Name: Springville Feeder Cattle Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale in September feed steers were sharply lower along with the feeder heifers. There was a good offering today with active buyer participation .

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.57/cwt on 532 head.

Average price

$135.57

532 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$36.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.14

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	138.31	797	460
Medium and Large 1-2	688	119.83	824	62
Medium and Large 2	484	109.14	528	7thin
Large 1-2	718	102.00	732	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.31/cwt here — about $64 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 sale532 hd

135.57

—

IN average7 barns · 1,038 hd

123.43

+12.14

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

39 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
Steers	Large 1-2	—	718	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	446	146.76/cwt	144.50–150.00	655	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	549	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	770	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	849	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	115.78/cwt	114.50–121.00	428	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	801	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	662	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	124.21/cwt	117.00–126.50	766	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	116.14/cwt	114.50–118.25	636	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	116.16/cwt	111.75–120.25	741	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	701	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	841	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	851	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	391	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	918	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	130.27/cwt	129.00–132.00	969	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	833	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	778	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,050	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	127.51/cwt	125.25–128.50	709	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	712	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	983	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	497	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	765	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	628	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	347	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	120.78/cwt	116.00–123.00	690	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	135.32/cwt	129.00–136.50	735	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	136.94/cwt	135.75–139.25	763	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	540	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	107.57/cwt	106.50–109.50	749	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	899	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,002	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	836	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	126.27/cwt	118.00–128.50	576	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	474	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	593	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	454	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.50	859	81

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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