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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 21, 2022

387 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 387 345 419
Slaughter cattle 173 143 178

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
76 76 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 ±0.00
78 78 1 265.00 $265.00 $207 +255.00
80 80 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -245.00
84 84 1 180.00 $180.00 $151 -75.00
94 94 1 10.00 $10.00 $9 -245.00
92–98 95 2 250.00–275.00 $262.11 $249 +7.11
98 98 1 15.00 $15.00 $15 -240.00
112 112 1 50.00 $50.00 $56 -32.52

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72 72 1 140.00 $140.00 $101 +125.00
74 74 1 10.00 $10.00 $7 -5.00
72–76 75 3 35.00–45.00 $41.61 $31 -27.05
80 80 1 270.00 $270.00 $216 +255.00
80–82 81 2 45.00–55.00 $50.06 $41 +35.06
84–88 87 3 60.00–80.00 $70.15 $61 -67.32
90–96 93 4 50.00–75.00 $62.45 $58 -86.68
94 94 1 20.00 $20.00 $19 -129.13
90–98 96 5 75.00–110.00 $89.12 $86 -60.01
96 96 1 275.00 $275.00 $264 +125.87
100 100 1 10.00 $10.00 $10 -140.00
100–102 101 2 265.00–280.00 $272.43 $275 +122.43
100–106 102 9 100.00–125.00 $113.24 $116 -36.76
106 106 1 25.00 $25.00 $26 -135.00
112 112 1 120.00 $120.00 $134 -34.91
118 118 1 35.00 $35.00 $41 -95.13
120 120 1 80.00 $80.00 $96 -50.13

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1438 1183 85-90% 6 20.00–45.00 $30.97 $366
1016–1450 1237 85-90% 10 48.00–61.00 $53.87 $666
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1224–1644 1387 80-85% 10 63.00–79.00 $70.05 $972 -11.88
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1624–1866 1748 75-80% 7 73.00–86.00 $79.81 $1,395

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1522 1522 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,278
2120 2120 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,332

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,254 -29.00

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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.