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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 4, 2022

396 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 396 386 408
Slaughter cattle 189 143 193

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
78 78 1 200.00 $200.00 $156 +50.00
84 84 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -5.00
84 84 1 205.00 $205.00 $172 +190.00
88 88 1 25.00 $25.00 $22 +10.00
96 96 1 230.00 $230.00 $221 +215.00
98 98 2 60.00–65.00 $62.50 $61 +47.50
98 98 1 20.00 $20.00 $20 +5.00
104 104 1 70.00 $70.00 $73 -180.00
104 104 1 220.00 $220.00 $229 -30.00

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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 -1.00
72 72 1 10.00 $10.00 $7 -30.00
72–74 73 2 35.00–45.00 $40.07 $29 +0.07
78 78 1 60.00 $60.00 $47 +50.00
80–86 84 4 55.00–65.00 $58.86 $49 -6.74
80–88 84 4 60.00–115.00 $86.90 $73 +21.30
84 84 1 170.00 $170.00 $143 +104.40
84 84 1 45.00 $45.00 $38 -20.60
90 90 1 45.00 $45.00 $40 -47.50
92 92 1 230.00 $230.00 $212 -9.24
90–98 94 7 100.00–125.00 $115.96 $109 +17.74
96–98 97 2 75.00–115.00 $95.21 $92 -3.01
100 100 1 30.00 $30.00 $30 -62.55
100 100 1 250.00 $250.00 $250 +157.45
102 102 1 100.00 $100.00 $102 +7.45
106 106 1 10.00 $10.00 $11 -262.21
106–108 107 3 120.00–130.00 $125.00 $134 -147.21
112 112 1 80.00 $80.00 $90 -24.87
112 112 1 245.00 $245.00 $274 +140.13
112–114 113 2 120.00–125.00 $122.48 $138 +17.61
120 120 1 210.00 $210.00 $252 -30.00
120–128 124 2 80.00–130.00 $104.19 $129 -135.81

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
714–1558 1102 85-90% 9 26.00–47.00 $37.71 $416
978–1510 1228 85-90% 8 59.00–66.00 $62.75 $771 -12.25
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1022–1558 1343 80-85% 11 68.00–81.00 $74.34 $998
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1502–1708 1600 75-80% 3 77.00–80.00 $78.07 $1,249
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2044–2120 2082 65-75% 2 83.00–85.00 $84.02 $1,749

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,297
1360–1554 1467 3 115.00–119.00 $116.41 $1,708

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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.