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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 27, 2021

365 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 365 320 293
Slaughter cattle 163 148 137

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 20.00-30.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 185.00 $185.00 $130 +165.00
92 92 1 170.00 $170.00 $156 -93.38
92–96 94 2 50.00–100.00 $75.53 $71 -187.85
104 104 1 215.00 $215.00 $224 +95.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
62 62 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -1.00
70–78 75 3 65.00–85.00 $75.35 $57 +10.35
78 78 1 140.00 $140.00 $109 +75.00
82 82 1 25.00 $25.00 $20 -17.41
88 88 1 125.00 $125.00 $110 -10.06
88 88 1 100.00 $100.00 $88 -35.06
88 88 1 230.00 $230.00 $202 +94.94
90–96 94 5 125.00–170.00 $156.36 $147 -12.73
92–98 95 2 85.00 $85.00 $81 -65.00
98 98 1 75.00 $75.00 $74 -193.31
100 100 1 220.00 $220.00 $220 +80.00
100–104 102 3 140.00–160.00 $146.54 $149 +6.54
100–108 104 6 150.00–170.00 $160.71 $167 -44.34
110–116 112 5 160.00–170.00 $165.95 $186 -31.40
122 122 1 165.00 $165.00 $201 -35.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1238–1616 1379 80-85% 5 75.00–80.50 $77.90 $1,074 +12.55
1134–1706 1431 80-85% 11 65.50–74.00 $70.49 $1,009 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
932–1354 1106 85-90% 5 51.00–63.00 $57.03 $631 —
1120–1170 1149 85-90% 3 65.50–73.00 $69.20 $795 —
1086–1462 1227 85-90% 5 32.00–44.00 $38.63 $474 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1476–1986 1742 75-80% 4 67.50–76.00 $72.67 $1,266 —
1756–1878 1811 75-80% 3 76.50–79.00 $77.31 $1,400 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1702–1878 1773 65-75% 4 80.00–85.00 $81.57 $1,446 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1334–2406 1870 2 66.00–92.00 $75.27 $1,408 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1478 1439 2 84.00–97.00 $90.68 $1,305 —
1736 1736 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,649 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1452 1452 1 102.50 $102.50 $1,488 —

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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.