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Springville Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Springville, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 7, 2022

767 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.18/cwt -2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 536 lb · 98 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.40/cwt +1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 559 lb · 89 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.51/cwt -13.49 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 464 lb · 70 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 767 600 0
Feeder cattle 767 600 0

Compared to last sale, feeder steers were trending lower with feeder heifers sharply lower but still good value on value added steers and heifers with active buyer participation today.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
181 181 3 180.00 $180.00 $326
337 337 11 174.00 $174.00 $586
401 value added 401 11 181.00 $181.00 $726
445 445 20 181.00 $181.00 $805
451–474 465 55 182.00–187.00 $184.49 $858
513 value added 513 10 196.50 $196.50 $1,008 +10.50
518 518 3 167.00 $167.00 $865 -3.00
553–563 558 51 166.00–174.00 $170.04 $949 -3.96
550–569 fancy 561 23 181.50–188.00 $184.27 $1,034
561 value added 561 15 180.00 $180.00 $1,010
634 fancy 634 20 170.00 $170.00 $1,078
636–646 640 40 165.00–169.00 $166.58 $1,066 -4.41
682 fancy 682 17 170.50 $170.50 $1,163
690 690 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,138 +2.00
732 732 15 156.00 $156.00 $1,142 -16.32
738 value added 738 14 165.00 $165.00 $1,218
756 fancy 756 9 168.50 $168.50 $1,274
765 value added 765 17 164.00 $164.00 $1,255
802–814 value added 810 30 164.00–165.00 $164.36 $1,331
852 852 13 148.00 $148.00 $1,261 -18.00
930 930 9 140.00 $140.00 $1,302
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 7 139.00 $139.00 $792

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 9 185.00 $185.00 $509
361 361 18 147.00 $147.00 $531
383 value added 383 12 167.00 $167.00 $640
448 448 16 146.00 $146.00 $654
453–472 457 24 141.00–147.00 $145.14 $663 -26.86
453–488 fancy 467 46 161.00–168.00 $165.49 $773
523 523 4 143.00 $143.00 $748 -24.00
515–548 value added 528 48 165.00–173.50 $170.91 $902
543–547 fancy 545 46 158.00–160.00 $159.00 $867
555–558 556 28 140.00–144.00 $142.85 $794 -17.15
635 635 14 140.00 $140.00 $889 -13.00
652 652 20 143.00 $143.00 $932
739 739 16 133.00 $133.00 $983 -21.00
740 fancy 740 9 152.00 $152.00 $1,125
741 value added 741 15 154.00 $154.00 $1,141
858 fancy 858 12 136.00 $136.00 $1,167
959 959 10 129.00 $129.00 $1,237
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 7 116.00 $116.00 $534
1004 1004 5 103.00 $103.00 $1,034

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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.