Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 13, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	379	366	320
Slaughter cattle	192	187	127

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 40.00-60.00 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
72	72	1	240.00	$240.00	$173	—
84–88	86	2	300.00–305.00	$302.44	$260	—
90	90	1	20.00	$20.00	$18	—
90	90	1	20.00	$20.00	$18	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
72	72	1	65.00	$65.00	$47	-7.53
74	74	1	10.00	$10.00	$7	-62.53
82–86	84	4	120.00–140.00	$130.00	$109	-26.42
88	88	1	95.00	$95.00	$84	-41.60
90–98	95	7	125.00–170.00	$150.31	$143	-70.32
94–98	96	2	280.00–290.00	$284.90	$274	+64.27
96	96	1	100.00	$100.00	$96	-120.63
100	100	1	270.00	$270.00	$270	+101.80
100–104	102	4	100.00–155.00	$128.60	$131	-39.60
100–108	104	6	120.00–165.00	$149.01	$155	-62.84
112–116	114	3	150.00–160.00	$154.94	$177	-74.31
114	114	1	250.00	$250.00	$285	+20.75
120	120	1	145.00	$145.00	$174	+35.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
946–1334	1153	85-90%	9	49.00–57.00	$53.54	$617	—
836–1370	1163	85-90%	8	5.00–45.50	$37.26	$433	—
1070–1480	1238	85-90%	6	60.50–68.00	$64.00	$792	+9.84

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1776	1442	80-85%	7	59.00–66.50	$63.61	$917	-0.96
1132–1630	1459	80-85%	7	67.50–74.00	$70.38	$1,027	-0.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1496–1976	1701	75-80%	4	63.50–69.00	$66.34	$1,128	—
1754–1834	1794	75-80%	2	69.50–70.50	$69.99	$1,256	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1760–1864	1812	65-75%	2	69.00–71.50	$70.29	$1,274	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1206–2128	1667	2	72.00–75.00	$73.09	$1,218	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1370	1360	2	78.00–80.00	$79.01	$1,075	—

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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.