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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 10, 2022

216 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 216 444 203
Slaughter cattle 196

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last weeks sale Holstein bull calves sold 15.00-20.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
64 64 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -95.00
72 72 1 125.00 $125.00 $90 +25.00
82 82 1 225.00 $225.00 $184 +185.00
92–96 94 2 235.00–240.00 $237.55 $223 +217.55
94 94 1 75.00 $75.00 $70 +55.00
102–106 104 2 200.00–210.00 $204.90 $213 -10.10
106 106 1 65.00 $65.00 $69 -150.00
112 112 1 60.00 $60.00 $67 -155.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 1 6.00 $6.00 $4 -149.00
74–78 76 2 50.00–115.00 $83.36 $63 -71.64
80–84 83 4 25.00–80.00 $50.12 $42 -75.04
84 84 1 15.00 $15.00 $13 -15.00
82–88 85 4 160.00–170.00 $166.36 $141 +136.36
84–86 85 2 265.00–280.00 $272.59 $232 +242.59
86–88 87 4 100.00–155.00 $126.24 $110 -106.89
88 88 1 15.00 $15.00 $13 +5.00
90–98 94 2 200.00–260.00 $228.72 $215 +128.08
92–96 94 5 80.00–150.00 $115.08 $108 +14.44
92–98 96 5 155.00–195.00 $177.21 $170 +76.57
96 96 1 20.00 $20.00 $19 -80.64
102 102 1 80.00 $80.00 $82 -62.23
100–108 104 6 130.00–190.00 $156.74 $163 -50.76
102–108 106 9 170.00–205.00 $191.10 $203 +31.21

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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.