Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 18, 2024

1,135 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,135	848	907
Feeder cattle	258	78	231
Slaughter cattle	472	384	442

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to sale 2 weeks ago, Slaughter Steers and Heifers sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter Cows sold 7.00-9.00 higher and Slaughter Bulls traded 7.00 higher. Return to farm Holstein Bull Calves were 25.00-30.00 higher and Beef Cross Calves were 10.00-20.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1754	1407	10	154.00–178.00	$169.48	$2,385	—
1204–1778	1493	29	179.00–192.00	$185.35	$2,767	—
1402–1852	1597	14	189.00–200.00	$194.73	$3,110	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	300.00	$300.00	$930	—
434	434	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,042	—
522–530	527	3	225.00–250.00	$235.03	$1,239	—
642	642	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,348	—
660–696	682	3	175.00–220.00	$197.95	$1,350	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
486	486	1	200.00	$200.00	$972	+10.00

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
62–64	63	2	840.00–980.00	$908.89	$573	+41.99
64	64	1	600.00	$600.00	$384	-266.90
68	68	1	910.00	$910.00	$619	+43.10
70–78	72	6	690.00–940.00	$830.23	$598	-29.77
70–78	73	3	950.00–1,000.00	$969.91	$708	+740.83
74–78	76	3	310.00–410.00	$372.54	$283	-262.46
76	76	2	860.00	$860.00	$654	+225.00
80	80	1	205.00	$205.00	$164	-530.73
82	82	1	590.00	$590.00	$484	-145.73
80–86	83	7	460.00–930.00	$610.53	$507	+266.24
80–88	84	4	910.00–950.00	$924.85	$777	+580.56
90	90	2	890.00–910.00	$900.00	$810	+493.28
90–98	93	3	340.00–420.00	$384.43	$358	-404.33
94	94	1	300.00	$300.00	$282	-10.64
90–98	95	5	660.00–770.00	$703.08	$668	+392.44
100	100	2	290.00–410.00	$350.00	$350	-386.54
100–104	102	2	820.00–880.00	$849.41	$866	+112.87
104	104	1	360.00	$360.00	$374	-376.54
108	108	1	750.00	$750.00	$810	+380.00
110	110	1	930.00	$930.00	$1,023	+560.00
1210–1508	1362	10	178.00–185.00	$181.24	$2,468	—
1126–1612	1416	6	166.00–178.00	$172.85	$2,448	-5.56
1356–1688	1550	3	185.00–195.00	$190.70	$2,956	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354–370	362	2	230.00–250.00	$240.22	$870	—
414–446	427	3	240.00–250.00	$246.52	$1,053	—
460–466	464	5	235.00–250.00	$242.52	$1,125	—
506–538	519	4	195.00–220.00	$206.09	$1,070	—
624–644	635	4	195.00–205.00	$198.79	$1,262	—
650–652	651	2	180.00–190.00	$185.01	$1,204	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	1	205.00	$205.00	$763	—
448	448	1	195.00	$195.00	$874	—
462–478	469	3	180.00–200.00	$190.11	$892	+13.40
524	524	1	175.00	$175.00	$917	-35.00
640	640	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,216	±0.00
720	720	3	187.50	$187.50	$1,350	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60–68	64	5	20.00–100.00	$51.51	$33	-586.64
66	66	1	490.00	$490.00	$323	-148.15
70	70	1	530.00	$530.00	$371	+340.00
70–78	73	7	20.00–210.00	$87.57	$64	-460.09
70–78	75	10	160.00–490.00	$328.18	$246	-209.32
72–78	75	3	640.00–670.00	$656.73	$493	+119.23
74–76	75	2	980.00	$980.00	$735	+442.50
72–78	76	10	520.00–640.00	$578.61	$440	-251.39
80–84	82	2	65.00–100.00	$82.07	$67	-541.20
80–86	82	8	620.00–980.00	$824.21	$676	+200.94
80–86	83	9	200.00–520.00	$435.47	$361	-187.80
80–88	84	11	900.00–990.00	$940.76	$790	+317.49
80–88	84	22	590.00–690.00	$635.29	$534	+12.02
84	84	1	510.00	$510.00	$428	-113.27
80–88	85	17	400.00–645.00	$560.25	$476	+135.92
90–98	94	33	570.00–680.00	$597.95	$562	+36.07
90–98	94	8	380.00–530.00	$466.71	$439	-95.17
