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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 8, 2022

399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 399 317 432
Slaughter cattle 143 120 212

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1438–1544 1468 4 140.00–144.00 $141.72 $2,080 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74–78 76 2 130.00–295.00 $214.67 $163 +74.67
76 76 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -130.00
86 86 1 300.00 $300.00 $258 +70.37
90–96 93 4 230.00–290.00 $267.00 $248 +37.37
92–96 94 2 50.00–95.00 $72.02 $68 -157.61
102 102 1 290.00 $290.00 $296 +60.00
106 106 1 100.00 $100.00 $106 -130.00
116 116 1 250.00 $250.00 $290 +10.00
1296–1504 1376 3 105.00–135.00 $123.76 $1,703 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 10.00 $10.00 $7 -190.00
76 76 1 40.00 $40.00 $30 -9.87
76–78 77 2 65.00–70.00 $67.47 $52 +52.47
82 82 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -85.00
80–88 83 7 145.00–160.00 $149.85 $124 +59.21
80–88 84 3 125.00–140.00 $133.49 $112 +42.85
84 84 1 330.00 $330.00 $277 +239.36
88 88 1 130.00 $130.00 $114 -125.00
90–98 94 10 145.00–160.00 $153.06 $144 +27.88
92–96 94 4 100.00–130.00 $116.20 $109 -8.98
96 96 1 275.00 $275.00 $264 +161.67
100–108 104 3 145.00–160.00 $151.73 $158 +36.44
100–108 104 2 45.00–80.00 $61.83 $64 -53.46
104–108 106 2 120.00–150.00 $134.72 $143 +19.43
112–118 114 3 155.00–160.00 $158.36 $181 -31.64
118 118 1 80.00 $80.00 $94 -55.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1302 1099 85-90% 3 31.00–46.00 $39.59 $435 +1.52
1102–1650 1284 85-90% 8 47.00–64.00 $54.70 $702 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1720 1435 80-85% 10 62.00–84.00 $74.96 $1,076 -10.09
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–2016 1736 75-80% 10 72.00–88.00 $81.22 $1,410 -0.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1884 1884 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,941 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1256–1274 1265 2 117.00–121.00 $118.99 $1,505 —
1204–1332 1268 2 96.00–105.00 $100.27 $1,271 —

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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.