Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	794	817	723
Slaughter cattle	509	577	433

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Holstein steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold mostly steady. 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
1412–1614	1537	10	136.00–147.00	$142.07	$2,184	—
1506–1890	1670	13	147.00–155.00	$151.11	$2,524	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
74	74	1	205.00	$205.00	$152	+195.00
84–86	85	2	230.00–270.00	$249.76	$212	+16.29
88	88	1	95.00	$95.00	$84	-138.47
90–96	93	2	75.00–100.00	$87.10	$81	-147.90
96	96	1	245.00	$245.00	$235	+10.00
100–106	102	3	220.00–280.00	$244.51	$249	+11.47
104	104	1	135.00	$135.00	$140	+35.00
112	112	1	200.00	$200.00	$224	-10.00
1110	1110	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,454	—
1214–1432	1323	2	140.00–141.00	$140.54	$1,859	—
1486–1582	1534	2	147.00–149.00	$148.03	$2,271	—

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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	±0.00
60	60	1	15.00	$15.00	$9	+10.00
70–74	72	3	45.00–75.00	$61.85	$45	-3.55
72	72	1	205.00	$205.00	$148	+139.60
76	76	1	50.00	$50.00	$38	-15.40
78	78	1	20.00	$20.00	$16	-45.40
84	84	1	20.00	$20.00	$17	-104.13
84	84	1	215.00	$215.00	$181	+90.87
82–88	85	7	120.00–180.00	$153.95	$131	+29.82
84–88	87	3	70.00–135.00	$92.69	$81	-74.33
90–96	94	8	175.00–210.00	$185.21	$174	+41.99
94	94	1	60.00	$60.00	$56	-83.22
92–98	95	9	100.00–175.00	$145.88	$139	+2.66
98	98	1	80.00	$80.00	$78	-31.59
102	102	1	25.00	$25.00	$26	-131.40
102–104	103	3	150.00–175.00	$164.90	$170	+8.50
100–108	105	7	180.00–205.00	$196.37	$206	-55.18
110	110	1	295.00	$295.00	$324	+115.00
110–112	111	2	150.00	$150.00	$166	-30.00
112–114	113	3	180.00–195.00	$189.97	$215	-5.05
122	122	1	175.00	$175.00	$214	-5.00
124	124	1	60.00	$60.00	$74	-120.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
962–1624	1300	80-85%	13	88.00–108.00	$97.07	$1,262	—
1148–1518	1365	80-85%	7	74.00–87.00	$78.67	$1,074	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–776	728	85-90%	2	30.00–40.00	$35.33	$257	—
860–1170	1054	85-90%	4	78.00–88.00	$85.41	$900	—
980–1278	1157	85-90%	5	65.00–75.00	$68.78	$796	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1402–2020	1679	75-80%	7	82.00–90.00	$86.78	$1,457	—
1568–1834	1713	75-80%	4	94.00–96.00	$95.27	$1,632	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1614–1914	1764	65-75%	2	102.00–103.00	$102.54	$1,809	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1028–2358	1621	5	93.00–110.00	$103.85	$1,683	+7.63
1636–1992	1846	7	108.00–119.00	$115.01	$2,123	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1554	1554	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,818	+10.44
1628–1734	1681	2	124.00–125.00	$124.48	$2,093	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410	1410	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,410	—
1306–1550	1436	5	116.00–120.00	$118.43	$1,701	—
1528–1584	1547	3	127.00–132.00	$128.98	$1,995	—

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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.