Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 20, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	437	0	326
Slaughter cattle	192	—	182

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 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
88	88	1	15.00	$15.00	$13	-10.00
92	92	1	10.00	$10.00	$9	-190.00
98	98	1	15.00	$15.00	$15	-185.00
100–102	101	2	230.00	$230.00	$232	+40.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
58	58	1	6.00	$6.00	$3	+1.00
64	64	1	6.00	$6.00	$4	+1.00
74	74	1	125.00	$125.00	$92	+85.00
76	76	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-30.00
78	78	1	40.00	$40.00	$31	-30.95
80	80	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-60.95
82–88	85	2	30.00–35.00	$32.41	$28	-38.54
86	86	1	200.00	$200.00	$172	-18.28
86–88	87	2	105.00–135.00	$119.83	$104	-98.45
88	88	1	115.00	$115.00	$101	+110.00
90–98	95	10	115.00–140.00	$129.18	$123	+99.13
92–98	95	2	155.00–240.00	$196.16	$186	+166.11
94–98	97	3	105.00–120.00	$113.31	$110	-156.69
100	100	1	55.00	$55.00	$55	-70.02
100	100	1	230.00	$230.00	$230	+104.98
100–102	101	4	95.00–125.00	$109.85	$111	-15.17
100–106	102	6	125.00–145.00	$134.92	$138	+9.90
112	112	1	105.00	$105.00	$118	-18.10
120	120	1	135.00	$135.00	$162	+35.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
898–1100	999	85-90%	2	36.00–46.50	$41.78	$417	—
908–1288	1132	85-90%	6	67.50–78.50	$72.43	$820	—
856–1394	1152	85-90%	8	55.00–65.50	$60.38	$696	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1154–1510	1290	80-85%	4	81.00–88.50	$84.21	$1,086	+5.94
1362–1702	1477	80-85%	11	72.00–81.00	$76.16	$1,125	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1692–1776	1720	75-80%	4	76.50–82.50	$79.47	$1,367	+9.57

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1770–1944	1857	65-75%	2	82.00–85.50	$83.67	$1,554	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
934–1446	1254	5	82.00–100.00	$92.30	$1,157	—
1478–1686	1582	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,661	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1436–1700	1540	5	95.00–109.00	$103.29	$1,591	—

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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.