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Greencastle Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 3, 2021

624 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.06/cwt +19.38 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 521 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $166.66/cwt +29.16 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 478 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.35/cwt +13.85 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 481 lb · 27 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 624 445 0
Feeder cattle 624 445 0

The next feeder cattle sale is Saturday October 02, 2021 at 10:00AM.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 195.00 $195.00 $429
342 342 2 160.00 $160.00 $547
396 396 4 160.00 $160.00 $634 ±0.00
404–440 414 9 150.00–165.00 $158.20 $655 +14.88
451–490 469 10 155.00–167.50 $162.85 $764 +25.35
474–491 fancy 483 18 167.50–170.00 $168.77 $815
500–535 506 11 162.00–162.50 $162.10 $820 +16.42
507–544 fancy 527 26 165.00–167.50 $166.31 $876
561–595 572 18 142.50–156.00 $152.13 $870 +24.51
606–640 617 18 135.00–150.00 $146.05 $901 +2.74
650–680 664 16 137.50–150.00 $145.68 $967 +20.31
725 725 3 137.00 $137.00 $993 +1.00
762–788 775 20 139.00–144.00 $141.46 $1,096 +20.46
816–830 823 6 138.00–140.00 $138.99 $1,144 +3.10
870–885 872 7 135.00–138.50 $137.99 $1,203 +2.87
900 900 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,206
1205 1205 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,470 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 2 135.00 $135.00 $320
380 380 1 152.50 $152.50 $580
433–440 437 2 144.00–150.00 $147.02 $642 +45.29
460 460 2 125.00 $125.00 $575
574 574 6 102.00 $102.00 $585
655 655 1 130.00 $130.00 $852
777 777 6 118.00 $118.00 $917 +8.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232 232 2 152.50 $152.50 $354
260 260 1 140.00 $140.00 $364 +11.38
330–340 335 2 138.00–140.00 $138.99 $466 -0.67
386 386 3 136.00 $136.00 $525 -1.50
410–436 433 8 130.00–131.00 $130.88 $567 +9.07
450–493 481 27 105.00–145.00 $136.35 $656 +13.85
504 504 5 140.00 $140.00 $706 +13.63
565–596 579 9 130.00–134.00 $131.83 $763
605–635 616 16 128.00–136.00 $133.44 $822 +10.94
657–697 677 5 125.00–133.00 $128.30 $869 -2.95
715 715 3 129.00 $129.00 $922
766 766 3 132.50 $132.50 $1,015 +13.51
806–815 808 11 109.00–130.00 $117.84 $952
910 910 2 120.00–127.50 $123.75 $1,126
1017 1017 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,119
1050 1050 1 87.00 $87.00 $914
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–439 428 8 128.00–134.00 $130.15 $557

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–255 254 4 170.00–187.50 $178.80 $454 +9.31
330–340 335 2 127.50–160.00 $143.51 $481 -7.79
365–395 372 13 4.00–170.00 $132.43 $493 -12.77
417 417 5 168.00 $168.00 $701 +27.76
483–488 485 7 162.00–164.00 $162.93 $790 +18.16
521 521 5 138.00 $138.00 $719 -13.18
550–560 558 5 148.00–151.00 $148.59 $829 +5.77
602–627 608 14 138.00–150.00 $143.68 $874 +14.95
691 691 4 129.00 $129.00 $891
710 710 1 139.00 $139.00 $987
785–790 788 2 114.00–121.00 $117.49 $926
840 840 1 116.00 $116.00 $974
880 880 1 97.00 $97.00 $854 -8.87

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262–295 273 3 75.00 $75.00 $205 -28.00
555 555 1 81.00 $81.00 $450 -5.00
677–687 682 4 55.00–74.00 $64.57 $440 +8.57
737–747 744 6 86.00–87.00 $86.33 $642
751 751 3 82.00 $82.00 $616
852 852 2 73.00 $73.00 $622
928 928 8 89.00 $89.00 $826
1020 1020 1 90.00 $90.00 $918 +7.50

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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.