Name: Springville Feeder Cattle Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This was the first sale of the fall at Springville. Feeder steers were trending high with active buyer participation and good value on value added steers, while heifers and bulls were selling lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.59/cwt on 345 head.

Average price

$133.59

345 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$30.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.10

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	678	135.28	918	324
Medium and Large 2	738	110.83	818	9thin
Large 1-2	845	105.00	887	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	873	104.75	914	8thin

One grade step is worth $30.53/cwt here — about $3 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale345 hd

133.59

—

IN average5 barns · 642 hd

120.49

+13.10

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

37 lots · USDA AMS · Springville Feeder Cattle Auction - Springville, IN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	12
Heifers	Large 2	—	746	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	107.88/cwt	105.00–109.50	477	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	490	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	725	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	111.30/cwt	110.50–111.50	825	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	824	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	645	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	753	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	911	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	875	121.86/cwt	121.00–123.25	1,066	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	647	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	740	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	134.51/cwt	131.50–136.75	894	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	539	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	772	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	575	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	860	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	646	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	917	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	722	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	982	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	132.46/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,027	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	952	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	490	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	122.02/cwt	119.50–124.50	922	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	140.03/cwt	135.50–141.25	667	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	843	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	978	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	981	4

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Indiana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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