Greencastle Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 2, 2023

773 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $194.90/cwt -25.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 574 lb · 35 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.01/cwt -33.55 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 429 lb · 34 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.13/cwt -25.17 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 479 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	773	713	877
Feeder cattle	773	713	877

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder Steers traded mostly 20-30.00 lower. Light and mid weight feeder Heifers were 10-20.00 lower with heavy yearling type Heifers selling firm to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416–427	424	14	177.50–210.00	$193.82	$822	-33.48
464–490	481	25	177.50–200.00	$183.37	$882	-42.90
500–541	532	26	192.50–205.00	$198.40	$1,055	-20.60
564–586	574	35	187.50–205.00	$194.90	$1,119	-25.71
602–647	630	12	195.00–210.00	$200.40	$1,263	-20.81
650	650	6	180.00	$180.00	$1,170	-27.68
700–747	719	28	187.50–204.00	$195.95	$1,409	-20.79
767	767	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,419	-6.00
853	853	7	195.00	$195.00	$1,663	+37.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
271	271	3	150.00	$150.00	$406	-10.00
318–349	337	8	150.00–152.50	$151.62	$511	-13.38
371–373	372	6	160.00–170.00	$165.01	$614	+12.96
456–493	472	10	150.00–170.00	$159.69	$754	-45.31
505–520	516	11	135.00–157.50	$143.12	$738	-30.66
550–586	566	13	145.00–175.00	$161.57	$914	-9.68
610–640	618	12	147.50–170.00	$154.10	$952	-10.90
650–685	668	4	155.00–170.00	$162.30	$1,084	+12.76
700–728	714	6	145.00–160.00	$152.65	$1,090	—
755–792	766	7	160.00–170.00	$162.96	$1,248	+15.40
865	865	2	167.50	$167.50	$1,449	—
917	917	3	168.00	$168.00	$1,541	—
1075	1075	2	167.50	$167.50	$1,801	+27.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	4	125.00	$125.00	$372	—
300	300	2	115.00	$115.00	$345	—
375–395	385	4	110.00–115.00	$112.56	$433	—
480	480	2	105.00	$105.00	$504	—
688	688	3	117.50	$117.50	$808	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302	302	2	160.00	$160.00	$483	+12.50
353–381	369	7	185.00–190.00	$187.05	$690	+11.05
400–442	429	34	150.00–185.00	$173.01	$742	-33.55
452–495	479	32	162.50–185.00	$173.13	$829	-25.17
501–545	517	21	157.50–192.50	$176.14	$911	-16.89
553–599	583	32	157.50–175.00	$165.02	$962	-9.17
604–635	615	23	165.00–167.50	$165.43	$1,017	-0.42
665–688	681	7	147.50–172.50	$160.43	$1,093	-8.68
738–746	743	11	150.00–175.00	$162.32	$1,206	—
765	765	7	182.50	$182.50	$1,396	+30.01
827	827	7	167.50	$167.50	$1,385	+22.50
903	903	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,445	—
1023	1023	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,841	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316	316	3	130.00	$130.00	$411	-7.59
352	352	2	140.00	$140.00	$493	-31.05
410–432	424	8	120.00–145.00	$137.42	$583	-39.97
450–484	474	7	120.00–125.00	$121.36	$575	-51.14
515–547	526	6	135.00–150.00	$143.38	$754	-23.82
575–595	585	9	112.50–147.50	$130.33	$762	-32.46
608–642	627	9	110.00–145.00	$122.50	$768	-30.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	8	125.00	$125.00	$456	—
435	435	2	110.00	$110.00	$478	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	185.00	$185.00	$592	—
377–393	383	8	175.00–190.00	$184.23	$706	+19.23
452–498	486	11	150.00–165.00	$155.53	$756	-35.67
558–564	561	16	153.00–165.00	$159.68	$896	-21.63
602–635	623	7	152.50–172.50	$166.26	$1,036	-6.42
683–688	687	10	127.50–140.00	$131.23	$902	—
800	800	6	120.00	$120.00	$960	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	3	150.00	$150.00	$652	-7.50
485	485	2	145.00	$145.00	$703	+4.07
532	532	2	135.00	$135.00	$718	+25.00
575–581	578	6	127.50–140.00	$133.72	$773	—
602–641	626	8	110.00–145.00	$120.34	$753	-29.66
656	656	4	136.00	$136.00	$892	—
702	702	2	135.00	$135.00	$948	—
792	792	2	110.00	$110.00	$871	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	2	145.00	$145.00	$906	+25.00
706	706	5	132.50	$132.50	$935	—
772	772	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,042	—
930	930	5	134.00	$134.00	$1,246	—
1022	1022	2	106.00	$106.00	$1,083	—

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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.