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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 12, 2024

965 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 965 876 968
Feeder cattle 158 132 164
Slaughter cattle 392 357 477

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1444 1297 6 160.00–175.00 $171.68 $2,227 —
1166–1468 1360 8 180.00–189.00 $184.44 $2,508 +8.92
1486–1772 1602 20 190.00–204.00 $196.00 $3,140 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 310.00 $310.00 $868 —
746 746 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,734 —
826 826 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,569 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 1 185.00 $185.00 $973 —
654 654 1 147.50 $147.50 $965 —
758 758 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,042 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60–66 63 2 160.00–300.00 $233.33 $147 -266.67
62–68 65 2 120.00–360.00 $245.54 $160 -254.46
68 68 1 750.00 $750.00 $510 +250.00
70–76 74 5 850.00–980.00 $897.45 $664 +62.32
76 76 1 670.00 $670.00 $509 -165.13
76–78 77 2 640.00–770.00 $704.16 $542 -234.05
78 78 1 530.00 $530.00 $413 -408.21
82–86 84 2 700.00–820.00 $761.43 $640 -228.06
84 84 1 100.00 $100.00 $84 -889.49
80–88 85 10 840.00–1,000.00 $927.14 $788 +191.94
84–86 85 5 690.00–810.00 $762.44 $648 +27.24
88 88 1 600.00 $600.00 $528 -204.65
90–92 91 3 780.00–800.00 $790.00 $719 +180.00
90–94 92 4 860.00–980.00 $936.72 $862 +190.22
96–98 97 3 690.00–790.00 $740.34 $718 -6.16
98 98 2 670.00–690.00 $680.00 $666 -66.50
102 102 1 890.00 $890.00 $908 +290.00
104 104 1 600.00 $600.00 $624 -156.06
102–108 105 2 870.00–890.00 $879.71 $924 +123.65
110–114 112 2 710.00 $710.00 $795 -46.06
1112–1584 1311 3 183.00–189.00 $186.27 $2,442 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–294 283 7 285.00–300.00 $293.90 $832 —
320 320 3 282.50 $282.50 $904 —
363–380 369 3 255.00–265.00 $261.56 $965 —
434 434 1 190.00 $190.00 $825 —
598 598 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,316 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 3 50.00–70.00 $63.33 $38 -11.51
60–68 64 3 100.00–300.00 $194.17 $124 +94.17
62–66 65 3 300.00–370.00 $330.21 $215 +230.21
62–68 66 4 50.00–280.00 $136.82 $90 +36.82
70–74 73 3 100.00–280.00 $161.10 $118 +71.10
72–78 75 4 530.00–570.00 $560.34 $420 +2.12
72–78 75 4 880.00–1,000.00 $932.80 $700 +374.58
72–78 75 2 600.00 $600.00 $450 +41.78
74–78 76 6 390.00–500.00 $446.81 $340 -111.41
76 76 1 610.00 $610.00 $464 +51.78
78 78 1 100.00 $100.00 $78 -530.00
80–88 83 8 300.00–480.00 $393.33 $326 -432.55
80–88 83 8 840.00–1,050.00 $961.29 $798 +135.41
80–88 84 19 600.00–660.00 $632.48 $531 -193.40
80–86 84 5 500.00–580.00 $546.26 $459 -279.62
90 90 1 740.00 $740.00 $666 +620.00
90–96 93 4 430.00–480.00 $462.26 $430 -467.72
90–98 93 16 600.00–660.00 $620.05 $577 -309.93
90–98 94 22 530.00–590.00 $571.09 $537 -67.30
90–98 95 4 820.00–960.00 $905.77 $860 +267.38
98 98 1 510.00 $510.00 $500 -61.52
102 102 1 500.00 $500.00 $510 -74.15
100–108 103 7 820.00–890.00 $866.57 $893 +292.42
100–108 104 3 750.00–800.00 $777.05 $808 +164.10
100–108 104 12 600.00–620.00 $610.00 $634 -2.95
100–108 104 20 520.00–590.00 $569.05 $592 -43.90
110–112 111 3 580.00 $580.00 $644 -130.00
110–112 111 2 820.00–830.00 $825.05 $916 +115.05
112 112 1 470.00 $470.00 $526 -143.85
120 120 1 560.00 $560.00 $672 -180.00
124 124 1 540.00 $540.00 $670 -200.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–276 267 2 285.00–295.00 $289.83 $774 +26.75
304–344 320 5 225.00–280.00 $260.40 $833 -16.29
370 370 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,092 +95.00
404–442 423 2 205.00–255.00 $231.12 $978 —
628 628 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,382 —
678 678 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,051 -5.00
748 748 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,159 —
868 868 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,194 —
920 920 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,357 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
978–1960 1350 75-80% 21 122.00–151.00 $141.39 $1,909 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 118.00 $118.00 $944 —
884 884 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $796 —
884–978 916 85-90% 3 92.00–108.00 $100.01 $916 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1174–1818 1507 12 149.00–167.00 $157.07 $2,367 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 1 210.00 $210.00 $815 —
468 468 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,147 —
552 552 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,297 +20.00
754 754 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,150 —
876 876 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,445 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1154–1634 1332 5 163.00–166.00 $164.20 $2,187 —
1350–1540 1444 5 172.00–179.00 $174.82 $2,524 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–438 421 3 180.00–205.00 $188.68 $794 —
826 826 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,280 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
862–1230 1053 85-90% 4 85.00–90.00 $87.71 $924 —
878–1476 1234 85-90% 45 91.00–128.00 $108.90 $1,344 +0.55
1004–1714 1435 80-85% 46 112.00–139.00 $127.68 $1,832 -14.82
1452–1684 1567 80-85% 3 140.00–143.00 $141.38 $2,215 +6.59
1628 1628 80-85% 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,742 —
1402–1860 1649 75-80% 26 130.00–152.00 $142.29 $2,346 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1304 1253 4 133.00–145.00 $141.42 $1,772 —
1170–1510 1378 8 146.00–157.00 $152.66 $2,104 —
1352–1788 1499 3 152.00–164.00 $156.00 $2,338 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 240.00 $240.00 $648 —
392 392 2 197.50–200.00 $198.75 $779 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1414–1590 1483 4 154.00–159.00 $156.08 $2,315 —
1420–1686 1537 3 160.00–164.00 $161.77 $2,486 +20.60

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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.