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Greencastle Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 2, 2021

865 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.29/cwt +22.16 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 567 lb · 42 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.52/cwt +1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $563/hd at 425 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.23/cwt -11.77 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 515 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 865 624 1,098
Feeder cattle 865 624 1,098

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next feeder cattle sale is Friday October 15, 2021 at 7:00PM.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 fancy 392 2 185.00 $185.00 $725 —
422–446 438 20 160.00 $160.00 $701 +1.80
435–440 438 2 147.50–157.50 $152.53 $668 -5.67
475 fancy 475 6 170.00 $170.00 $808 +1.23
482–490 486 4 142.50–157.50 $149.94 $729 -12.91
500–510 fancy 502 11 166.00–175.00 $167.66 $842 +1.35
541–545 543 5 152.50–167.00 $158.33 $860 —
552–580 fancy 566 36 170.00–179.00 $175.49 $993 —
552–585 574 6 161.00–170.00 $167.11 $959 +14.98
606–640 621 26 145.00–155.00 $151.29 $940 +5.24
684–687 685 9 145.00–149.00 $147.22 $1,008 +1.54
700–745 716 22 120.00–147.00 $135.27 $969 -1.73
853–896 872 26 121.00–133.50 $128.31 $1,119 -9.68
950–980 962 14 117.00–128.00 $125.70 $1,209 —
1020 1020 3 112.00 $112.00 $1,142 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 2 170.00 $170.00 $938 —
625 625 3 138.00 $138.00 $862 —
665 665 1 146.00 $146.00 $971 —
755 755 2 120.00 $120.00 $906 —
862 862 2 117.50 $117.50 $1,013 —
986 986 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,173 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 418 3 107.50–140.00 $128.99 $539 -18.03
472 472 2 135.00 $135.00 $637 +10.00
627 627 2 125.00 $125.00 $784 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 132.50 $132.50 $470 —
515 515 1 170.00 $170.00 $876 —
790 790 1 112.50 $112.50 $889 —
825 825 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,048 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 2 115.00 $115.00 $857 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 107.50 $107.50 $618 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 147.50 $147.50 $273 —
215 215 1 155.00 $155.00 $333 +2.50
260–275 268 2 137.50–142.50 $140.07 $375 +0.07
363–395 370 14 122.50–130.00 $127.10 $470 -8.90
400–440 425 39 110.00–145.00 $132.52 $563 +1.64
450–485 477 15 115.00–140.00 $131.82 $629 -4.53
500–535 515 36 120.00–133.00 $128.23 $660 -11.77
550–597 576 25 123.00–128.00 $125.27 $722 -6.56
673 673 3 125.00 $125.00 $841 -3.30
740–744 742 9 119.00–120.00 $119.44 $886 -9.56
827–841 836 11 103.00–112.00 $106.24 $888 -11.60
850 850 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,037 —
906–937 911 12 117.00–119.00 $117.34 $1,069 -6.41
1018 1018 3 97.00 $97.00 $987 -13.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 3 117.50 $117.50 $360 —
386 386 5 122.50 $122.50 $473 —
410 410 2 122.50 $122.50 $502 —
675 675 2 115.00 $115.00 $776 —
800 800 5 124.00 $124.00 $992 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 125.00 $125.00 $331 —
310 310 1 122.50 $122.50 $380 —
355 355 2 125.00 $125.00 $444 —
595 595 2 116.00 $116.00 $690 —
818 818 3 115.00 $115.00 $941 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 105.00 $105.00 $336 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 147.50 $147.50 $339 —
340 340 2 170.00 $170.00 $578 +26.49
360 360 1 137.50 $137.50 $495 +5.07
403–417 408 6 142.50–157.50 $149.91 $612 -18.09
450–485 467 21 119.00–146.00 $136.94 $640 -25.99
510 510 3 137.50 $137.50 $701 -0.50
566–585 573 10 127.50–146.00 $138.28 $792 -10.31
730 730 1 117.50 $117.50 $858 -21.50
775 775 1 115.00 $115.00 $891 -2.49
965 965 1 91.00 $91.00 $878 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–292 280 3 147.50–160.00 $151.30 $424 —
305 305 1 135.00 $135.00 $412 —
445 445 2 132.50 $132.50 $590 —
456 456 3 129.00 $129.00 $588 —
539–545 541 13 129.00–130.00 $129.69 $702 —
808 808 3 100.00 $100.00 $808 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 142.50 $142.50 $442 —
555–570 565 3 125.00–131.00 $129.04 $729 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 132.50 $132.50 $613 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 75.00 $75.00 $206 ±0.00
417 417 2 79.00 $79.00 $329 —
500–514 512 8 80.00–91.00 $89.66 $459 —
617 617 4 84.00 $84.00 $518 —
685 685 3 71.00 $71.00 $486 +6.43
700 700 1 81.00 $81.00 $567 —
817 817 2 89.00 $89.00 $727 —
960–979 970 16 88.00–88.50 $88.25 $856 —
1005 1005 2 89.00 $89.00 $894 -1.00

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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.