Name: Springville Feeder Cattle Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend is available as this is the first sale of the fall season. Receipts were moderate and good demand was noted with active trade both in-person and online. The next feeder auction is scheduled for October 2.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $326.94/cwt on 72 head, down $113.36 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −112.06 against this barn's trailing median of $439.00.

Average price

$326.94

▼ 113.36 vs prior sale

72 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$466

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

$89.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.70

vs IN average

−44.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	336.70	1,870	61
Medium and Large 1-2	554	317.00	1,756	4thin
Medium and Large 2	567	247.50	1,403	7thin

One grade step is worth $89.20/cwt here — about $466 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

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $444.79, low $326.94, median $439.00 across 4 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 sale72 hd

326.94

—

IN average2 barns · 82 hd

331.64

−4.70

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−44.45

This barn, trailing median4 sales

439.00

−112.06

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

37 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	450–500	482	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,653	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,843	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,477	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,829	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	318.49/cwt	311.00–327.00	2,306	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	345.20/cwt	323.00–355.00	1,588	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,428	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,215	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,399	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	311.95/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,981	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	336.28/cwt	311.00–346.00	1,883	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	336.09/cwt	322.50–347.00	1,223	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	333.21/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,149	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	318.58/cwt	312.50–324.00	2,077	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	382.60/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,458	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,595	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,033	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	324.02/cwt	323.00–325.00	2,161	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	311.32/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,410	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,637	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,923	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	313.62/cwt	302.00–330.00	1,766	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,403	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,316	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	242.43/cwt	236.00–255.00	1,159	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,753	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,172	3

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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