Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 3, 2022

This is an archived report. See the latest Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) report →

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	444	437	596
Slaughter cattle	196	192	261

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.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
74	74	1	100.00	$100.00	$74	+85.00
88	88	1	40.00	$40.00	$35	+25.00
88	88	1	200.00	$200.00	$176	+185.00
90	90	1	205.00	$205.00	$184	+190.00
92	92	1	20.00	$20.00	$18	+10.00
102	102	1	215.00	$215.00	$219	-15.00
1454	1454	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,876	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
76	76	1	155.00	$155.00	$118	+145.00
82	82	1	90.00	$90.00	$74	+80.00
80–84	83	3	115.00–135.00	$125.16	$104	+92.75
84	84	2	25.00–35.00	$30.00	$25	-2.41
86–88	87	3	185.00–260.00	$233.13	$203	+113.30
88	88	1	10.00	$10.00	$9	-105.00
92–98	94	3	60.00–130.00	$100.64	$95	-28.54
92–98	94	7	125.00–170.00	$140.98	$133	+11.80
94	94	1	15.00	$15.00	$14	-114.18
100–106	102	5	120.00–160.00	$142.23	$145	+7.31
104	104	2	175.00–240.00	$207.50	$216	+72.58
102–108	106	5	155.00–170.00	$159.89	$169	+24.97
108	108	1	45.00	$45.00	$49	-60.00
112	112	1	225.00	$225.00	$252	+120.00
112–114	113	2	85.00–160.00	$122.83	$139	+17.83

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1440	1364	80-85%	6	65.00–72.00	$67.10	$915	—
1154–1486	1375	80-85%	10	75.50–89.00	$81.99	$1,127	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
898–1232	1065	85-90%	2	41.00–45.50	$42.90	$457	—
1094–1374	1205	85-90%	6	66.50–79.00	$71.99	$867	—
1120–1470	1288	85-90%	4	54.50–62.00	$57.89	$746	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1306–1806	1516	75-80%	5	71.50–76.50	$74.45	$1,129	—
1588–1828	1737	75-80%	3	77.00–80.00	$78.66	$1,366	-0.81

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1696–1896	1796	65-75%	2	81.00–82.00	$81.47	$1,463	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1814	1814	1	97.50	$97.50	$1,769	—

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1276–1336	1306	2	108.00–115.00	$111.58	$1,457	—

↑ Back to top

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.