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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 11, 2023

264 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 264 264 398
Slaughter cattle 94 116 188

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
62 62 1 10.00 $10.00 $6 -390.00
68 68 1 30.00 $30.00 $20 -370.00
76 76 1 50.00 $50.00 $38 -350.00
82 82 1 100.00 $100.00 $82 -27.53
86 86 1 445.00 $445.00 $383 ±0.00
86 86 1 160.00 $160.00 $138 -285.00
90–98 94 3 405.00–455.00 $436.74 $411 -10.61
96 96 1 160.00 $160.00 $154 -287.35
100 100 1 445.00 $445.00 $445 +335.00
130 130 1 310.00 $310.00 $403 +200.00
1390 1390 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,974

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
56 56 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -115.00
66 66 1 15.00 $15.00 $10 -105.00
74 74 1 200.00 $200.00 $148 +72.50
76–78 77 2 290.00–310.00 $300.13 $231 +105.13
78 78 1 150.00 $150.00 $117 -45.00
80–86 84 4 305.00–330.00 $316.37 $266 +42.83
82–88 86 3 250.00–305.00 $278.99 $240 -27.15
86–88 87 2 140.00–180.00 $159.77 $139 -146.37
90 90 1 240.00 $240.00 $216 -22.31
90–98 93 5 200.00–310.00 $275.19 $256 +12.88
90–98 93 9 330.00–395.00 $357.71 $333 +95.40
90–98 93 4 150.00–250.00 $201.40 $187 -60.91
98 98 1 440.00 $440.00 $431 +290.00
100 100 1 165.00 $165.00 $165 -106.39
100–106 103 11 365.00–400.00 $383.63 $395 +30.46
100–106 103 3 340.00–360.00 $350.06 $361 -3.11
104 104 1 430.00 $430.00 $447 +76.83
106 106 1 15.00 $15.00 $16 -338.17
110 110 1 415.00 $415.00 $456 +55.00
112–116 113 3 340.00–365.00 $351.65 $397 +51.65
116 116 1 300.00 $300.00 $348 ±0.00
122 122 1 350.00 $350.00 $427 +50.00
124 124 1 350.00 $350.00 $434 +50.00

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1428 1210 85-90% 4 17.50–56.00 $41.91 $507
1016–1636 1308 85-90% 11 59.00–77.00 $68.18 $892
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1136–1680 1395 80-85% 12 72.00–94.00 $80.62 $1,125 +2.05
1370–1452 1411 80-85% 2 99.00–100.00 $99.49 $1,404
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1598–1842 1690 75-80% 8 84.00–95.00 $90.90 $1,536

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
994–2166 1606 5 80.00–111.00 $101.79 $1,635

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1356–1384 1370 2 105.00–121.00 $112.92 $1,547

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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.