Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 17, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	409	358	387
Slaughter cattle	190	157	145

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 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
88	88	3	170.00–235.00	$195.00	$172	+185.00
92	92	1	200.00	$200.00	$184	-60.00
96	96	1	75.00	$75.00	$72	-185.00
106	106	1	230.00	$230.00	$244	+165.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50	50	1	5.00	$5.00	$2	±0.00
74	74	1	150.00	$150.00	$111	+140.00
78	78	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-55.00
80	80	1	105.00	$105.00	$84	+75.00
80–88	83	6	120.00–135.00	$127.63	$106	-142.49
90–98	94	6	110.00–150.00	$123.52	$116	-5.78
94	94	1	230.00	$230.00	$216	+100.70
92–98	96	5	135.00–165.00	$151.27	$145	+54.77
102	102	1	235.00	$235.00	$240	+113.44
102–106	104	6	150.00–180.00	$160.85	$167	+39.29
100–108	105	4	120.00–150.00	$132.20	$139	-17.04
110–114	112	2	130.00–150.00	$139.82	$157	-10.16
110–118	113	6	150.00–175.00	$163.53	$185	+13.55
114	114	1	220.00	$220.00	$251	+167.50
120–126	123	2	110.00–135.00	$122.20	$150	-2.80

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1362	1111	85-90%	13	16.00–46.50	$37.88	$421	—
1132–1538	1361	85-90%	11	47.50–56.50	$51.04	$695	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1162–1590	1358	80-85%	6	63.00–74.00	$67.44	$916	—
1126–1828	1449	80-85%	8	56.50–62.00	$59.18	$858	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1462–1642	1587	75-80%	7	66.00–72.00	$68.99	$1,095	-3.09
1702–1838	1757	75-80%	3	74.00–76.50	$75.30	$1,323	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1944–2088	2016	65-75%	2	75.00–75.50	$75.26	$1,517	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1482–1552	1517	2	90.00–109.00	$99.72	$1,513	—
1512–2062	1844	3	90.00–99.00	$94.28	$1,739	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1312	1312	1	69.00	$69.00	$905	—
1274–1364	1319	2	69.00–77.00	$73.14	$965	—

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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.