Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 23, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	458	427	414
Slaughter cattle	232	213	143

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 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
56	56	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	-224.94
68	68	1	15.00	$15.00	$10	-214.94
88	88	1	150.00	$150.00	$132	-79.94
94–98	96	2	200.00–205.00	$202.55	$194	-2.45
96–98	97	2	30.00–40.00	$35.05	$34	-169.95

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70–74	72	2	160.00–165.00	$162.57	$117	+117.57
74	74	1	10.00	$10.00	$7	-40.00
74–78	76	2	40.00–45.00	$42.57	$32	-7.43
78	78	1	30.00	$30.00	$23	-20.00
82	82	1	20.00	$20.00	$16	-10.00
86	86	1	10.00	$10.00	$9	-79.68
88	88	1	95.00	$95.00	$84	+5.32
92–96	94	3	190.00–220.00	$206.74	$194	+82.88
92–98	94	3	90.00–130.00	$103.90	$98	-19.96
94–98	95	6	115.00–130.00	$123.39	$117	-0.47
104	104	4	90.00–115.00	$101.25	$105	-32.02
104	104	1	230.00	$230.00	$239	+96.73
108	108	1	140.00	$140.00	$151	+30.00
110	110	1	200.00	$200.00	$220	+100.00
110–112	111	2	80.00–110.00	$95.14	$106	-4.86
110–118	115	4	135.00–140.00	$136.29	$157	-78.71

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
926–1362	1112	85-90%	6	15.00–47.00	$33.30	$370	—
1000–1442	1256	85-90%	8	48.00–55.50	$51.39	$645	-1.52
1164–1364	1261	85-90%	3	59.00–65.00	$62.24	$785	+9.33

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1086–1688	1312	80-85%	15	55.50–70.00	$63.10	$828	—
1476–1492	1484	80-85%	2	72.50–74.00	$73.25	$1,087	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1488–1884	1627	75-80%	7	65.00–68.00	$66.48	$1,082	—
1644–1974	1773	75-80%	3	72.00–73.00	$72.53	$1,286	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1724–1810	1767	65-75%	2	73.00–78.00	$75.56	$1,335	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1308–2384	1708	6	80.00–98.50	$88.12	$1,505	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1304–1652	1498	4	82.00–104.50	$93.98	$1,408	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1628	1628	1	109.50	$109.50	$1,783	—

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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.