Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 20, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	411	632
Feeder cattle	98	168
Slaughter cattle	313	464

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Steers and Heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher with good demand on a lighter run. Slaughter cows sold 7.00-10.00 higher with good demand. Holstein Calves; 427 head Holstein Bulls; 82-86 lbs 320-385.00, 92-98 lbs 330.00-385.00, 98-110 lbs 280.00-370.00 Beef Cross Calves; 82-100 lbs 480.00-710.00

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1312–1522	1425	3	170.00–176.00	$173.82	$2,477	+12.05
1486–1720	1587	6	179.00–185.00	$181.63	$2,882	—
1318–1832	1648	25	190.00–202.00	$195.54	$3,222	+5.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518	518	1	117.50	$117.50	$609	—
612	612	2	150.00	$150.00	$918	—
930	930	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,325	—
988	988	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,309	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,777	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	4	165.00	$165.00	$731	—
520	520	1	145.00	$145.00	$754	—
890	890	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,112	-2.50
900	900	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,125	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316	316	1	180.00	$180.00	$569	—
490	490	1	152.50	$152.50	$747	-14.47
630	630	2	152.50	$152.50	$961	—
680	680	1	142.50	$142.50	$969	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1596–1876	1736	2	192.00–194.00	$192.92	$3,349	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140	140	1	140.00	$140.00	$196	—
356–388	372	2	160.00–177.50	$169.13	$629	—
422–432	426	3	150.00–167.50	$159.11	$678	—
485–486	485	3	120.00–150.00	$139.99	$679	—
655	655	1	115.00	$115.00	$753	—
740	740	1	122.50	$122.50	$906	—
858	858	3	127.50	$127.50	$1,094	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	182.50	$182.50	$675	—
900	900	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,192	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1106–1338	1222	80-85%	2	86.00–87.00	$86.45	$1,056	—
990–1726	1336	80-85%	86	87.00–106.00	$96.78	$1,293	—
1250–1568	1418	80-85%	5	98.00–107.00	$104.65	$1,484	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
936–1572	1242	85-90%	31	71.00–89.00	$82.16	$1,020	+8.28
982–1388	1261	85-90%	5	85.00–94.00	$89.28	$1,126	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1122–2068	1522	75-80%	25	103.00–112.00	$107.07	$1,630	+9.46
1618	1618	75-80%	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,667	+12.94

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1302–1696	1499	2	140.00–147.00	$143.96	$2,158	—
1520–2362	1806	10	116.00–130.00	$122.88	$2,219	—
1884–2446	2157	3	106.00–112.00	$109.50	$2,362	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1524–1632	1576	3	147.00–152.00	$148.96	$2,348	—
1274–1894	1584	2	130.00–138.00	$133.22	$2,110	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	1	130.00	$130.00	$471	-20.00
465	465	3	135.00	$135.00	$628	-7.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1642	1642	1	133.00	$133.00	$2,184	—

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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.