 85-90% 11 22.00–41.50 $33.31 $367 —
930–1398 1167 85-90% 4 51.50–55.00 $52.73 $615 -7.44
994–1408 1191 85-90% 12 42.00–50.50 $45.86 $546 -14.31
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1432 1254 80-85% 4 63.50–68.00 $65.89 $826 -5.41
1150–1624 1403 80-85% 19 54.00–63.50 $58.83 $825 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1332–1842 1624 75-80% 10 61.50–68.00 $64.21 $1,043 —
1616–1754 1686 75-80% 4 68.50–70.00 $69.38 $1,170 +4.45
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710 1710 65-75% 2 70.00–70.50 $70.25 $1,201 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–2092 1806 10 72.50–89.50 $83.16 $1,502 -12.23
1386–2566 2029 3 62.00–68.00 $64.84 $1,316 —
2026–2118 2072 2 89.00–94.00 $91.56 $1,897 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1184–1316 1250 2 83.00–84.50 $83.71 $1,046 —
1246–1338 1305 3 85.50–87.00 $86.52 $1,129 —
1448 1448 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,274 +1.75

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1224 1224 1 79.00 $79.00 $967 —
1388–1738 1486 5 85.00–94.00 $89.22 $1,326 +2.87
1648–1656 1652 2 94.00–95.00 $94.50 $1,561 —

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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.