Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 25, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	396	355	0
Slaughter cattle	214	163	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull calves sold mostly steady. 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
1352	1352	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,433	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
78	78	1	160.00	$160.00	$125	+125.00
82–86	84	2	210.00–240.00	$224.64	$189	+189.64
92	92	1	50.00	$50.00	$46	+15.00
98	98	1	210.00	$210.00	$206	+175.00
100	100	1	40.00	$40.00	$40	±0.00
110	110	1	35.00	$35.00	$38	-5.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
74	74	1	55.00	$55.00	$41	+25.00
70–78	75	3	45.00–55.00	$48.10	$36	+18.10
76	76	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-20.00
76	76	1	175.00	$175.00	$133	+145.00
82	82	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-220.00
80–88	84	6	80.00–115.00	$97.58	$82	-26.91
84–86	85	4	120.00–140.00	$131.24	$112	+6.75
86	86	1	255.00	$255.00	$219	+130.51
90	90	1	40.00	$40.00	$36	-84.49
94	94	1	10.00	$10.00	$9	-145.45
90–98	95	5	135.00–165.00	$145.34	$138	-10.11
96	96	1	150.00	$150.00	$144	-5.45
96	96	1	100.00	$100.00	$96	-55.45
100–108	105	4	100.00–140.00	$126.22	$133	-33.63
100–108	106	5	140.00–165.00	$149.70	$159	-10.15
110–114	112	3	140.00–150.00	$146.67	$164	-48.33
114	114	1	105.00	$105.00	$120	-37.17
120	120	1	170.00	$170.00	$204	+17.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1660	1332	80-85%	12	56.00–64.00	$61.28	$816	+2.53
1292–1444	1384	80-85%	3	65.00–68.50	$67.15	$929	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1238	1238	85-90%	1	43.00	$43.00	$532	-14.74
1032–1574	1286	85-90%	10	46.00–53.50	$50.39	$648	—
1226–1530	1370	85-90%	3	54.00–60.00	$56.45	$773	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1392–1828	1659	75-80%	8	59.50–67.00	$63.65	$1,056	—
1638–2132	1843	75-80%	4	67.00–69.00	$67.86	$1,251	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1564–1730	1666	65-75%	5	67.00–73.50	$70.39	$1,173	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1298–2322	1799	3	71.00–78.00	$74.27	$1,336	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1266	1266	1	65.00	$65.00	$823	—
1302–1414	1343	3	73.00–81.00	$77.34	$1,039	—
1354	1354	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,232	+29.00

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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.