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Springville Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Springville, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 20, 2021

418 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $154.08/cwt +16.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,187/hd at 770 lb · 77 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $153.41/cwt +14.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,135/hd at 740 lb · 38 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $157.00/cwt +9.90 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 636 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 418 731 445
Feeder cattle 418 731 445

Market comments — USDA reporter

This was the first sale of the fall with feeder steers sharply higher on value added steers and feeder heifers trending higher also today. Feeder bulls had lighter receipts but were trending higher on lighter weight bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 2 146.00 $146.00 $796 —
628–643 value added 636 29 157.00 $157.00 $999 +8.00
659 659 6 145.00 $145.00 $956 —
685 value added 685 11 156.00 $156.00 $1,069 —
726 726 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,053 —
739–744 value added 742 33 152.25–158.00 $154.68 $1,148 +15.68
754–789 value added 766 64 153.00–156.00 $155.31 $1,190 —
791 791 13 148.00 $148.00 $1,171 —
816 value added 816 27 150.75 $150.75 $1,230 —
879 value added 879 13 143.00 $143.00 $1,257 +21.50
910 910 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,092 —
952 952 6 116.00 $116.00 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640–643 642 11 131.00–139.00 $133.18 $855 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–752 751 5 117.00–124.00 $121.20 $910 —
978 978 2 106.00 $106.00 $1,037 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 10 145.00 $145.00 $629 —
460–482 475 16 138.00–140.00 $139.39 $662 +7.39
566 566 20 131.00 $131.00 $741 +0.50
628 value added 628 12 138.00 $138.00 $867 +6.85
658 658 17 133.00 $133.00 $875 —
740 740 12 127.00 $127.00 $940 +23.00
777 fancy 777 9 134.50 $134.50 $1,045 —
777–785 778 13 118.00–123.00 $122.22 $951 —
858 858 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,047 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 2 117.00 $117.00 $665 —
625–645 641 11 118.00–122.00 $121.29 $777 +8.29

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 161.00 $161.00 $588 —
451 451 17 150.00 $150.00 $676 -2.50
543 543 3 143.00 $143.00 $776 —
661 661 10 125.50 $125.50 $830 -4.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
788 788 6 113.00 $113.00 $890 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
893 893 2 95.00 $95.00 $848 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.