Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 22, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	323	193	264
Slaughter cattle	155	193	142

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull calves sold 40.00-50.00 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
1360	1360	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,618	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
80	80	1	55.00	$55.00	$44	+45.00
82	82	1	70.00	$70.00	$57	+60.00
82–88	85	2	185.00–295.00	$241.94	$206	+26.89
92	92	1	250.00	$250.00	$230	+34.95
98	98	1	90.00	$90.00	$88	-125.05
1106	1106	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,095	—
1556	1556	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,883	—
1576	1576	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,702	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
74–76	75	2	70.00–110.00	$90.27	$68	-5.93
82–84	83	2	145.00–185.00	$165.24	$137	+12.62
80–88	85	5	180.00–205.00	$196.06	$167	+43.44
86	86	1	110.00	$110.00	$95	-42.62
90–94	92	7	190.00–265.00	$236.19	$217	+58.80
92–94	93	2	155.00–185.00	$169.84	$158	-7.55
100	100	1	245.00	$245.00	$245	+145.00
100–108	103	9	230.00–280.00	$259.39	$267	+105.63
104	104	1	50.00	$50.00	$52	-220.00
116	116	1	270.00	$270.00	$313	+15.00
116	116	1	220.00	$220.00	$255	-35.00
120	120	2	250.00	$250.00	$300	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1346	1099	85-90%	8	22.00–42.00	$33.32	$366	—
970–1432	1185	85-90%	9	59.00–71.00	$62.51	$741	+9.81
940–1506	1247	85-90%	11	48.00–58.00	$54.53	$680	-5.08

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1214–1478	1324	80-85%	3	73.50–75.00	$73.98	$979	—
1118–1584	1357	80-85%	10	62.00–69.00	$65.33	$887	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1422–1922	1621	75-80%	5	70.00–72.50	$71.17	$1,154	—
1472–1694	1630	75-80%	5	64.50–69.50	$67.55	$1,101	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1742–1898	1820	65-75%	2	74.50–75.50	$75.02	$1,365	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1404–1470	1437	2	84.00–89.00	$86.44	$1,242	—
1846	1846	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,828	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1374–1454	1414	2	88.00–89.00	$88.49	$1,251	—

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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.