Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 19, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	383	383	380
Slaughter cattle	178	178	138

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull calves sold steady. 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
76–78	77	2	10.00–15.00	$12.53	$10	-117.47
88	88	1	230.00	$230.00	$202	+100.00
94–96	95	3	215.00–235.00	$223.27	$212	+37.53
110	110	1	220.00	$220.00	$242	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
74	74	1	180.00	$180.00	$133	+141.73
74	74	1	70.00	$70.00	$52	+31.73
78	78	1	80.00	$80.00	$62	+62.47
86–88	87	2	90.00–100.00	$94.94	$83	+74.94
90–92	91	2	15.00–80.00	$47.86	$44	-19.91
90–98	95	8	100.00–110.00	$106.32	$101	+2.48
96	96	1	90.00	$90.00	$86	-13.84
100–104	102	2	80.00–95.00	$87.65	$89	-17.28
100–108	103	6	100.00–110.00	$106.66	$110	+1.73
112–114	113	2	100.00–120.00	$110.09	$124	+0.09
112–116	114	2	80.00	$80.00	$91	-30.00
126	126	1	110.00	$110.00	$139	±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
876–1372	1070	85-90%	9	33.00–47.00	$41.11	$440	—
980–1220	1120	85-90%	5	58.50–61.50	$60.28	$675	—
924–1306	1160	85-90%	9	48.00–56.00	$52.86	$613	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1352	1276	80-85%	4	68.50–71.00	$69.65	$889	—
1070–1576	1407	80-85%	13	57.50–65.50	$62.16	$875	-5.86

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1318–1650	1537	75-80%	5	61.50–68.50	$65.91	$1,013	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1596–1782	1689	65-75%	2	70.50–71.00	$70.76	$1,195	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1012	1012	1	69.00	$69.00	$698	—
1772–2110	1889	3	72.00–89.00	$81.73	$1,544	—
2026	2026	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,925	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1460	1435	2	95.00–104.00	$99.42	$1,427	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1466	1466	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,305	—

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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.