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Greencastle Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 6, 2024

817 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $261.27/cwt -3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,353/hd at 518 lb · 41 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.34/cwt -30.66 vs last sale · ≈ $959/hd at 418 lb · 39 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $271.54/cwt -18.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,168/hd at 430 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 817 473 600
Feeder cattle 817 473 600

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the August Feeder Cattle Sale, Steers traded 15.00 to 20.00 lower, Heifers were mostly 20.00 lower and Bulls sold 25.00 lower. With Feeder cattle prices trending lower, there was still good demand for higher quality calves. The bulk of the calves sold were 400 to 550 lb calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,030 —
404–447 430 39 250.00–290.00 $271.54 $1,168 -18.46
453–488 470 18 250.00–280.00 $269.92 $1,269 -19.09
506–533 518 41 245.00–275.00 $261.27 $1,353 -3.16
558–593 582 31 237.50–265.00 $252.81 $1,471 -17.61
606–645 611 17 217.50–245.00 $238.09 $1,455 -8.90
655–658 657 19 242.50–245.00 $244.21 $1,604 —
706 706 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,588 -8.91
780–786 784 5 212.50–217.50 $214.49 $1,682 -1.63
872 872 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,831 -9.49
907–912 910 11 190.00–210.00 $202.75 $1,845 —
1078–1090 1085 11 178.00–185.00 $181.16 $1,966 —
1117 1117 6 178.00 $178.00 $1,988 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 215.00 $215.00 $845 —
480–485 483 4 205.00–210.00 $207.51 $1,002 -39.97
512–520 517 6 205.00–210.00 $206.65 $1,068 —
560–578 572 8 185.00–205.00 $192.42 $1,101 -38.73
615–647 633 7 192.50–195.00 $193.54 $1,225 —
655–658 657 7 185.00–202.50 $196.79 $1,293 -18.21
776 776 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,164 —
940 940 2 173.00 $173.00 $1,626 —
1022 1022 6 171.00 $171.00 $1,748 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–340 333 9 235.00–240.00 $237.27 $790 -23.25
355–390 378 11 215.00–245.00 $229.93 $869 -18.44
400–445 418 39 210.00–240.00 $229.34 $959 -30.66
450–468 457 27 215.00–235.00 $224.78 $1,027 -2.87
525–547 534 24 215.00–230.00 $225.29 $1,203 +7.80
550–595 576 12 220.00–225.00 $223.75 $1,289 -12.94
615–633 627 6 210.00–220.00 $213.27 $1,337 -23.78
650–670 659 10 195.00–220.00 $213.09 $1,404 -21.14
705–723 717 6 195.00–210.00 $199.92 $1,433 -20.08
763–780 772 24 197.50–200.00 $197.71 $1,526 -27.29
859 859 4 171.00 $171.00 $1,469 -14.00
909 909 7 172.00 $172.00 $1,563 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 210.00 $210.00 $739 -2.65
411–432 424 14 200.00–230.00 $213.36 $905 +30.86
490 490 2 175.00 $175.00 $858 —
520–547 534 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,041 +0.66
622 622 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,263 —
711 711 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,315 -5.00
790 790 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,422 —
890 890 2 162.50 $162.50 $1,446 —
920 920 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,371 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 4 225.00 $225.00 $756 -91.70
362–382 371 7 225.00–250.00 $235.68 $874 -59.32
423–447 435 11 225.00–265.00 $243.08 $1,057 -36.92
465–492 479 15 205.00–222.50 $213.98 $1,025 —
521–526 524 7 240.00–250.00 $244.26 $1,280 —
645 645 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,322 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 175.00 $175.00 $784 —
455–490 472 8 185.00–225.00 $205.21 $969 -28.59
545 545 2 175.00 $175.00 $954 —
687 687 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,168 -20.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508–517 511 6 195.00–210.00 $200.06 $1,022 -14.94
623 623 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,153 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 185.00 $185.00 $749 —
570 570 1 170.00 $170.00 $969 —
632 632 2 142.50 $142.50 $901 —
680–692 689 11 147.50–162.50 $153.64 $1,059 —
772–798 789 6 140.00–155.00 $144.89 $1,143 -40.11
818 818 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,178 —
947 947 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,364 —

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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.