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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 9, 2023

372 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 372 335 216
Slaughter cattle 159 142 0

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
78 78 1 405.00 $405.00 $316 +170.00
88 88 1 390.00 $390.00 $343 +155.00
98 98 1 350.00 $350.00 $343 +310.00
104 104 1 345.00 $345.00 $359

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
66 66 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 ±0.00
74 74 1 50.00 $50.00 $37 +45.00
76 76 2 150.00–220.00 $185.00 $141 -115.00
76 76 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -290.00
82–88 86 3 130.00–140.00 $134.88 $116 +24.68
86 86 1 350.00 $350.00 $301 +239.80
86 86 1 165.00 $165.00 $142 +54.80
92 92 1 155.00 $155.00 $143 +145.00
94 94 1 100.00 $100.00 $94 +90.00
92–98 96 5 100.00–155.00 $132.85 $128 -17.15
100 100 1 395.00 $395.00 $395 +271.65
100–106 103 2 140.00–145.00 $142.57 $147 +19.22
100–108 105 4 160.00–175.00 $167.43 $176 +12.31
108 108 1 110.00 $110.00 $119 -45.12
110–118 114 2 315.00–325.00 $320.18 $365 +65.18
114 114 1 100.00 $100.00 $114 -155.00
118 118 1 160.00 $160.00 $189 -95.00
122 122 1 170.00 $170.00 $207 -85.00

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1654 1280 80-85% 13 64.00–88.00 $72.54 $929 -16.83
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1614–1992 1867 75-80% 11 78.00–96.00 $86.93 $1,623
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
984–1356 1171 85-90% 4 47.00–62.00 $56.66 $663 -9.52

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1442–1544 1509 3 90.00–111.00 $97.71 $1,474

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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.