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Greencastle Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 3, 2023

460 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.22/cwt +16.10 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 428 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.18/cwt +9.74 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 562 lb · 18 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.89/cwt +10.69 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 622 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 460 502 350
Feeder cattle 460 502 350

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next Feeder cattle sale is Saturday March 4, 2023 at 10:00 AM.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 135.00–195.00 $175.00 $691 +17.50
415–448 425 10 150.00–182.50 $173.79 $739 +8.79
475–494 489 12 180.00–197.50 $189.77 $928 +28.26
501–547 521 15 137.50–207.50 $182.84 $953 +20.70
557–580 563 7 165.00–190.00 $183.84 $1,035 +18.54
606–642 616 7 180.00 $180.00 $1,109 +17.50
653–690 665 9 155.00–175.00 $170.40 $1,133 +9.14
714 714 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,142 +8.77
757 757 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,120 —
827 827 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,191 —
936 936 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,338 —
1020 1020 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,387 —
1288 1288 2 137.50 $137.50 $1,771 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–718 709 13 127.50–175.00 $146.44 $1,038 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 152.50 $152.50 $506 —
540 540 1 135.00 $135.00 $729 —
670 670 4 157.50 $157.50 $1,055 —
722 722 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,047 —
760–765 763 2 130.00–132.50 $131.25 $1,001 —
1020 1020 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,300 —
1050 1050 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,365 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 80.00 $80.00 $208 -62.50
325–345 332 3 135.00–150.00 $144.80 $481 -0.20
435 435 2 122.50 $122.50 $533 ±0.00
835 835 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,044 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 115.00 $115.00 $529 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 145.00 $145.00 $413 —
361–395 368 5 150.00–152.50 $150.54 $554 +35.54
400–447 428 24 140.00–158.00 $153.22 $656 +16.10
450–495 466 7 150.00–156.00 $154.04 $718 +20.74
510–525 518 4 147.50–152.50 $151.23 $783 +20.46
550–580 562 18 145.00–152.50 $148.18 $833 +9.74
602–638 622 18 145.00–152.50 $150.89 $939 +10.69
650–655 653 2 135.00–140.00 $137.51 $898 -5.42
736–748 741 8 136.00–146.00 $142.21 $1,054 +2.81
835 835 4 137.50 $137.50 $1,148 —
875 875 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,181 ±0.00
1270 1270 6 128.00 $128.00 $1,626 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 117.50 $117.50 $341 —
435 435 3 125.00 $125.00 $544 —
486 486 4 77.50 $77.50 $377 -35.00
535 535 3 117.50 $117.50 $629 —
590–598 595 6 75.00–140.00 $118.53 $705 —
800 800 1 112.50 $112.50 $900 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 2 125.00 $125.00 $396 —
410 410 1 110.00 $110.00 $451 -2.50
498 498 5 121.00 $121.00 $603 —
653–685 658 7 140.00–145.00 $144.26 $949 —
980 980 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,225 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 150.00 $150.00 $578 -20.00
407–425 416 11 152.50–186.00 $180.54 $751 +21.59
465 465 2 165.00 $165.00 $767 +7.99
510–535 524 6 162.50–172.50 $170.04 $891 +22.54
578 578 3 165.00 $165.00 $954 +18.56
605 605 2 157.50 $157.50 $953 +14.14
665 665 2 140.00 $140.00 $931 -16.64
720 720 1 135.00 $135.00 $972 —
1035–1040 1038 2 110.00–121.00 $115.49 $1,199 +0.49
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 125.00 $125.00 $488 —
567 567 4 152.50 $152.50 $865 —
715 715 1 135.00 $135.00 $965 —
790 790 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,066 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 5 170.00 $170.00 $796 —
545 545 2 165.00 $165.00 $899 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 2 130.00 $130.00 $793 —
787 787 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,023 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 110.00 $110.00 $374 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–282 281 4 120.00–122.50 $121.25 $341 —
405 405 1 80.00 $80.00 $324 —
550 550 2 91.00 $91.00 $500 —
662 662 2 91.00 $91.00 $602 -6.50
705 705 1 87.50 $87.50 $617 -2.50
943 943 3 102.50 $102.50 $967 —
993 993 6 102.00 $102.00 $1,013 —

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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.