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Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 7, 2023

429 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 429 315 399
Slaughter cattle 143 112 143

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
54–58 56 2 8.00–10.00 $8.96 $5 -511.04
62 62 1 250.00 $250.00 $155 -270.00
60–66 63 2 20.00–30.00 $25.24 $16 -494.76
64 64 1 360.00 $360.00 $230 -160.00
70–74 73 3 400.00–490.00 $459.45 $335 -60.55
72–78 75 3 300.00–510.00 $421.61 $316 -98.39
74–76 75 2 100.00–130.00 $115.20 $86 -404.80
74–78 77 6 100.00–200.00 $159.33 $123 -360.67
80–88 84 9 135.00–195.00 $163.49 $137 +44.20
82–88 85 2 620.00–710.00 $663.41 $564 +544.12
88 88 2 20.00–100.00 $60.00 $53 -530.00
88 88 1 400.00 $400.00 $352 -190.00
92 92 3 130.00–195.00 $161.67 $149 -378.33
90–98 94 7 390.00–620.00 $515.47 $485 -24.53
94 94 1 30.00 $30.00 $28 -510.00
96 96 1 210.00 $210.00 $202 -330.00
100–106 103 2 130.00–230.00 $181.46 $187 -16.06
100–108 104 5 580.00–650.00 $617.93 $643 +420.41
114 114 1 550.00 $550.00 $627 +80.00
120 120 1 510.00 $510.00 $612 +40.00
120 120 1 310.00 $310.00 $372 -160.00
968–1632 1248 6 110.00–147.00 $129.49 $1,616

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
54 54 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -205.00
54 54 1 50.00 $50.00 $27 -160.00
54–56 55 2 5.00 $5.00 $3 -205.00
56 56 1 100.00 $100.00 $56 -110.00
60 60 1 380.00 $380.00 $228 +170.00
62 62 1 600.00 $600.00 $372 +390.00
62 62 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -205.00
64 64 1 470.00 $470.00 $301 +20.00
60–68 66 5 150.00–310.00 $223.05 $147 -226.95
68 68 1 520.00 $520.00 $354 +70.00
70 70 1 10.00 $10.00 $7 -180.00
72–76 74 2 335.00–470.00 $404.32 $299 +159.63
70–78 75 15 295.00–380.00 $343.43 $258 +98.74
72–78 76 5 140.00–340.00 $212.57 $162 -32.12
74–78 76 2 440.00–540.00 $488.68 $371 +243.99
78 78 1 380.00 $380.00 $296 +135.31
80–82 81 2 630.00–710.00 $670.49 $543 +384.49
82–84 83 2 350.00–560.00 $453.73 $377 +167.73
80–88 84 4 5.00–50.00 $25.57 $21 -260.43
80–88 85 33 280.00–370.00 $339.94 $289 +82.92
86 86 1 105.00 $105.00 $90 +95.00
84–88 87 4 100.00–310.00 $229.36 $200 +219.36
90–92 91 2 80.00–160.00 $120.44 $110 -134.63
94 94 2 20.00–30.00 $25.00 $24 -230.07
90–98 95 50 250.00–360.00 $332.58 $316 +174.18
92–98 95 13 360.00–680.00 $609.42 $579 +451.02
92–98 95 8 150.00–295.00 $235.57 $224 +77.17
100–104 103 3 600.00–630.00 $619.87 $638 +335.38
100–108 103 31 250.00–360.00 $335.52 $346 +51.03
104 104 1 380.00 $380.00 $395 +119.06
110 110 1 200.00 $200.00 $220 -83.43
112 112 1 450.00 $450.00 $504 +166.57
110–118 113 10 240.00–360.00 $327.29 $370 +43.86
122–126 124 2 235.00–350.00 $291.57 $362 +41.57

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Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
782–1946 1395 75-80% 47 85.00–114.00 $99.44 $1,387
1084–2332 1466 75-80% 5 110.00–116.00 $113.71 $1,667
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
896–1542 1247 80-85% 40 75.00–101.00 $85.44 $1,065
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1286–2234 1709 65-75% 21 113.00–127.00 $119.95 $2,050
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1264 1098 85-90% 6 11.00–53.00 $43.63 $479
964–1412 1181 85-90% 10 65.00–83.00 $74.30 $877 -1.00
1200 1200 85-90% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,116

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YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002–1806 1495 7 87.00–133.00 $113.29 $1,694

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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.