Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 4, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	533	162	0
Slaughter cattle	244	90	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 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
70	70	1	175.00	$175.00	$122	+10.00
98	98	1	40.00	$40.00	$39	+21.61
100	100	1	190.00	$190.00	$190	±0.00
104	104	1	50.00	$50.00	$52	-140.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70–76	73	2	15.00	$15.00	$11	-17.57
76	76	1	15.00	$15.00	$11	-5.00
78	78	1	60.00	$60.00	$47	+40.00
82–88	85	7	85.00–115.00	$102.37	$87	+13.68
84–86	85	2	35.00–50.00	$42.59	$36	-46.10
92–98	95	7	90.00–130.00	$111.66	$106	+19.58
96–98	98	4	50.00–105.00	$74.97	$73	+49.97
98	98	1	30.00	$30.00	$29	+5.00
100	100	1	45.00	$45.00	$45	-48.83
100	100	2	200.00–235.00	$217.50	$218	+123.67
100–108	104	11	110.00–140.00	$120.97	$126	-6.00
102–108	105	5	90.00–110.00	$100.94	$106	-26.03
110	110	1	55.00	$55.00	$60	+15.00
112–118	114	5	110.00–140.00	$122.10	$139	-52.66
120	120	1	15.00	$15.00	$18	±0.00
124	124	1	120.00	$120.00	$149	-10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
972–1452	1202	85-90%	13	20.00–38.00	$29.69	$357	—
1022–1550	1277	85-90%	16	38.00–49.00	$44.57	$569	+0.25
1336–1548	1442	85-90%	2	52.00–53.50	$52.81	$762	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1134–1672	1391	80-85%	10	51.00–57.00	$53.21	$740	-10.32
1478–1776	1613	80-85%	3	57.00–58.50	$57.62	$929	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1606–1948	1802	75-80%	7	55.50–62.50	$57.54	$1,037	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1884–1962	1923	65-75%	2	63.00–64.00	$63.49	$1,221	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1076–2036	1714	4	68.50–79.00	$73.67	$1,263	+0.94
1716	1716	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,647	+23.27
1824–2342	2163	3	48.00–64.00	$57.66	$1,247	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1316–1424	1375	5	66.00–75.50	$69.58	$957	—

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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.