Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 10, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	361	402	498
Slaughter cattle	144	172	238

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1248	1189	3	101.00–104.00	$102.61	$1,220	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
76	76	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	±0.00
84–88	86	2	155.00–160.00	$157.56	$136	+75.83
96	96	1	20.00	$20.00	$19	-61.73
104	104	2	30.00–35.00	$32.50	$34	-67.50
1148–1220	1184	2	94.00–101.00	$97.39	$1,153	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
62	62	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
74	74	1	40.00	$40.00	$30	-5.00
82	82	1	25.00	$25.00	$20	-5.00
82	82	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-20.00
88	88	2	80.00–85.00	$82.50	$73	+10.03
92–98	94	4	85.00–95.00	$87.50	$82	+24.80
94–98	96	2	70.00–75.00	$72.45	$70	+9.75
96	96	1	195.00	$195.00	$187	+132.30
102	102	2	170.00–200.00	$185.00	$189	+142.57
102–106	104	4	85.00–95.00	$90.02	$94	+4.85
104	104	2	50.00–80.00	$65.00	$68	-20.17
104	104	2	25.00–30.00	$27.50	$29	-57.67
112	112	1	65.00	$65.00	$73	+15.00
116	116	2	90.00	$90.00	$104	+3.99

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1154–1322	1230	85-90%	3	24.00–37.00	$31.78	$391	—
1192–1332	1262	85-90%	2	47.50–48.50	$47.97	$605	-0.09
1078–1526	1310	85-90%	10	39.00–46.50	$43.13	$565	+3.75

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1126–1668	1358	80-85%	11	47.00–53.00	$50.16	$681	-4.14
1292–1636	1464	80-85%	2	55.00–57.00	$55.88	$818	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550–1834	1752	75-80%	6	50.00–58.00	$53.75	$942	-2.96
1758–1806	1783	75-80%	3	58.00–59.00	$58.50	$1,043	+1.79

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1722–1950	1821	65-75%	3	57.00–62.50	$59.45	$1,083	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1198–1824	1511	2	65.50–66.00	$65.70	$993	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1202	1202	1	65.00	$65.00	$781	—

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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.