Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	790	741	694
Slaughter cattle	501	473	433

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Holstein steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 10.00-20.00 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
1312–1540	1411	6	115.00–122.00	$117.76	$1,662	—
1248–1752	1486	3	108.00–114.00	$110.66	$1,644	-7.11
1448–1824	1586	25	124.00–132.50	$128.15	$2,032	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
84	84	1	260.00	$260.00	$218	-17.45
90	90	1	60.00	$60.00	$54	-45.54
90–92	91	2	265.00–290.00	$277.36	$252	+171.82
1266–1294	1280	2	119.00–122.00	$120.48	$1,542	—
1360	1360	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,346	-15.76
1230–1656	1425	4	123.00–126.00	$124.37	$1,772	+1.29

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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	5.00	$5.00	$3	-3.00
72	72	1	10.00	$10.00	$7	-67.81
70–76	74	3	60.00–75.00	$66.85	$49	-10.96
82–88	85	2	50.00–60.00	$55.18	$47	+19.47
84–88	86	4	145.00–155.00	$150.03	$129	-28.54
86	86	1	290.00	$290.00	$249	+111.43
90	90	1	145.00	$145.00	$130	-8.62
92	92	1	10.00	$10.00	$9	-175.08
92	92	1	300.00	$300.00	$276	+114.92
90–98	94	6	170.00–230.00	$203.14	$191	-20.18
100–108	102	5	120.00–205.00	$171.21	$175	+96.46
102	102	1	100.00	$100.00	$102	+25.25
100–108	103	5	230.00–240.00	$235.02	$242	-13.23
110	110	1	265.00	$265.00	$292	-25.00
110–114	112	2	180.00–190.00	$184.91	$207	-75.18
112–116	114	3	245.00–250.00	$246.64	$281	-13.45
120	120	1	230.00	$230.00	$276	-25.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1164–1580	1334	80-85%	12	71.00–85.00	$75.43	$1,006	+8.22
1022–1568	1349	80-85%	9	64.00–71.00	$69.15	$933	+1.94

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
766–1290	970	85-90%	5	37.00–49.00	$44.04	$427	—
938–1354	1136	85-90%	9	53.00–60.00	$56.12	$638	—
1126–1278	1174	85-90%	4	60.00–69.50	$65.83	$773	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1620–1768	1694	75-80%	2	74.00–74.50	$74.26	$1,258	—
1502–2230	1909	75-80%	3	65.00–74.00	$70.36	$1,343	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1824–1936	1879	65-75%	4	74.00–77.00	$75.40	$1,417	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1024–2486	1535	8	75.00–97.00	$84.45	$1,296	-0.95
1456–2168	1729	7	97.00–110.00	$103.31	$1,786	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1414	1414	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,343	—
1364–1588	1472	4	80.00–98.00	$86.34	$1,271	+6.09

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1254–1268	1261	2	81.00–86.00	$83.51	$1,053	—
1248–1680	1419	9	94.00–104.00	$98.65	$1,400	—
1440–1442	1441	2	90.00–91.00	$90.50	$1,304	—

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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.