92–98	94	9	640.00–900.00	$777.57	$731	+215.69
90–98	95	9	820.00–950.00	$870.00	$826	+432.41
90–98	95	21	450.00–600.00	$548.56	$521	+110.97
100–106	103	6	595.00–870.00	$797.56	$821	+310.98
100–106	103	21	575.00–605.00	$590.42	$608	+103.84
100–108	103	12	380.00–590.00	$545.54	$562	+58.96
100–106	104	6	300.00–460.00	$409.55	$426	-164.33
104–106	105	2	600.00–770.00	$684.19	$718	+119.47
110	110	1	110.00	$110.00	$121	-448.84
110	110	1	780.00	$780.00	$858	+221.16
110–112	111	2	200.00–390.00	$294.14	$326	-264.70
110–118	112	8	575.00–600.00	$585.49	$656	+101.92
112–118	116	3	700.00–760.00	$732.87	$850	-6.74
112–118	116	4	560.00–580.00	$565.09	$656	-174.52
120	120	1	110.00	$110.00	$132	-390.00
126	126	1	580.00	$580.00	$731	+80.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	3	315.00	$315.00	$970	—
381–394	385	3	280.00–295.00	$285.11	$1,098	—
538–547	544	3	215.00–245.00	$235.11	$1,279	—
577–592	582	3	235.00–260.00	$251.52	$1,464	+59.93
604–640	621	8	190.00–242.50	$223.70	$1,389	—
674	674	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,247	—
724–726	725	2	210.00–235.00	$222.52	$1,613	—
778	778	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,517	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	200.00	$200.00	$880	+4.79
478–488	483	2	150.00–160.00	$154.95	$748	—
544	544	1	175.00	$175.00	$952	—
592	592	1	142.50	$142.50	$844	—
874	874	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,224	—
914	914	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,211	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
994–1636	1303	80-85%	29	107.00–121.00	$113.36	$1,477	—
1286–1356	1310	80-85%	3	121.00–124.00	$122.31	$1,602	—
1422–1764	1594	80-85%	3	102.00	$102.00	$1,626	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1126–1132	1129	85-90%	2	108.00–109.00	$108.50	$1,225	+24.00
812–1354	1147	85-90%	17	85.00–105.00	$95.39	$1,094	+10.89
1208–1560	1356	85-90%	6	66.00–80.00	$71.74	$973	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1158–1294	1226	75-80%	2	128.00–130.00	$129.06	$1,582	—
1236–1894	1569	75-80%	7	113.00–126.00	$120.75	$1,895	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1424–2152	1710	16	142.00–164.00	$152.27	$2,604	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1212–1432	1309	4	160.00–173.00	$165.04	$2,160	—
1220–1482	1351	2	146.00–158.00	$152.58	$2,061	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1272–1462	1359	4	161.00–171.00	$165.42	$2,248	—
1178–1604	1391	2	145.00–151.00	$148.46	$2,065	—
1648–1736	1692	2	181.00–184.00	$182.54	$3,089	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–356	355	3	170.00–220.00	$186.54	$662	—
408	408	1	170.00	$170.00	$694	—
458	458	1	175.00	$175.00	$802	+30.00
543	543	3	160.00	$160.00	$869	—
558	558	2	170.00	$170.00	$949	+35.00
646	646	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,114	—
675–699	687	4	152.50–165.00	$158.64	$1,090	—
740	740	2	127.50	$127.50	$944	-17.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1036–1542	1280	5	126.00–139.00	$134.49	$1,721	—
1464–1708	1586	2	145.00–157.00	$151.46	$2,402	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1206–1522	1406	8	139.00–152.00	$144.57	$2,033	—
1376–1662	1500	3	163.00–171.00	$165.77	$2,487	—
1274–1770	1590	15	150.00–162.00	$155.57	$2,474	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	250.00	$250.00	$750	—
519	519	2	175.00	$175.00	$908	—
557–590	574	4	147.50	$147.50	$847	—
640	640	1	155.00	$155.00	$992	—

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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.