Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 6, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	393	360	400
Slaughter cattle	170	157	204

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to 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 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
84–88	86	2	215.00–245.00	$230.35	$198	+5.35
88	88	1	30.00	$30.00	$26	+15.00
90–92	91	2	30.00–40.00	$34.95	$32	+19.95
90–98	94	2	145.00–220.00	$184.10	$173	+169.10
100–102	101	2	85.00–220.00	$151.83	$153	-48.17

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
62	62	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
68	68	1	6.00	$6.00	$4	+1.00
72	72	1	115.00	$115.00	$83	+105.00
70–78	74	3	30.00–45.00	$38.60	$29	+28.60
80	80	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-140.00
80	80	1	45.00	$45.00	$36	-105.00
84	84	1	15.00	$15.00	$13	-75.24
86	86	1	270.00	$270.00	$232	+248.11
86–88	87	2	70.00–80.00	$75.06	$65	+53.17
86–88	87	2	105.00–120.00	$112.41	$98	+90.52
90–98	94	2	15.00–45.00	$29.36	$28	-84.88
92–98	94	4	80.00–115.00	$97.63	$92	-16.61
92–96	94	7	110.00–135.00	$120.82	$114	+6.58
96	96	1	10.00	$10.00	$10	-236.08
100–108	104	2	120.00–130.00	$124.81	$130	+9.81
108	108	1	250.00	$250.00	$270	+155.02
112–114	114	6	110.00–135.00	$127.55	$145	-122.45
114	114	1	100.00	$100.00	$114	-150.00
116	116	1	240.00	$240.00	$278	-10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
894–1198	1059	85-90%	3	56.50–66.50	$62.15	$658	+33.31
954–1200	1077	85-90%	2	35.00–37.50	$36.11	$389	+7.27
862–1608	1113	85-90%	10	44.00–55.00	$49.81	$554	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1166–1572	1375	80-85%	6	66.50–75.00	$70.41	$968	-0.57
1122–1742	1420	80-85%	9	56.00–64.00	$60.64	$861	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1534–1730	1657	75-80%	6	62.50–68.50	$67.23	$1,114	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1862–2036	1971	65-75%	5	69.00–72.50	$70.91	$1,398	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
914	914	1	69.00	$69.00	$631	—
1286–1616	1447	4	86.00–98.50	$93.18	$1,348	—
2198	2198	1	104.50	$104.50	$2,297	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1516	1516	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,561	+5.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1522–1630	1576	2	111.00–112.00	$111.48	$1,757	-1.52

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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.