Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 29, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	411	420	526
Slaughter cattle	163	152	197

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull calves sold 15.00-20.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
96	96	1	20.00	$20.00	$19	-130.00
96	96	1	100.00	$100.00	$96	-50.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
72	72	1	10.00	$10.00	$7	±0.00
82	82	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-194.82
88	88	1	20.00	$20.00	$18	+10.00
88	88	2	55.00–60.00	$57.50	$51	+47.50
92–96	94	2	50.00–55.00	$52.45	$49	-54.17
90–98	95	4	60.00–90.00	$74.05	$70	-32.57
96	96	1	100.00	$100.00	$96	-6.62
98	98	1	10.00	$10.00	$10	-96.62
102	102	1	100.00	$100.00	$102	-24.72
102–108	105	2	80.00–100.00	$89.71	$94	-35.01
110–112	111	3	60.00–65.00	$61.65	$68	-18.35
114	114	1	30.00	$30.00	$34	-86.29
114–118	115	3	80.00–100.00	$88.47	$102	-27.82
118	118	1	100.00	$100.00	$118	-16.29

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
866–1658	1088	85-90%	9	39.00–46.50	$43.16	$470	—
1216–1284	1250	85-90%	2	21.00–31.00	$26.14	$327	—
1226–1394	1326	85-90%	4	48.50–52.50	$50.56	$670	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1320	1256	80-85%	4	58.50–59.50	$58.89	$740	—
1014–1554	1348	80-85%	9	50.00–58.00	$54.10	$729	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1642–1874	1758	75-80%	2	56.00–57.00	$56.47	$993	—
1660–2012	1787	75-80%	5	47.50–55.00	$50.52	$903	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1872–1998	1935	65-75%	2	58.50–61.50	$59.95	$1,160	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1552	1552	1	97.50	$97.50	$1,513	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1358–1702	1491	3	62.00–81.00	$70.24	$1,047	—

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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.