Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 3, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	402	163	478
Slaughter cattle	172	163	216

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. 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
72	72	1	10.00	$10.00	$7	—
82–86	84	2	50.00–115.00	$81.73	$69	—
102	102	1	100.00	$100.00	$102	—
120	120	1	110.00	$110.00	$132	—
1244	1244	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,057	—
1248–1358	1309	3	101.00–105.00	$103.28	$1,352	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	1	5.00	$5.00	$4	—
76	76	1	45.00	$45.00	$34	—
78	78	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	—
78	78	1	30.00	$30.00	$23	—
82	82	1	30.00	$30.00	$25	—
80–86	83	3	50.00–75.00	$64.88	$54	—
86–88	87	2	70.00–75.00	$72.47	$63	—
90	90	1	160.00	$160.00	$144	—
92–98	95	6	50.00–75.00	$62.70	$60	—
94–98	97	4	75.00–85.00	$81.32	$79	—
102–104	103	2	35.00–50.00	$42.43	$44	—
100–108	104	4	75.00–90.00	$85.17	$89	—
106	106	1	185.00	$185.00	$196	—
106–108	107	3	55.00–90.00	$71.66	$77	—
110	110	1	50.00	$50.00	$55	—
114–116	114	5	80.00–90.00	$86.01	$98	—
120	120	1	60.00	$60.00	$72	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1098–1296	1189	85-90%	3	53.00–57.00	$54.62	$649	-3.38
1112–1478	1269	85-90%	11	46.50–51.00	$48.06	$610	+3.71
1084–1516	1313	85-90%	4	32.00–43.00	$39.38	$517	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1076–1574	1380	80-85%	13	52.00–58.50	$54.30	$749	—
1262–1508	1385	80-85%	2	58.50–61.00	$59.86	$829	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1562–2074	1768	75-80%	10	54.00–58.50	$56.71	$1,003	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1756	1756	65-75%	1	64.00	$64.00	$1,124	-1.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1206–2020	1646	7	63.00–83.50	$75.98	$1,251	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1318–1344	1335	3	65.00–70.50	$67.98	$908	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480	1480	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,199	—

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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.