Name: Springville Feeder Cattle Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This is the first sale of the year so no trend is available; however, feeder cattle on offer today were comprised of good quality, mostly moderate flesh, and in very good demand from buyers both online and in the ring. While grass isn't yet plentiful enough for grazing, buyers are clearly anticipating summer grazing with the favorable market displayed today. The next sale is scheduled for April 3, 2026.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.12/cwt on 148 head. That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $395.12.

Average price

$395.12

148 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,168

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$841

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

$158.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.27

vs IN average

−18.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	398.33	2,185	145
Medium and Large 1-2	560	240.00	1,344	3thin

One grade step is worth $158.33/cwt here — about $841 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale148 hd

395.12

—

IN average2 barns · 152 hd

394.85

+0.27

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−18.66

This barn, trailing median3 sales

395.12

+0.00

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

36 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	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,985	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	496.00/cwt	496.00–496.00	2,182	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,120	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	5,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,378	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	334	531.00/cwt	531.00–531.00	1,774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	496.48/cwt	445.00–510.00	2,378	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,200	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	4,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	963	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,600	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	488	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	2,235	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	351.53/cwt	339.00–366.00	2,556	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	345.45/cwt	343.00–348.00	2,622	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	443.52/cwt	435.00–454.00	2,395	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	377.06/cwt	353.00–384.00	2,530	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	445.55/cwt	381.00–459.00	2,522	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	896	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,867	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	616	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,347	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	1,881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,558	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,577	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,088	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	400.29/cwt	378.00–420.00	2,554	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	512.09/cwt	456.00–540.00	2,207	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,357	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	331.63/cwt	331.00–332.00	2,205	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	469.53/cwt	410.00–495.00	2,014	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	409.17/cwt	401.00–421.00	2,185	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	389.02/cwt	377.00–399.00	2,182	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	327.77/cwt	280.00–335.00	2,078	15

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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