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Greencastle Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 2, 2021

227 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $152.21/cwt +21.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,090/hd at 716 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 227 1,220 532
Feeder cattle 227 1,220 532

Market comments — USDA reporter

** Correction: Report published** The next Feeder Cattle Sale is Friday August 6, 2021 at 7:00 PM.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–398 395 6 162.50–167.50 $166.70 $658 +1.15
408 408 3 140.00 $140.00 $571 -17.49
505–525 514 5 147.50–162.50 $155.60 $800 +5.26
552–581 569 5 150.00–157.50 $154.59 $880 +22.23
627–645 636 4 150.00–175.00 $162.68 $1,035 +40.57
652–671 663 7 135.00–142.50 $137.57 $912 +5.43
706–730 716 26 137.50–161.00 $152.21 $1,090 +22.21
789 789 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,105 +21.11
812 812 4 129.00 $129.00 $1,047 +11.56
885 885 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,150 +14.14
923 923 3 122.50 $122.50 $1,131 -2.25
1190 1190 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 92.50 $92.50 $388 -42.11
485 485 1 98.00 $98.00 $475 -24.50
714 714 5 112.00 $112.00 $800 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–292 290 3 127.50 $127.50 $370 +4.94
355 355 1 120.00 $120.00 $426 -4.60
420 420 1 125.00 $125.00 $525 -6.33
465–475 470 2 127.50 $127.50 $599 -2.21
511–540 523 6 110.00–140.00 $123.81 $648 +5.00
597 597 2 128.00 $128.00 $764 +3.73
600–614 610 8 125.00–142.50 $136.87 $835 +19.69
657–683 668 7 127.50–132.50 $130.31 $870 +18.24
726 726 3 132.50 $132.50 $962 +18.45
765 765 1 115.00 $115.00 $880 -2.43
875 875 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,094 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 2 97.00 $97.00 $468 +7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 155.00 $155.00 $302 —
290 290 2 150.00 $150.00 $435 -9.00
437 437 2 140.00 $140.00 $612 +1.37
503–520 509 6 150.00–165.00 $159.89 $814 +20.64
665–695 689 5 130.00–145.00 $132.90 $916 +12.90
715 715 2 127.50 $127.50 $912 +18.52
792 792 2 116.00 $116.00 $919 —
885 885 1 105.00 $105.00 $929 —
975 975 1 97.50 $97.50 $951 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 2 132.50 $132.50 $762 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
203 203 3 83.00 $83.00 $168 —
322 322 2 100.00 $100.00 $322 —
648 648 5 87.50 $87.50 $567 +2.93
807 807 2 99.00 $99.00 $799 +14.50
930 930 1 99.00 $99.00 $921 +19.00
962 962 2 95.00 $95.00 $914 +15.00
1041 1041 4 97.00 $97.00 $1,010 —

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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.