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Springville Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Springville, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 1, 2024

770 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Springville Feeder Cattle Auction report →

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.52/cwt -17.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,251/hd at 545 lb · 77 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $246.99/cwt +0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,563/hd at 633 lb · 75 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.52/cwt ≈ $1,058/hd at 435 lb · 50 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 770 249 1,003
Feeder cattle 770 249 1,003

This was the last sale of the year for Springville with a good offering of feeders in all classes and all classes were steady to firm with lots of buyer interest and good groups of fancy type feeders today.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 372 17 250.00–273.50 $261.29 $972 -19.71
427 fancy 427 14 300.00 $300.00 $1,281
460 460 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,104 -20.00
462 fancy 462 26 297.50 $297.50 $1,374 +1.50
539 fancy 539 24 270.50 $270.50 $1,458 +0.50
541 541 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,244 -11.00
552 fancy 552 24 271.00 $271.00 $1,496 -3.00
558 value added 558 16 271.50 $271.50 $1,515
601–627 value added 615 26 252.50–254.00 $253.18 $1,557
635 635 4 238.00 $238.00 $1,511 -8.00
640–646 fancy 643 45 244.00–244.50 $244.21 $1,570
737 fancy 737 8 243.00 $243.00 $1,791
746 746 6 231.50 $231.50 $1,727
822–832 826 16 231.00–234.50 $233.18 $1,926 -6.82
871 871 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,995 +21.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 215.00 $215.00 $731
350 350 3 224.00 $224.00 $784
436 436 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,068
647 647 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,359

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 fancy 324 8 262.00 $262.00 $849
348 348 18 241.00 $241.00 $839 -79.00
374–392 378 10 246.00–258.00 $255.51 $966
422 fancy 422 13 257.00 $257.00 $1,085
431–442 439 37 228.00–245.00 $238.79 $1,048
455–464 459 48 240.00–252.00 $246.19 $1,130 -19.81
542–546 545 77 220.00–237.50 $229.52 $1,251 -17.48
570 570 11 205.00 $205.00 $1,168 -29.00
610–635 626 29 222.00–225.00 $223.01 $1,396 +3.01
741 741 8 219.00 $219.00 $1,623 +1.00
832–848 841 16 190.00–195.00 $192.84 $1,622
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 3 260.00 $260.00 $611
290 290 3 242.00 $242.00 $702
437 437 5 223.00 $223.00 $975
666 666 13 196.00 $196.00 $1,305

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 291.00 $291.00 $655
340 340 10 248.00 $248.00 $843
430–439 fancy 436 28 265.00–282.00 $277.21 $1,209
485 fancy 485 18 271.00 $271.00 $1,314 -23.00
503–547 528 11 214.00–239.00 $225.47 $1,190
505–548 fancy 534 30 248.00–267.00 $253.99 $1,356
570–597 574 14 207.00–235.00 $230.84 $1,325
614–620 616 12 203.50–219.00 $213.80 $1,317
681–683 682 30 207.00–224.00 $213.24 $1,454 -31.76
1037 1037 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,338
1158 1158 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,529
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 4 218.00 $218.00 $896
518 518 11 197.00 $197.00 $1,020
637 637 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,249
880 880 2 157.00 $157.00 $1,382
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
807 807 2 116.00 $116.00 $936

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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.