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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 13, 2023

306 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 306 301 410
Slaughter cattle 122 123 208

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -25.00
72 72 1 70.00 $70.00 $50 +40.00
90–96 93 2 375.00–430.00 $403.39 $375 -6.92
96–98 97 2 140.00 $140.00 $136 -270.31

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
56 56 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 ±0.00
66 66 1 85.00 $85.00 $56 +80.00
68 68 1 230.00 $230.00 $156 +225.00
68 68 1 135.00 $135.00 $92 +130.00
70 70 1 10.00 $10.00 $7 -90.00
72 72 1 150.00 $150.00 $108 +50.00
76 76 1 90.00 $90.00 $68 -10.00
80–86 83 7 275.00–305.00 $286.45 $238 -10.73
80–88 84 3 210.00–230.00 $219.84 $185 +87.22
84 84 1 470.00 $470.00 $395 +337.38
82–88 85 2 150.00–220.00 $186.24 $158 +53.62
88 88 1 20.00 $20.00 $18 -112.62
90 90 2 10.00–30.00 $20.00 $18 -280.20
92–94 93 2 70.00–200.00 $135.70 $126 -164.50
90–98 94 9 220.00–275.00 $255.84 $240 -44.36
90–96 94 4 300.00–480.00 $426.07 $401 +125.87
92–96 94 5 270.00–290.00 $278.04 $261 -22.16
100–108 104 2 245.00–265.00 $254.62 $265 -47.00
100–108 105 5 275.00–305.00 $290.10 $305 +6.99
110 110 1 360.00 $360.00 $396 +65.00
110–114 112 3 270.00–280.00 $275.03 $308 +10.12
120 120 1 275.00 $275.00 $330 -20.00
120–126 123 2 160.00–265.00 $211.22 $260 -83.78

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612 612 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $269 —
840–1422 1105 85-90% 11 60.00–81.00 $70.26 $776 —
1112–1536 1289 85-90% 3 83.00–86.00 $84.49 $1,089 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1127–1598 1431 80-85% 13 74.00–95.00 $88.20 $1,262 +11.39
1528–1550 1539 80-85% 2 97.00–103.00 $100.02 $1,539 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1274–1770 1586 75-80% 6 91.00–104.00 $98.83 $1,567 —
1586–1826 1706 75-80% 2 105.00–107.00 $106.07 $1,810 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1798–2086 1899 65-75% 5 106.00–111.00 $108.35 $2,058 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1024–1858 1492 3 95.00–119.00 $110.30 $1,646 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,945 —

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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.