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Greencastle Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 3, 2022

877 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 $188.59/cwt +4.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 584 lb · 31 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.66/cwt +8.21 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 623 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.19/cwt +1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $591/hd at 428 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 877 790 0
Feeder cattle 877 790 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be on Friday January 6, 2023 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
317–332 325 4 147.50–162.50 $154.83 $503 +14.83
360–395 369 4 155.00 $155.00 $572 +21.24
405–422 414 5 120.00–192.50 $169.15 $700 +9.99
465–497 487 12 170.00–210.00 $200.02 $974 +28.82
510–544 534 22 170.00–220.00 $213.01 $1,137 +65.51
554–595 584 31 145.00–220.00 $188.59 $1,101 +4.82
610–649 634 22 145.00–195.00 $167.72 $1,063 +29.10
663–694 681 11 163.00–190.00 $174.09 $1,186 +14.38
725–746 739 17 137.50–164.00 $153.69 $1,136 +2.84
763–773 766 19 130.00–168.00 $154.34 $1,182 -5.03
820 820 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,107 +1.78
900–910 903 3 139.00–145.00 $141.01 $1,273 -2.00
956 956 9 130.00 $130.00 $1,243 +5.00
1020 1020 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,397 -2.00
1085 1085 2 122.50 $122.50 $1,329 —
1210 1210 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,694 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 4 150.00 $150.00 $699 —
665 665 1 137.50 $137.50 $914 +30.00
770 770 4 120.00 $120.00 $924 —
925 925 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,128 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 90.00 $90.00 $189 —
285 285 1 100.00 $100.00 $285 —
365 365 1 107.50 $107.50 $392 -22.50
437 437 2 145.00 $145.00 $634 +48.70
560 560 3 150.00 $150.00 $840 +50.00
615 615 1 125.00 $125.00 $769 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 105.00 $105.00 $662 —
938 938 3 83.00 $83.00 $779 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 85.00 $85.00 $344 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 322 13 100.00–117.50 $115.49 $372 -28.35
363–392 368 11 127.50–135.00 $128.95 $475 -15.87
405–442 428 26 129.00–141.00 $138.19 $591 +1.28
450–487 463 23 130.00–146.00 $140.44 $650 +3.30
540–545 543 2 117.50–130.00 $123.72 $672 -13.52
572–581 580 16 140.00–144.00 $143.50 $832 +8.43
610–648 623 29 137.00–143.00 $140.66 $876 +8.21
663–666 664 7 127.00–130.00 $128.29 $852 -1.46
722–727 723 9 125.00 $125.00 $904 -4.20
755–796 781 11 119.00–124.00 $120.76 $943 -9.24
803–822 811 5 117.00–117.50 $117.20 $950 -11.39
857–877 873 9 115.00–117.50 $116.95 $1,021 -16.05
935 935 7 118.00 $118.00 $1,103 —
955–977 972 12 115.00–116.00 $115.25 $1,120 -7.25
1070 1070 2 122.50 $122.50 $1,311 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 3 122.50 $122.50 $294 —
262–265 264 7 95.00–112.50 $107.54 $284 +2.54
300–332 324 4 85.00–112.50 $93.93 $304 -18.57
515–517 516 4 67.50–80.00 $73.74 $380 —
560 560 1 95.00 $95.00 $532 —
637 637 2 117.50 $117.50 $748 —
655 655 1 120.00 $120.00 $786 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622–645 630 3 119.00–130.00 $122.76 $773 —
672 672 4 100.00 $100.00 $672 —
757 757 5 118.00 $118.00 $893 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 2 100.00 $100.00 $635 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 122.50 $122.50 $582 +30.00
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670 +40.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 3 167.50 $167.50 $499 —
318 318 3 147.50 $147.50 $469 +7.50
385 385 1 157.50 $157.50 $606 +7.50
425–433 431 4 150.00–160.00 $152.47 $657 -5.03
450–485 471 8 120.00–197.50 $164.86 $776 +26.23
501 501 3 170.00 $170.00 $852 +30.51
552–592 572 5 152.50–160.00 $157.54 $901 +10.14
604 604 7 141.00 $141.00 $852 +6.08
650–667 664 6 125.00–158.00 $139.77 $928 +13.77
725–746 737 8 123.00–125.00 $123.99 $914 —
775 775 1 122.50 $122.50 $949 —
810 810 1 122.50 $122.50 $992 +13.15
852 852 2 115.00 $115.00 $980 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 140.00 $140.00 $528 —
505 505 2 157.50 $157.50 $795 +37.84
557 557 2 162.50 $162.50 $905 —
605–643 627 7 135.00–137.50 $136.47 $856 +24.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 127.50 $127.50 $491 +57.50
400 400 1 120.00 $120.00 $480 +22.99
500 500 1 85.00 $85.00 $425 -10.00
585 585 2 115.00 $115.00 $673 +20.00
700 700 1 107.50 $107.50 $752 —
890 890 1 90.00 $90.00 $801 —
1155 1155 1 83.00 $83.00 $959 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–620 610 2 67.50–87.50 $77.66 $474 —
755 755 1 85.00 $85.00 $642 —
845 845 1 77.50 $77.50 $655 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 137.50 $137.50 $770 +35.00
667 667 2 127.50 $127.50 $850 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 122.50 $122.50 $349 —
490 490 2 87.50 $87.50 $429 +7.50
535 535 1 90.00 $90.00 $482 +15.00
602 602 10 100.00 $100.00 $602 —
911 911 3 92.00 $92.00 $838 —
950 950 4 91.00 $91.00 $864 -6.00
1250 1250 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,312 —

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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.