Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	743	793	525
Slaughter cattle	474	491	313

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Holstein steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 15.00-20.00 higher. 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
1372–1470	1421	2	106.00–117.00	$111.31	$1,582	-5.62
1184–1832	1455	11	115.00–121.00	$118.73	$1,728	—
1472	1472	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,928	—
1492–1676	1574	16	122.00–129.00	$125.16	$1,970	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
68	68	1	15.00	$15.00	$10	-35.00
76	76	1	195.00	$195.00	$148	+145.00
84–86	85	2	180.00–240.00	$210.35	$179	-29.65
92	92	1	20.00	$20.00	$18	-60.00
94	94	1	115.00	$115.00	$108	+35.00
92–98	95	2	235.00–265.00	$250.47	$238	+170.47
106	106	1	250.00	$250.00	$265	+80.00
1168–1432	1301	4	114.00–117.00	$115.44	$1,502	—
1298–1564	1432	10	119.00–125.00	$121.00	$1,733	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	1	25.00	$25.00	$15	-25.00
60–62	61	2	6.00–10.00	$7.97	$5	-42.03
74	74	1	85.00	$85.00	$63	-125.41
76–78	77	3	145.00–155.00	$148.36	$114	+88.54
78	78	1	100.00	$100.00	$78	+40.18
80–88	83	7	150.00–180.00	$164.30	$136	-95.70
80–88	84	3	275.00–305.00	$286.27	$240	+156.27
88	88	1	135.00	$135.00	$119	-15.09
88	88	2	75.00–80.00	$77.50	$68	-72.59
90	90	1	10.00	$10.00	$9	-245.00
94	94	1	315.00	$315.00	$296	+207.50
92–96	95	4	190.00–230.00	$216.48	$206	+46.79
96	96	1	55.00	$55.00	$53	+45.00
96–98	97	3	180.00–205.00	$191.76	$186	+181.76
100–108	104	5	170.00–225.00	$193.89	$202	+1.65
104	104	1	150.00	$150.00	$156	-42.24
100–108	105	6	230.00–255.00	$240.63	$253	+48.39
106	106	1	325.00	$325.00	$344	+95.00
114	114	1	230.00	$230.00	$262	+35.95
112–118	115	4	230.00–240.00	$235.07	$270	+41.02
120–124	122	2	200.00–220.00	$209.84	$256	+21.52

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
852–1654	1126	85-90%	6	30.00–47.00	$36.44	$410	—
888–1424	1145	85-90%	18	49.00–58.00	$54.80	$627	—
946–1508	1204	85-90%	9	61.00–69.50	$63.86	$769	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1666	1323	80-85%	9	68.50–74.00	$70.60	$934	+8.62
980–1720	1356	80-85%	18	60.00–67.50	$64.99	$881	-3.66

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1616–1818	1745	75-80%	3	70.00–71.00	$70.66	$1,233	-0.33
1496–2384	1818	75-80%	6	61.00–67.00	$64.46	$1,172	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–2354	1725	7	78.00–95.00	$87.79	$1,514	—
1422–2134	1813	4	96.00–99.00	$97.72	$1,772	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1484	1484	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,410	+0.93
1332–1994	1582	6	81.00–94.00	$88.54	$1,401	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310	1310	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,048	—
1210–1678	1467	9	97.00–105.00	$101.35	$1,487	+0.74
1452–1606	1503	3	82.50–97.00	$90.88	$1,366	+6.89

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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.