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Greencastle Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 6, 2021

445 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $127.62/cwt -26.97 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 571 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.81/cwt -3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $508/hd at 417 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $143.31/cwt -19.37 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 609 lb · 15 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 445 227 0
Feeder cattle 445 227 0

The next feeder cattle sale is Friday September 3, 2021 at 7:00PM

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 160.00 $160.00 $608 -6.70
420–430 427 3 142.50–145.00 $143.32 $612 +3.32
475 475 4 137.50 $137.50 $653
509–530 515 7 134.00–151.00 $145.68 $750 -9.92
558–598 571 18 120.00–145.00 $127.62 $729 -26.97
607–625 609 15 130.00–145.00 $143.31 $873 -19.37
677–680 679 8 123.00–132.50 $125.37 $851 -12.20
716 716 9 136.00 $136.00 $974 -16.21
770 770 6 121.00 $121.00 $932 -19.00
820–828 827 9 131.00–136.50 $135.89 $1,124 +6.89
871–885 875 4 134.00–135.50 $135.12 $1,182 +5.12
983 983 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,229
1027 1027 6 123.00 $123.00 $1,263
1158 1158 5 123.00 $123.00 $1,424 +5.00
1220 1220 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,452
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–447 428 5 80.00–117.50 $101.73 $435 +9.23
795 795 1 110.00 $110.00 $874

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 289 4 100.00–138.00 $128.62 $372 +1.12
310–345 323 8 135.00–145.00 $139.66 $451
371 371 3 137.50 $137.50 $510 +17.50
410–445 417 15 117.50–125.00 $121.81 $508 -3.19
470 470 2 122.50 $122.50 $576 -5.00
510–533 529 7 110.00–135.00 $126.37 $668 +2.56
648 648 3 122.50 $122.50 $794
652–680 656 9 117.00–135.00 $131.25 $861 +0.94
777–795 786 4 118.00–120.00 $118.99 $935 +3.99
1225 1225 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,482
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
217 217 2 140.00 $140.00 $304
285 285 1 117.50 $117.50 $335

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–267 266 5 165.00–172.50 $169.49 $451 +19.49
312–335 320 3 137.50–177.00 $151.30 $484
350–390 385 14 141.00–160.00 $145.20 $559
400–440 420 2 135.00–145.00 $140.24 $589 +0.24
465–477 473 3 141.00–152.50 $144.77 $685
505–540 522 9 146.00–158.00 $151.18 $789 -8.71
565–592 573 7 140.00–144.00 $142.82 $818
635–645 643 6 127.50–135.00 $128.73 $828
865–880 870 3 102.50–112.50 $105.87 $921 +0.87
922 922 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,037

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 6 103.00 $103.00 $258
310 310 1 80.00 $80.00 $248 -20.00
380 380 2 85.00 $85.00 $323
447 447 4 92.00 $92.00 $411
515 515 1 86.00 $86.00 $443
571 571 5 86.00 $86.00 $491
615 615 1 75.00 $75.00 $461 -12.50
670 670 1 56.00 $56.00 $375
708 708 13 91.00 $91.00 $644
801–827 810 18 82.00–88.00 $86.72 $702 -12.28
960 960 1 74.00 $74.00 $710 -21.00
1035 1035 7 82.50 $82.50 $854 -14.50

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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.