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Greencastle Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 3, 2021

1,220 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Greencastle Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale report →

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $123.24/cwt ≈ $1,135/hd at 921 lb · 49 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $132.14/cwt -2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 668 lb · 48 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.63/cwt +6.73 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 623 lb · 40 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,220 910 601
Feeder cattle 1,220 910 601

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be Saturday May 01, 2021 at 10:00AM

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 173.00 $173.00 $467
300–345 317 6 147.50–175.00 $164.23 $521 -0.61
384–392 388 14 152.50–170.00 $165.55 $642 +6.76
400–445 433 9 135.00–172.50 $157.49 $682 -11.65
453 453 5 129.00 $129.00 $584 -37.73
450–470 454 10 145.00–167.50 $158.78 $721 -7.95
501–547 527 37 140.00–153.00 $150.34 $792 -10.00
557 557 13 150.50 $150.50 $838 -3.38
560–590 576 11 118.00–137.00 $132.36 $762 -21.52
615–630 624 13 110.00–125.00 $122.11 $762 -25.89
657–699 668 48 125.00–137.00 $132.14 $883 -2.35
707 707 20 131.00 $131.00 $926 +3.19
708 708 13 130.00 $130.00 $920 +2.19
753–796 774 21 116.00–121.00 $118.89 $920 -5.78
805 805 24 124.00 $124.00 $998 +4.56
800–831 808 11 116.00–118.00 $117.44 $949 -2.00
858–885 875 14 104.00–117.50 $115.86 $1,014 +1.14
903–915 908 5 110.00 $110.00 $999
920–924 922 44 123.00–126.50 $124.75 $1,150
950–980 960 3 101.00–111.00 $107.60 $1,033 +4.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 155.00 $155.00 $512 +35.00
407–445 426 4 132.50–136.00 $134.61 $573 -20.39
467 467 8 122.50 $122.50 $572
507 507 2 122.50 $122.50 $621 -23.29

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257–298 282 6 110.00–129.00 $122.56 $346
307 307 2 140.00 $140.00 $430 +8.20
375–392 389 5 120.00–129.00 $124.60 $485 -9.00
400–430 417 25 128.00–133.00 $131.33 $548 +4.11
475–495 487 28 124.00–138.00 $129.71 $632 +4.25
512–537 525 4 111.00–127.00 $118.81 $624 -4.83
581–595 589 26 124.00–125.00 $124.27 $732 -0.26
600–647 623 23 113.00–121.00 $117.18 $730 +1.28
623 623 17 130.00 $130.00 $810 +14.10
651–695 674 14 106.00–115.00 $112.07 $755 -5.59
705–732 715 14 102.00–118.00 $114.05 $815 +4.05
743 743 24 119.00 $119.00 $884 +9.00
751–795 768 14 110.00–120.00 $117.43 $902 +8.43
826–840 833 6 114.00–119.00 $116.48 $970 +1.90
1025–1034 1032 16 101.00–114.00 $112.01 $1,156
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 90.00 $90.00 $405
511 511 9 128.00 $128.00 $654
592 592 2 96.00 $96.00 $568

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 159.00 $159.00 $437 +0.12
385 385 1 161.00 $161.00 $620 +5.82
400–440 419 6 121.00–150.00 $138.63 $581 -14.37
503–542 512 17 130.00–145.00 $139.25 $713 +1.46
566 566 3 122.00 $122.00 $691 -10.88
616 616 6 107.50 $107.50 $662 -24.15
696 696 4 120.00 $120.00 $835 -5.92
708–725 717 6 107.00–111.00 $108.98 $781 -6.02
1065 1065 1 92.00 $92.00 $980
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 4 160.00 $160.00 $483
446 446 3 143.00 $143.00 $638 +9.86

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–293 290 12 83.00–97.50 $84.06 $244
360–363 363 9 92.50–96.00 $95.61 $347
405–443 435 5 79.00–82.50 $79.65 $346 -0.35
470 470 4 87.00 $87.00 $409 +4.00
600–641 632 10 83.00–87.00 $84.57 $534 +0.60
685 685 2 79.00 $79.00 $541 +7.00
760–780 774 10 81.00–82.00 $81.71 $632
800 800 8 84.50 $84.50 $676
930–935 932 7 80.00 $80.00 $746
956 956 3 80.00 $80.00 $765
1087 1087 5 83.50 $83.50 $908
1115 1115 2 83.00 $83.00 $925

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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.