Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 29, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	434	419	380
Slaughter cattle	201	178	133

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold sharply higher, mostly 5.00-7.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 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
74	74	1	10.00	$10.00	$7	-126.82
88	88	1	15.00	$15.00	$13	±0.00
108	108	1	200.00	$200.00	$216	+140.00
124	124	1	135.00	$135.00	$167	+75.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
62–66	64	2	5.00	$5.00	$3	-1.00
70	70	1	10.00	$10.00	$7	-155.00
72	72	1	15.00	$15.00	$11	-150.00
72	72	1	40.00	$40.00	$29	-125.00
76	76	1	30.00	$30.00	$23	-135.00
84	84	2	225.00–255.00	$240.00	$202	+190.96
88	88	1	95.00	$95.00	$84	+45.00
90–96	93	3	55.00–85.00	$65.29	$61	+5.99
90–98	94	10	80.00–105.00	$93.16	$88	+18.16
96	96	1	205.00	$205.00	$197	+145.00
100–106	103	3	70.00–80.00	$75.06	$77	+30.06
100–108	104	5	95.00–120.00	$103.10	$107	+58.10
108	108	1	225.00	$225.00	$243	+105.05
110–112	111	2	50.00–80.00	$64.86	$72	-25.14
112	112	1	50.00	$50.00	$56	+20.00
110–116	113	2	100.00–110.00	$105.13	$119	-13.78

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1154–1532	1348	80-85%	14	60.00–71.00	$66.15	$892	—
1236–1598	1421	80-85%	6	72.00–77.00	$74.25	$1,055	+17.20

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
784–1092	920	85-90%	4	31.50–47.50	$39.92	$367	—
1092–1246	1158	85-90%	4	62.50–69.00	$65.54	$759	—
984–1582	1187	85-90%	10	50.00–59.50	$56.71	$673	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1508–1558	1533	75-80%	2	76.50–78.50	$77.48	$1,188	—
1632–1898	1742	75-80%	6	70.00–75.50	$73.01	$1,272	+11.04

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1712–1802	1757	65-75%	2	78.00–80.00	$78.97	$1,388	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
982–2002	1559	3	72.50–101.00	$93.93	$1,464	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1316	1243	2	70.00–78.00	$73.77	$917	—

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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.