Name: Springville Feeder Cattle Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month sale feeder steers had instances of higher/lower with good groups of fancy type and value added steers and feeder heifers were steady to higher with feeder bulls significantly higher. A good offering of feeders today with a good crowed on hand and active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $303.88/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −91.25 against this barn's trailing median of $395.12.

Average price

$303.88

128 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.59

vs IN average

−17.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	303.88	1,638	128

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.23, low $393.85, median $395.12 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale128 hd

303.88

—

IN average4 barns · 143 hd

303.28

+0.59

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−17.50

This barn, trailing median3 sales

395.12

−91.25

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

50 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,253	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	567	329.98/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,871	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	454	379.50/cwt	379.50–379.50	1,723	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	828	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	539	330.81/cwt	303.00–336.00	1,783	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	280.74/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,336	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	878	261.84/cwt	260.00–264.00	2,299	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	644	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,758	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	445	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	1,515	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,319	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	561	296.02/cwt	288.50–299.00	1,661	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	220.25/cwt	220.25–220.25	1,951	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	546	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	1,657	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	566	334.27/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,892	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	454	325.57/cwt	318.00–333.00	1,478	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	401.59/cwt	401.00–402.00	1,458	12
Steers	Small and Medium 1	400–450	422	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	749	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,805	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	772	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,745	8
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	757	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,673	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	650–700	655	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,418	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	700–750	743	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,486	3
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	818	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	748	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	2,083	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	449	376.50/cwt	376.50–376.50	1,690	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	632	296.85/cwt	294.50–300.00	1,876	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	311.23/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,790	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	454	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,580	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	346	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,263	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	649	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,999	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,955	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	751	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	2,039	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	252	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	711	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,760	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,309	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	846	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,001	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	309.89/cwt	303.00–318.00	1,605	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	1,137	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	498	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,902	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,296	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,852	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,779	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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