Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 21, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	326	354	381
Slaughter cattle	182	178	164

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale holstein bull calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. 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
90–94	92	2	35.00	$35.00	$32	-154.36
112	112	1	40.00	$40.00	$45	-130.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
64	64	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
70–76	73	2	20.00–30.00	$25.21	$18	-18.06
78	78	1	150.00	$150.00	$117	-70.00
78	78	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-210.00
80–88	84	5	45.00–225.00	$88.29	$74	+83.29
86–88	87	3	90.00–100.00	$95.04	$83	-134.96
92	92	1	220.00	$220.00	$202	+20.00
92–98	95	4	55.00–80.00	$67.67	$64	-2.26
92–98	95	5	90.00–95.00	$91.98	$87	+22.05
100	100	1	10.00	$10.00	$10	-70.00
100–106	102	4	95.00–110.00	$102.46	$105	+16.56
108	108	2	65.00–80.00	$72.50	$78	-14.49
112	112	2	70.00–80.00	$75.00	$84	-11.99
110–118	113	5	90.00–100.00	$95.94	$108	+8.95
116	116	1	10.00	$10.00	$12	-30.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
836–1386	1124	85-90%	12	40.50–49.50	$46.58	$524	—
948–1322	1135	85-90%	2	52.00–53.50	$52.87	$600	—
878–1480	1235	85-90%	9	21.00–37.00	$30.84	$381	-0.09

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1242–1344	1293	80-85%	2	56.50–62.00	$59.36	$768	+5.64
1138–1686	1366	80-85%	16	51.50–56.50	$53.89	$736	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1514–1748	1588	75-80%	6	53.50–58.00	$56.47	$897	—
1472–1932	1732	75-80%	4	59.00–63.00	$60.85	$1,054	+5.05

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1604–1880	1790	65-75%	4	63.00–64.50	$64.04	$1,146	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1868	1868	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,606	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1232	1232	1	76.00	$76.00	$936	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330	1330	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,051	—

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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.