Name: Springville Feeder Cattle Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale feeder steers and heifers were sharply lower with feeder bulls trending lower with still good value on value added and fancy type feeders.

There was active farmer participation noted today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.40/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$206.40

203 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 1

$95.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.82

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	198	215.00	426	2thin
Medium and Large 1	536	208.85	1,119	193
Medium and Large 1-2	491	160.00	786	5thin
Medium 1	376	120.00	451	3thin

One grade step is worth $95.00/cwt here — about −$26 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 sale203 hd

206.40

—

IN average6 barns · 430 hd

184.58

+21.82

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

49 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	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	481	244.66/cwt	235.50–251.50	1,177	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	234.52/cwt	230.50–240.00	1,332	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,128	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,086	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,103	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	657	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,334	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	637	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,274	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	987	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,034	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	330	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,324	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	228.79/cwt	224.50–231.00	988	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	386	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	899	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	518	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,111	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	483	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,087	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	284	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	658	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	443	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,085	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	844	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	557	221.95/cwt	220.50–223.00	1,236	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	446	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	986	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	167.98/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,280	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	359	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	815	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	208.13/cwt	200.00–215.00	980	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	311	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	553	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,167	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	982	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	198	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	743	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,300	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,274	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	959	15
Heifers	Medium 1	—	376	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	638	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,250	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	543	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,129	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,200	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	533	2

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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