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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 21, 2023

818 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 818 968 819
Feeder cattle 115 164 0
Slaughter cattle 356 477 501

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 1154.00/cwt feeder steers deleted**

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1818 1420 8 135.00–169.00 $152.43 $2,165 —
1140–1802 1457 13 169.00–187.00 $176.38 $2,570 -1.87
1418–1740 1563 13 186.00–197.00 $191.23 $2,989 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482–492 487 2 140.00–150.00 $145.05 $706 —
524 524 1 160.00 $160.00 $838 —
689 689 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,137 —
745 745 3 167.50 $167.50 $1,248 —
1050 1050 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,496 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,131 +30.00

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74–76 75 2 380.00–500.00 $439.20 $329 +339.20
84 84 1 105.00 $105.00 $88 -54.92
84 84 1 180.00 $180.00 $151 +20.08
82–88 85 5 480.00–640.00 $572.82 $487 +412.90
90 90 1 130.00 $130.00 $117 +30.00
90–94 92 3 175.00–190.00 $181.59 $167 +81.59
98 98 1 550.00 $550.00 $539 +50.00
104 104 1 480.00 $480.00 $499 +45.00
110 110 1 190.00 $190.00 $209 -245.00
748–1504 1126 2 72.50–128.00 $109.57 $1,234 -24.64
1144–1336 1247 4 150.00–177.00 $167.98 $2,095 —
1518–1572 1545 2 171.00–179.00 $174.93 $2,703 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523–525 524 7 170.00–200.00 $191.41 $1,003 +26.41
596 596 1 165.00 $165.00 $983 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 1 145.00 $145.00 $409 -5.50
460–466 463 2 140.00–155.00 $147.55 $683 —
548 548 1 155.00 $155.00 $849 —
762 762 4 167.50 $167.50 $1,276 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
184 184 1 200.00 $200.00 $368 —
522 522 1 135.00 $135.00 $705 —
886 886 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,373 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,688 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
62 62 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -245.00
62–68 65 2 200.00 $200.00 $130 -50.00
74–78 76 3 295.00–306.00 $300.29 $228 +2.79
80–86 83 11 270.00–315.00 $295.62 $245 +1.86
80–88 84 2 200.00 $200.00 $168 -93.76
82–88 86 5 220.00–260.00 $239.95 $206 -53.81
90 90 1 20.00 $20.00 $18 -491.04
90 90 2 180.00–190.00 $185.00 $166 -326.04
90–96 93 5 500.00–700.00 $575.94 $536 +298.40
90–98 94 7 230.00–260.00 $240.18 $226 -37.36
90–98 95 8 260.00–280.00 $274.29 $261 -3.25
100 100 1 200.00 $200.00 $200 -317.20
100–102 101 4 550.00–650.00 $610.15 $616 +92.95
102–104 103 3 200.00–250.00 $233.44 $240 -47.35
102–106 104 5 260.00–280.00 $268.90 $280 -11.89
110 110 1 240.00 $240.00 $264 ±0.00
112 112 1 160.00 $160.00 $179 -335.00
110–118 113 6 250.00–280.00 $266.78 $301 -3.22
116–118 117 3 530.00–570.00 $543.26 $636 +273.26
122 122 1 275.00 $275.00 $336 -20.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
246 246 2 255.00 $255.00 $627 —
472–474 473 2 155.00–175.00 $165.02 $781 —
720 720 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–331 317 4 245.00–250.00 $247.39 $784 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
812 812 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,015 —
932 932 1 117.50 $117.50 $1,095 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,069 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 1 140.00 $140.00 $507 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
998–1554 1320 80-85% 27 74.00–116.00 $92.29 $1,218 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
888–1190 1039 85-90% 2 55.00–58.00 $56.72 $589 —
686–1432 1070 85-90% 22 62.00–80.00 $70.73 $757 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1518–1888 1676 75-80% 7 95.00–118.00 $105.78 $1,773 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–2082 1592 15 99.00–134.00 $117.99 $1,878 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1346 1346 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,548 —
1348 1348 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,698 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
192 192 2 147.50 $147.50 $283 +22.79
234 234 3 147.50 $147.50 $345 -7.50
258–276 267 2 95.00–142.50 $119.55 $319 -47.95
328 328 5 125.00 $125.00 $410 -30.00
481–492 485 3 130.00–155.00 $146.54 $711 +1.54
576 576 3 165.00 $165.00 $950 +55.00
619 619 2 155.00 $155.00 $959 +50.00
682 682 1 135.00 $135.00 $921 —
880 880 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,166 —
912–921 918 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,102 —
961–989 975 4 135.00–140.00 $137.46 $1,340 +9.96
1002–1045 1023 7 120.00–140.00 $133.65 $1,367 —
1108 1108 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,451 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1408–1622 1516 4 148.00–156.00 $153.31 $2,324 —
1426–1840 1609 9 137.00–150.00 $144.87 $2,331 —

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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.