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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 4, 2023

264 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 264 323 390
Slaughter cattle 116 135 188

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
78 78 1 400.00 $400.00 $312 -60.00
80–82 81 2 125.00–130.00 $127.53 $103 -27.47
86 86 1 445.00 $445.00 $383 +282.47
90–92 91 2 100.00–160.00 $129.67 $118 -32.86
90–98 93 6 435.00–455.00 $447.35 $416 +284.82
100 100 1 110.00 $110.00 $110 -80.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
66 66 1 120.00 $120.00 $79 +115.00
72 72 2 105.00–150.00 $127.50 $92 +9.15
76 76 1 195.00 $195.00 $148 -90.00
80–86 84 4 230.00–295.00 $273.54 $230 -58.21
82–88 85 4 450.00–540.00 $496.29 $422 +164.54
84–86 85 2 170.00–180.00 $175.06 $149 -156.69
82–88 86 5 285.00–320.00 $306.14 $263 -25.61
90–92 91 2 245.00–280.00 $262.31 $239 +62.31
94–96 95 2 470.00–485.00 $477.58 $454 +205.68
92–98 96 6 335.00–360.00 $346.77 $333 -138.23
98 98 1 150.00 $150.00 $147 -335.00
100–102 101 4 225.00–330.00 $271.39 $274 -8.61
100–108 104 8 340.00–360.00 $353.17 $367 -1.11
104 104 1 100.00 $100.00 $104 -254.28
112 112 1 360.00 $360.00 $403 -71.67
112 112 1 420.00 $420.00 $470 -11.67
110–118 114 2 300.00 $300.00 $342 -42.46

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
868–1524 1131 85-90% 6 10.00–56.00 $40.93 $463 —
892–1468 1134 85-90% 10 61.00–75.00 $66.27 $752 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
984–1660 1398 80-85% 16 70.00–84.00 $78.57 $1,098 -9.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1662–1944 1783 75-80% 12 78.00–90.00 $85.39 $1,523 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1816–2140 1978 65-75% 2 88.00–93.00 $90.30 $1,786 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1102–2398 1743 7 70.00–108.00 $97.74 $1,704 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1772 1557 3 105.00–109.00 $106.58 $1,659 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1346 1346 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,467 —

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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.