Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 7, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	741	942	514
Slaughter cattle	741	638	514

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Holstein steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1308–1744	1526	2	133.00–137.00	$134.71	$2,056	—
1286–1782	1544	10	135.00–138.00	$136.45	$2,107	—
1560–1800	1683	12	140.00–150.50	$145.61	$2,451	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1214–1814	1472	4	126.00–135.00	$132.62	$1,952	-19.49
1454–1538	1488	3	139.00–150.00	$145.43	$2,164	-6.68
1526–1678	1602	2	113.00–122.00	$117.29	$1,879	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
962–1206	1084	85-90%	2	36.00–55.00	$44.43	$482	-37.91
848–1394	1088	85-90%	6	64.00–76.00	$69.40	$755	-12.94
1014–1312	1148	85-90%	8	77.00–93.00	$83.59	$960	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1266–1734	1394	80-85%	8	72.00–84.00	$79.75	$1,112	+4.83
1202–1704	1410	80-85%	8	87.00–101.00	$93.95	$1,325	+4.95

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1894	1706	75-80%	5	77.00–87.00	$82.72	$1,411	+0.61
1830–1906	1871	75-80%	3	87.00–94.00	$90.64	$1,696	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1834–1932	1890	65-75%	4	92.00–94.00	$93.00	$1,758	-0.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1328–2288	1768	9	86.00–105.50	$98.24	$1,737	—
1690–2032	1895	3	108.00–118.00	$111.69	$2,117	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1534	1467	4	112.00–123.00	$117.34	$1,721	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1266–1292	1279	2	86.50–90.00	$88.23	$1,128	—
1386–1548	1467	2	93.00–98.00	$95.36	$1,399	-26.22
1478–1616	1553	4	120.00–130.00	$123.45	$1,917	—

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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.