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Greencastle Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Greencastle, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 3, 2025

316 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $408.82/cwt +32.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,946/hd at 476 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.79/cwt +36.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,647/hd at 479 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.00/cwt +50.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,698/hd at 513 lb · 22 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 316

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,624
430–441 437 6 405.00–450.00 $435.25 $1,902 +50.80
461–497 476 29 385.00–425.00 $408.82 $1,946 +32.78
520–526 523 6 395.00–415.00 $404.94 $2,118 +76.26
555–580 565 16 330.00–395.00 $374.62 $2,117 +62.66
620 620 2 312.50 $312.50 $1,938 +3.38
657 657 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,267 +52.52
721 721 8 330.00 $330.00 $2,379 +71.17
757–778 771 7 285.00–305.00 $293.55 $2,263 +47.58
806–832 822 8 270.00–285.00 $277.41 $2,280 +14.41
861–862 862 8 240.00–265.00 $249.37 $2,150 +9.37
1097 1097 2 190.00 $190.00 $2,084
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 330.00 $330.00 $908
350 350 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,418 +25.30
456–460 458 5 385.00–395.00 $390.98 $1,791 +135.98
580–587 584 4 280.00–290.00 $284.97 $1,664 +21.32
646–647 646 5 245.00–295.00 $265.02 $1,712 +14.25
655 655 4 235.00–260.00 $247.50 $1,621 -17.50
727–740 734 4 260.00–275.00 $267.43 $1,963 +54.93
790 790 2 255.00 $255.00 $2,014 +32.58

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–387 371 5 360.00–362.50 $361.46 $1,341 +21.46
405–438 427 7 345.00–365.00 $354.82 $1,515 +28.85
460–497 479 26 310.00–355.00 $343.79 $1,647 +36.58
501–530 513 22 315.00–355.00 $331.00 $1,698 +25.00
562–590 580 6 300.00–330.00 $318.26 $1,846 +49.07
607–615 611 12 300.00–325.00 $318.35 $1,945 +42.15
816 816 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,999 -8.00
896 896 3 235.00 $235.00 $2,106
915 915 2 242.50 $242.50 $2,219 +13.54
1058 1058 3 202.00 $202.00 $2,137
1107–1142 1125 4 188.00–208.00 $197.84 $2,226 -20.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,176
415 415 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,058 -44.50
522–532 527 4 205.00–290.00 $247.90 $1,306 +20.90
570–596 585 17 262.50–282.50 $269.21 $1,575 +64.39
610 610 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,586 +52.29
687 687 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,821
1002 1002 2 167.50 $167.50 $1,678

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,642 +30.41
460–499 476 12 320.00–385.00 $355.85 $1,694 +40.19
520–545 532 6 300.00–330.00 $310.25 $1,651 +51.32
558 558 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,925 +76.69
640 640 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,760 +23.99
748 748 3 237.50 $237.50 $1,776
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–411 408 6 290.00–340.00 $315.18 $1,286 +19.43
455–482 469 4 270.00–290.00 $280.29 $1,315 +22.79
520–530 526 5 260.00–285.00 $275.11 $1,447 +30.13

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,188 -29.07
735 735 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,433
787 787 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,377 -15.00
820 820 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,558
870–890 884 5 175.00–200.00 $181.02 $1,600
987 987 7 197.50 $197.50 $1,949

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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.