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Greencastle Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 8, 2025

415 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $316.14/cwt +7.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,970/hd at 623 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.44/cwt +65.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,440/hd at 437 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $280.39/cwt +27.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,607/hd at 573 lb · 25 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 415

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,758
455–498 482 5 335.00–365.00 $355.21 $1,712
500–542 527 24 330.00–355.00 $340.54 $1,795
553–598 577 19 320.00–345.00 $329.57 $1,902 +26.22
603–645 623 27 310.00–330.00 $316.14 $1,970 +7.77
650–696 681 8 290.00–310.00 $302.72 $2,062 +15.82
712–737 726 7 295.00–315.00 $303.40 $2,203 +43.40
755–781 777 21 255.00–277.00 $270.14 $2,099 +12.67
810–829 823 9 242.50–262.00 $255.22 $2,100 +2.72
865–883 880 14 237.00–252.50 $246.63 $2,170 +19.13
903–916 912 6 220.00–238.00 $232.06 $2,116
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–335 324 3 325.00–345.00 $331.90 $1,075
455–495 473 4 315.00–330.00 $323.74 $1,531 +16.66
550–595 569 4 295.00–315.00 $306.36 $1,743 +56.36
638–648 646 8 300.00–305.00 $303.76 $1,962
658–695 673 9 265.00–285.00 $279.31 $1,880 +29.24

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–347 342 6 335.00 $335.00 $1,146 +45.00
362–385 373 7 320.00–335.00 $326.50 $1,218 +61.43
415–448 437 25 320.00–340.00 $329.44 $1,440 +65.31
450–487 471 11 310.00–325.00 $319.94 $1,507 +52.86
525–540 530 10 295.00–300.00 $298.00 $1,579 +43.00
553–595 573 25 275.00–285.00 $280.39 $1,607 +27.41
600–633 619 11 262.50–275.00 $267.45 $1,656 +25.59
670–674 673 6 260.00–275.00 $264.98 $1,783 +34.98
708–733 724 11 243.00–247.50 $244.94 $1,773 +32.08
778–791 786 10 250.00–252.50 $250.90 $1,972 +40.90
825 825 7 230.00–247.00 $242.14 $1,998 +27.14
853–855 854 3 217.50–220.00 $218.33 $1,865
922–937 930 6 227.50–230.00 $228.76 $2,127
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 480 6 265.00–285.00 $275.31 $1,321 +15.31
515–543 531 8 270.00–285.00 $275.60 $1,463 +34.51
552–563 558 6 245.00–265.00 $255.10 $1,423
635–648 642 4 240.00–242.00 $241.01 $1,547 +22.49
650–693 672 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,646 +72.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–420 419 6 380.00–390.00 $388.35 $1,627 +48.31
470–485 475 3 340.00–365.00 $356.49 $1,693 +42.47
505–545 514 6 305.00–330.00 $321.48 $1,652 +10.22
555 555 5 310.00–315.00 $312.50 $1,734 +12.94
600–633 614 8 285.00–300.00 $293.56 $1,802 +43.56
652 652 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,923 +42.52
728–735 730 4 240.00–250.00 $242.52 $1,770 +10.02
750–782 773 7 230.00–247.50 $234.85 $1,815 +9.85
806–835 812 5 200.00–212.50 $209.93 $1,705
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,023
360–385 373 4 300.00–320.00 $310.34 $1,158
465–498 482 4 320.00–325.00 $322.41 $1,554
510–533 525 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,365 ±0.00
585 585 4 257.50–260.00 $258.75 $1,514 +8.75
618–645 630 4 250.00–265.00 $260.53 $1,641
655–683 672 5 262.50–270.00 $267.56 $1,798

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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.