Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 10, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	406	100	598
Slaughter cattle	194	50	319

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter cows steady-1.00 lower. 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
74	74	1	10.00	$10.00	$7	-135.00
82	82	2	240.00–260.00	$250.00	$205	-37.35
88	88	1	30.00	$30.00	$26	-115.42
90–92	91	2	170.00–245.00	$207.91	$189	-62.09
96	96	1	65.00	$65.00	$62	-205.00
102	102	1	90.00	$90.00	$92	-145.00
104	104	1	195.00	$195.00	$203	-40.00
110	110	1	95.00	$95.00	$104	-140.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	-5.00
74	74	1	55.00	$55.00	$41	+10.00
78	78	1	200.00	$200.00	$156	+50.00
78	78	1	60.00	$60.00	$47	-90.00
84	84	1	20.00	$20.00	$17	-137.80
82–88	85	2	40.00–50.00	$45.18	$38	-133.73
84–88	86	4	75.00–100.00	$85.15	$73	-93.76
86	86	1	120.00	$120.00	$103	-58.91
88	88	1	280.00	$280.00	$246	+101.09
90–98	95	3	225.00–270.00	$252.29	$240	+82.29
90–98	95	9	125.00–170.00	$153.26	$146	-16.74
98	98	1	100.00	$100.00	$98	-20.00
100–108	102	7	120.00–150.00	$135.06	$138	-174.94
100–108	104	5	140.00–175.00	$159.75	$166	-8.70
108	108	1	50.00	$50.00	$54	-145.08
110–114	112	2	155.00–160.00	$157.54	$176	+22.54
112	112	1	100.00	$100.00	$112	-35.00
124	124	1	100.00	$100.00	$124	-95.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
932–1262	1075	85-90%	3	30.00–44.00	$35.26	$379	—
1124–1284	1176	85-90%	4	72.00–84.00	$76.94	$905	+5.22
1028–1770	1360	85-90%	6	52.00–66.00	$59.78	$813	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1262–1430	1337	80-85%	3	85.00–88.00	$86.07	$1,151	+13.88
1194–1446	1348	80-85%	6	71.00–80.00	$74.45	$1,004	+2.26

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480–1980	1757	75-80%	7	75.00–86.00	$81.77	$1,437	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1770–2060	1934	65-75%	5	84.50–87.50	$85.88	$1,661	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1588–1682	1635	2	98.00	$98.00	$1,602	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1456–1504	1478	3	99.00–111.00	$106.60	$1,576	-3.90

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1654	1654	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,604	—

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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.