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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Mar 11

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Feb 25Mar 11Mar 25 →

Receipts

1,078 head

▼ 299 vs last sale 1,377▼ 534 vs year ago 1,612 · −33.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers mostly sold 8.00 to 22.00 lower. Heifers sold with a lower undertone noted, although not well compared. Demand was good today and included internet bidding. Supply was moderate and included mostly smaller packages except one consignor who brought 143 head.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $452.62/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 5 of 12 comparable sales and sits −14.39 against this barn's trailing median of $467.01.

Average price

$452.62

27 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$28.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.17

vs IA average

−19.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	470.37	2,733	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	573	442.18	2,536	17thin

One grade step is worth $28.19/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale27 hd

452.62

—

IA average5 barns · 354 hd

474.79

−22.17

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−19.58

This barn, trailing median12 sales

467.01

−14.39

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.77, low $398.68, median $467.01 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

36 lots · USDA AMS · Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle - Bloomfield, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,308	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,329	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,407	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	470.37/cwt	456.00–480.00	2,733	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,589	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	464.67/cwt	455.00–469.00	2,876	68
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,434	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	430.11/cwt	414.00–445.00	2,843	53
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	394.85/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,665	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	395.39/cwt	387.50–412.50	2,843	34
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	365.58/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,639	34
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,632	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	366.86/cwt	360.00–370.50	2,887	65
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	350.29/cwt	331.00–360.50	2,907	48
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	342.96/cwt	322.50–346.25	2,997	268
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	308.97/cwt	300.00–327.00	2,886	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	458	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,061	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	432.38/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,093	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,167	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	405.24/cwt	402.50–410.00	2,176	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	560	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,044	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	369.49/cwt	325.00–385.00	2,132	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	421.64/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,441	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	419.52/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,555	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	338.19/cwt	315.00–347.50	2,093	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	621	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,003	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	337.24/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,263	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	380.83/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,559	57
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	719	435.50/cwt	435.50–435.50	3,131	48
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	309.48/cwt	295.00–322.50	2,238	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	343.91/cwt	336.00–347.50	2,500	36
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,482	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	311.27/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,596	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,991	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,192	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	4

This sale against other markets

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle - Bloomfield, IA

Wed Mar 11, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 1,078Last week 1,377Year ago 1,612

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	525	417.50	417.50
4	750–800	760	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
48	700–750	719	435.50	435.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	484	425.00–440.00	432.38
3	500–550	535	405.00	405.00
18	550–600	579	415.00–430.00	421.64
25	600–650	609	410.00–427.50	419.52
57	650–700	672	370.00–392.50	380.83
36	700–750	727	336.00–347.50	343.91
5	750–800	766	324.00	324.00
10	850–900	877	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	537	402.50–410.00	405.24
12	550–600	577	325.00–385.00	369.49
14	600–650	619	315.00–347.50	338.19
10	650–700	671	325.00–350.00	337.24
15	700–750	723	295.00–322.50	309.48
8	800–850	834	310.00–312.00	311.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	458	450.00	450.00
7	550–600	560	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	621	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	446	517.50	517.50
4	450–500	450	517.50	517.50
10	550–600	581	456.00–480.00	470.37
68	600–650	619	455.00–469.00	464.67
53	650–700	661	414.00–445.00	430.11
34	700–750	719	387.50–412.50	395.39
65	750–800	787	360.00–370.50	366.86
48	800–850	830	331.00–360.50	350.29
268	850–900	874	322.50–346.25	342.96
9	900–950	934	300.00–327.00	308.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	620	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	541	445.00	445.00
12	550–600	587	441.00	441.00
23	650–700	675	380.00–400.00	394.85
34	700–750	722	365.00–370.00	365.58
5	750–800	774	340.00	340.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.