Sale reports / Indiana / Springville Feeder Cattle Auction / 2023-09-08

Springville Feeder Cattle Auction

Feeder Cattle · Springville, Indiana · Fri, Sep 8
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1968
Receipts
478 head
▲ 136 vs last sale 342▼ 122 vs year ago 600 · −20.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Offerings this month were on the lighter side with 478 head, but the quality was mostly good to very good with a higher undertone when compared to last month's sale. Internet buyer participation was strong and crowd attendance was moderate. The next feeder cattle sale is scheduled for October 6, 2023.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $228.13/cwt on 225 head.
Average price
$228.13
225 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,206
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$155
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$23.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.03
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533230.631,230192
Medium and Large 2-3423218.0092219thin
Medium and Large 2551208.291,1477thin
Medium and Large 1-2669207.001,3857thin
One grade step is worth $23.63/cwt here — about −$155 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 sale225 hd
228.13
—
IN average6 barns · 462 hd
208.10
+20.03
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

34 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1—313249.00/cwt249.00–249.0077910
BullsMedium and Large 1—445261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,16114
BullsMedium and Large 1—620249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,54414
BullsMedium and Large 1—514259.13/cwt257.00–262.001,33217
BullsMedium and Large 2—397235.00/cwt235.00–235.009335
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—669207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3857
SteersMedium and Large 1—530258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,3674
SteersMedium and Large 1—631265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,67213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—551247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3617
SteersMedium and Large 2—725220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5952
SteersMedium and Large 1—749249.50/cwt249.00–250.001,8698
SteersMedium and Large 1—447278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,2439
HeifersMedium and Large 1—448233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,04418
HeifersMedium and Large 1—362268.00/cwt268.00–268.0097022
SteersMedium and Large 1—972194.76/cwt181.00–200.001,89311
SteersMedium and Large 1—559269.63/cwt258.00–272.001,50725
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—533271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,44411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—518253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,3113
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—546208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1368
HeifersMedium and Large 1—632222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4039
SteersMedium and Large 1—658253.80/cwt249.00–259.001,67038
SteersMedium and Large 1—843217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,8294
HeifersMedium and Large 1—554238.89/cwt238.00–240.001,32340
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—293226.00/cwt226.00–226.006623
HeifersMedium and Large 1—754197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4858
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—448248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,11110
HeifersMedium and Large 1—457223.13/cwt218.00–224.001,02040
SteersMedium and Large 1—464282.60/cwt270.00–287.001,31120
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—811207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,68311
HeifersMedium and Large 2—892178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5883
HeifersMedium and Large 2—295231.00/cwt231.00–231.006814
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—349225.00/cwt225.00–225.007858
HeifersMedium and Large 1—541237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,28216
HeifersMedium and Large 1—676199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,34518

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.