Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 9, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	432	435	365
Slaughter cattle	212	215	132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 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
82–88	85	2	30.00–35.00	$32.41	$28	-190.21
88	88	1	210.00	$210.00	$185	+180.00
100	100	1	150.00	$150.00	$150	—
110	110	1	190.00	$190.00	$209	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
64–66	65	2	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
68	68	1	40.00	$40.00	$27	+20.00
72	72	2	5.00–10.00	$7.50	$5	-22.50
74–76	75	2	60.00–65.00	$62.53	$47	+2.53
80–86	83	4	65.00–95.00	$79.04	$66	-11.06
84	84	1	60.00	$60.00	$50	-30.10
86–88	87	2	205.00–235.00	$219.83	$191	+129.73
90	90	1	95.00	$95.00	$86	+4.90
90	90	1	10.00	$10.00	$9	-80.10
90–94	92	2	45.00–50.00	$47.45	$44	-67.83
94	94	1	230.00	$230.00	$216	+114.72
90–98	95	5	100.00–140.00	$127.36	$121	+12.08
100–106	104	4	140.00–150.00	$145.00	$151	-80.00
100–106	104	4	100.00–135.00	$118.73	$123	-106.27
110	110	1	140.00	$140.00	$154	+17.54
110	110	1	50.00	$50.00	$55	-72.46
110–118	114	3	140.00–150.00	$146.55	$167	+24.09

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
972–1142	1057	85-90%	2	60.00–67.50	$63.45	$671	—
906–1348	1117	85-90%	6	22.00–45.00	$31.96	$357	-8.47
860–1476	1171	85-90%	10	53.50–59.00	$56.34	$660	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1242–1410	1306	80-85%	6	63.00–67.50	$65.84	$860	-1.88
1112–1556	1371	80-85%	7	71.50–87.00	$79.30	$1,087	+18.70

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1434–1762	1617	75-80%	7	64.00–72.50	$66.99	$1,083	-2.75

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1648–1868	1758	65-75%	2	74.00–76.50	$75.33	$1,324	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1212–1702	1435	3	89.00–93.00	$90.90	$1,304	—
1842–1870	1856	2	97.00–107.00	$102.04	$1,894	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1514	1514	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,665	—

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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.