Name: Springville Feeder Cattle Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This was the second and last sale of the spring and feeder steers and bulls were sharply higher with some good groups of steers and bulls. Feeder heifers were measurably lower but active buyer participation on all classes of feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.47/cwt on 336 head.

Average price

$127.47

336 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$41

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

$23.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.49

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	132.58	711	259
Medium and Large 2	495	111.89	553	37
Medium and Large 1-2	691	108.81	752	40

One grade step is worth $23.77/cwt here — about −$41 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 sale336 hd

127.47

—

IN average4 barns · 696 hd

122.98

+4.49

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

46 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	Large 1-2	—	753	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	828	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	843	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,003	3
Steers	Large 2	—	713	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	362	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	648	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	953	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	444	169.46/cwt	169.00–170.00	752	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	891	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	149.74/cwt	143.00–155.00	854	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	614	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	915	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	987	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	861	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,046	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	516	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	702	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	494	142.66/cwt	138.00–146.00	705	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	125.79/cwt	122.50–127.50	1,089	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	601	131.15/cwt	129.00–133.50	788	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	151.21/cwt	150.00–153.00	553	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	722	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	116.05/cwt	115.00–118.00	745	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	165.13/cwt	164.00–166.00	722	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,038	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	472	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	680	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	533	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	834	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	104.87/cwt	102.00–111.00	756	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	340	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	609	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	628	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	504	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	548	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	863	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	572	156.03/cwt	155.00–158.00	892	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	718	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	402	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	615	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	743	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	773	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	441	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	646	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	874	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	620	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	111.21/cwt	110.50–112.00	750	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	840	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	865	5

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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