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Greencastle Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 6, 2021

910 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $134.49/cwt -2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 677 lb · 35 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $127.81/cwt -15.21 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 725 lb · 33 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $114.72/cwt -7.34 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 871 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 910 685 881
Feeder cattle 910 685 881

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 324 5 160.00–170.00 $164.84 $534 +0.26
367–390 378 10 150.00–162.50 $158.79 $600 +23.79
400–441 425 7 168.00–170.00 $169.14 $719 +17.38
460–490 469 16 156.00–169.00 $166.73 $782 +26.73
501–543 510 25 155.00–168.00 $160.34 $818 +7.99
567–590 580 28 150.00–160.00 $153.88 $893 +10.03
604 604 5 148.00 $148.00 $894 +9.16
659–690 677 35 130.00–137.00 $134.49 $910 -2.64
720–731 725 33 122.00–128.25 $127.81 $927 -15.21
753–780 766 21 119.00–130.00 $124.67 $955 -4.39
800–810 803 29 118.00–120.00 $119.44 $959 —
852–891 871 32 112.00–116.00 $114.72 $999 -7.34
965 965 3 103.00 $103.00 $994 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 125.00 $125.00 $275 —
262 262 2 150.00 $150.00 $393 —
340 340 1 120.00 $120.00 $408 —
365 365 1 140.00 $140.00 $511 +5.00
430–443 437 8 155.00 $155.00 $677 —
502–545 516 3 132.50–153.00 $145.79 $752 —
591 591 3 128.00 $128.00 $756 -1.00
655 655 3 107.00 $107.00 $701 —
718 718 4 111.00 $111.00 $797 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–337 327 4 130.00–135.00 $131.80 $431 -13.20
355–387 365 18 127.50–136.00 $133.60 $488 +10.54
405–448 428 19 117.50–132.00 $127.22 $545 +14.38
450–483 462 22 120.00–129.00 $125.46 $580 +9.83
519–541 526 19 115.00–126.00 $123.64 $650 +14.41
562–576 569 23 122.00–126.00 $124.53 $709 +8.53
607–646 633 23 109.00–119.00 $115.90 $734 -0.58
655–685 670 18 111.00–120.00 $117.66 $788 +4.65
731 731 4 110.00 $110.00 $804 -3.29
767 767 2 109.00 $109.00 $836 —
801–835 823 11 112.00–116.00 $114.58 $943 +12.06
873 873 3 95.00 $95.00 $829 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 125.00 $125.00 $312 —
300 300 3 125.00 $125.00 $375 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 267 3 147.50–165.00 $158.88 $424 +8.88
300–310 305 2 140.00–142.50 $141.27 $431 —
350–390 376 18 141.00–165.00 $155.18 $583 +1.18
439 439 5 153.00 $153.00 $672 +13.00
496 496 6 142.00 $142.00 $704 +5.70
513–547 523 7 136.00–142.00 $137.79 $721 +2.88
550–585 575 11 131.00–136.00 $132.88 $764 +7.48
620–639 633 9 131.00–133.00 $131.65 $833 +8.16
655–695 676 4 123.00–129.00 $125.92 $851 —
745 745 1 115.00 $115.00 $857 -0.39
762 762 2 112.00 $112.00 $853 +5.42
800–838 815 9 91.00–105.00 $95.88 $781 -7.56
856–895 866 4 92.00–107.00 $103.12 $893 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–446 441 8 129.00–139.00 $133.14 $587 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 1 86.00 $86.00 $808 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 2 80.00 $80.00 $354 ±0.00
492 492 2 83.00 $83.00 $408 —
510 510 1 79.00 $79.00 $403 —
561–563 562 13 88.00–90.00 $89.08 $501 —
611–622 617 8 81.00–87.00 $83.97 $518 —
688 688 4 72.00 $72.00 $495 —
712–716 713 9 74.00–81.00 $76.88 $548 +8.88
845 845 2 79.00 $79.00 $668 —

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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.