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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 27, 2023

290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 290 375 386
Slaughter cattle 107 122 143

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72 72 1 440.00 $440.00 $317 +310.00
80–88 84 2 150.00 $150.00 $126 -30.00
82–88 85 3 400.00–520.00 $467.40 $397 +287.40
94 94 2 475.00–565.00 $520.00 $489 +365.00
100 100 1 130.00 $130.00 $130 -309.90
110 110 1 135.00 $135.00 $148 -35.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
58 58 1 50.00 $50.00 $29 -60.00
76–78 77 2 275.00–285.00 $279.94 $216 -20.06
78 78 1 605.00 $605.00 $472 +505.00
80 80 2 130.00–215.00 $172.50 $138 +72.50
80–86 83 3 500.00–615.00 $557.10 $462 +259.40
80–88 85 4 240.00–300.00 $270.71 $230 +43.15
82–88 86 5 330.00–350.00 $341.92 $294 +114.36
90–98 95 7 305.00–330.00 $318.40 $302 +2.55
96 96 1 295.00 $295.00 $283 +24.09
98 98 1 110.00 $110.00 $108 -160.91
100 100 1 525.00 $525.00 $525 +217.43
100–106 103 4 310.00–320.00 $315.07 $325 +7.50
104–106 105 2 280.00–295.00 $287.43 $302 +5.10
110 110 1 240.00 $240.00 $264 -68.56
116 116 1 325.00 $325.00 $377 +16.44
122 122 1 260.00 $260.00 $317 -48.56

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–1450 949 85-90% 4 40.00–60.00 $52.99 $503 —
1110–1146 1128 85-90% 2 93.00–97.00 $94.97 $1,071 +18.99
908–1374 1136 85-90% 8 68.00–89.00 $77.61 $882 +1.63
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1038–1526 1281 80-85% 11 89.00–104.00 $96.52 $1,236 —
1290–1550 1420 80-85% 2 107.00–108.00 $107.55 $1,527 +12.29
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1528–1850 1707 75-80% 7 104.00–117.00 $111.29 $1,900 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530–1964 1736 65-75% 4 117.00–120.00 $118.92 $2,064 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1232–1746 1511 3 116.00–138.00 $129.28 $1,953 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1136 1136 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,375 —
1228–1248 1238 2 124.00–131.00 $127.47 $1,578 —

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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.