Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 5, 2021

This is an archived report. See the latest Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) report →

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	408	434	359
Slaughter cattle	193	201	132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1274–1324	1299	2	110.00–111.00	$110.51	$1,436	—
1384–1408	1396	2	110.00–128.00	$119.08	$1,662	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
78	78	1	190.00	$190.00	$148	+180.00
86	86	1	225.00	$225.00	$194	+210.00
98	98	1	210.00	$210.00	$206	+195.00
1324	1324	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,231	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	1	15.00	$15.00	$10	+5.00
74	74	1	25.00	$25.00	$18	+10.00
78	78	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-20.00
80	80	1	40.00	$40.00	$32	+10.00
82	82	1	180.00	$180.00	$148	-60.00
84–88	87	7	60.00–85.00	$75.10	$65	-19.90
90–92	91	2	50.00–70.00	$60.11	$55	-5.18
90–98	95	3	80.00–90.00	$85.14	$81	-8.02
94–96	95	3	240.00–255.00	$246.62	$234	+153.46
94–98	96	2	15.00–40.00	$27.24	$26	-177.76
100–104	103	4	100.00–110.00	$102.52	$106	+27.46
100–106	104	3	80.00–95.00	$88.30	$92	-14.80
106	106	1	20.00	$20.00	$21	-83.10
110–114	112	2	80.00–100.00	$90.18	$101	+40.18
114	114	1	35.00	$35.00	$40	-70.13
116	116	1	120.00	$120.00	$139	+14.87
118	118	1	200.00	$200.00	$236	+94.87

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
718–1576	1107	85-90%	7	21.00–47.00	$38.45	$426	—
1080–1196	1155	85-90%	3	66.00–69.00	$67.11	$775	+1.57
1018–1530	1208	85-90%	12	50.00–61.00	$54.49	$658	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1124–1534	1390	80-85%	9	65.00–72.50	$67.87	$943	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1598–1826	1665	75-80%	8	70.00–75.00	$72.17	$1,202	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1424–1860	1689	65-75%	4	76.00–82.50	$77.91	$1,316	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1354–1644	1499	2	96.00–97.00	$96.55	$1,447	—
1378–1720	1549	2	100.00–102.00	$101.11	$1,566	—

↑ Back to top

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.