Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 1, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	424	396	235
Slaughter cattle	222	214	75

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 10.00-20.00 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
74	74	1	15.00	$15.00	$11	-145.00
86	86	1	230.00	$230.00	$198	+5.36
90–92	91	2	40.00–50.00	$44.95	$41	-5.05
96	96	1	10.00	$10.00	$10	-200.00
104–106	105	2	205.00–215.00	$210.05	$221	+170.05

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
78	78	1	90.00	$90.00	$70	+80.00
80–88	85	3	15.00–50.00	$33.28	$28	-97.96
84–88	86	2	5.00–10.00	$7.56	$7	-247.44
86–88	87	4	130.00–145.00	$141.27	$123	-113.73
94	94	1	230.00	$230.00	$216	+220.00
90–98	95	7	130.00–180.00	$155.17	$147	+9.83
94–98	96	2	120.00–135.00	$127.66	$123	-22.34
100–108	103	3	110.00–150.00	$130.00	$134	+3.78
100–108	106	6	160.00–205.00	$181.86	$193	+32.16
106	106	1	245.00	$245.00	$260	+95.30
114–118	115	4	160.00–200.00	$177.52	$204	+72.52
122	122	1	160.00	$160.00	$195	-10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
912–1474	1171	85-90%	9	44.00–55.00	$50.18	$588	—
996–1474	1221	85-90%	8	55.00–59.50	$57.36	$700	+14.36
1178–1512	1345	85-90%	2	31.00–40.00	$36.06	$485	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1248–1550	1427	80-85%	7	56.50–62.50	$59.50	$849	—
1272–1668	1436	80-85%	11	63.00–68.00	$64.92	$932	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1444–2234	1761	75-80%	7	60.00–66.50	$64.24	$1,131	—
1700–1878	1778	75-80%	3	69.50–70.50	$69.99	$1,244	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1760–1862	1811	65-75%	2	74.00–75.00	$74.49	$1,349	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1184–2422	1862	4	67.00–87.00	$78.18	$1,456	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510	1510	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,208	—

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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.