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Greencastle Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 5, 2021

685 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $143.02/cwt ≈ $1,023/hd at 715 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.85/cwt +5.37 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 583 lb · 37 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.48/cwt +8.58 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 618 lb · 30 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 685 940 711
Feeder cattle 685 940 711

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 135.00 $135.00 $324
317–336 330 6 142.50–175.00 $164.58 $543 +18.58
385 385 1 135.00 $135.00 $520 -26.81
417–435 420 12 130.00–157.50 $151.76 $637 +11.76
455–491 484 5 140.00 $140.00 $678 +3.18
502–540 523 29 132.50–165.00 $152.35 $797 +25.37
555–596 583 37 131.00–147.00 $143.85 $839 +10.87
600–648 617 20 123.00–150.00 $138.84 $857 -8.73
665–688 678 18 134.00–143.00 $137.13 $930 -7.39
708–743 715 38 120.00–151.00 $143.02 $1,023
760–793 775 20 118.00–138.00 $129.06 $1,000 +18.06
856–860 858 9 120.50–124.00 $122.06 $1,047 +5.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 135.00 $135.00 $524 +12.50
400 400 4 147.50 $147.50 $590 +32.50
558 558 3 129.00 $129.00 $720
600–622 607 6 126.00–134.00 $128.73 $781
975 975 2 98.00 $98.00 $956

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 145.00 $145.00 $481 +12.65
355–377 371 5 102.50–138.00 $123.06 $457 +3.23
420–440 433 3 112.50–113.00 $112.84 $489 -2.77
457–497 479 22 105.00–121.00 $115.63 $554 +1.39
515–535 529 12 103.00–115.00 $109.23 $578 -2.99
550–558 555 9 116.00 $116.00 $644 -2.21
601–647 618 30 113.00–121.00 $116.48 $720 +8.58
650–678 671 12 111.00–115.00 $113.01 $758 +1.44
700–727 712 12 110.00–123.00 $113.29 $807 +12.29
822–846 839 7 91.00–107.00 $102.52 $860 +1.52
870 870 3 101.00 $101.00 $879 +11.00
941 941 6 100.00 $100.00 $941 +13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 92.50 $92.50 $412 -5.00
466 466 3 93.00 $93.00 $433
521 521 3 100.00 $100.00 $521

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 2 150.00 $150.00 $446 +27.00
392 392 2 154.00 $154.00 $604 +16.52
413 413 6 140.00 $140.00 $578 -11.06
488–495 490 6 129.00–140.00 $136.30 $668 +6.34
507–537 527 14 132.00–137.00 $134.91 $711 +5.86
558–595 570 16 120.00–131.00 $125.40 $715 +8.79
625–635 626 8 120.00–124.00 $123.49 $773 +4.54
700–740 723 5 113.00–116.00 $115.39 $834 +13.55
772–795 784 4 101.00–112.00 $106.58 $836 +7.58
800–826 820 4 101.00–111.00 $103.44 $848 +3.44
1330 1330 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,303
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 3 96.00 $96.00 $523 -7.44

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 5 87.50 $87.50 $144
310 310 1 117.50 $117.50 $364 +30.00
420 420 2 80.00 $80.00 $336 +10.00
715 715 1 68.00 $68.00 $486
800–802 801 4 64.00–82.00 $73.01 $585 +1.01
932 932 2 81.00 $81.00 $755
1155 1155 6 78.00 $78.00 $901

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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.