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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, May 6

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Apr 22May 6May 20 →

Receipts

2,284 head

▲ 156 vs last sale 2,128▼ 117 vs year ago 2,401 · −4.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers under 700 lbs. sold mostly 3.00 to 12.00 higher, 700 to 800 lbs. sold 31.00 to 42.00 higher, over 800 lbs. sold 13.00 to 18.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs. sold 2.00 to 17.00 higher, 500 to 600 lbs. sold 24.00 to 25.00 higher, over 600 lbs. sold steady to 15.00 higher. Demand was good today and included internet bidding. Supply was heavy and offered several load lots.

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 $501.35/cwt on 201 head, up $11.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 12 comparable sales and sits +34.34 against this barn's trailing median of $467.01.

Average price

$501.35

▲ 11.45 vs prior sale

201 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$72.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.14

vs IA average

+13.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	511.74	2,774	172
Medium and Large 1-2	578	439.72	2,542	29

One grade step is worth $72.02/cwt here — about $233 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale201 hd

501.35

—

IA average2 barns · 262 hd

497.21

+4.14

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

+13.80

This barn, trailing median12 sales

467.01

+34.34

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

51 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,890	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	610.99/cwt	585.00–635.00	2,291	42
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	377	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,885	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	586.31/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,504	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	501.87/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,399	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	543.89/cwt	522.50–570.00	2,632	66
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	530.56/cwt	507.00–552.50	2,759	80
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	471.14/cwt	465.00–476.50	2,464	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	502.10/cwt	497.50–507.50	2,872	72
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	439.72/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,542	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	460.65/cwt	450.00–474.00	2,870	204
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	637	438.48/cwt	417.50–441.00	2,793	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,791	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	445.88/cwt	430.00–460.00	3,001	84
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	387.44/cwt	376.00–415.00	2,658	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	414.46/cwt	404.00–421.00	2,976	60
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,738	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	399.88/cwt	385.25–411.50	3,063	72
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	806	352.54/cwt	350.00–354.00	2,841	22
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	380.12/cwt	368.25–388.00	3,170	154
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	376.29/cwt	370.00–377.25	3,244	138
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	864	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,955	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	3,350	54
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	954	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,957	7
Steers	950–1000	Large 1	956	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,107	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	373	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,275	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	566.79/cwt	525.00–590.00	2,125	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	468.22/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,967	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	510.11/cwt	490.00–540.00	2,224	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	462	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,158	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	501.23/cwt	473.00–515.00	2,426	64
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	459.84/cwt	415.00–470.00	2,226	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	473.34/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,442	66
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,361	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	424.70/cwt	410.00–441.00	2,225	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	554	406.35/cwt	360.00–427.50	2,251	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	439.21/cwt	427.50–450.00	2,591	154
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	412.74/cwt	400.00–427.00	2,509	95
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	368.04/cwt	347.50–380.00	2,315	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	385.76/cwt	367.50–408.00	2,550	75
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	673	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,154	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	349.34/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,473	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	373.05/cwt	372.50–374.00	2,645	66
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	353.17/cwt	325.00–357.25	2,726	57
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,451	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	786	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,358	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	326.25/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,610	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	851	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,791	24
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,741	4
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,156	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,890	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,090	5

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

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Receipts 2,284Last week 2,128Year ago 2,401

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	420	450.00–480.00	468.22
36	450–500	484	415.00–470.00	459.84
28	500–550	524	410.00–441.00	424.70
16	550–600	554	360.00–427.50	406.35
20	600–650	629	347.50–380.00	368.04
13	700–750	708	340.00–357.50	349.34
5	750–800	778	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	375	525.00–590.00	566.79
31	400–450	436	490.00–540.00	510.11
64	450–500	484	473.00–515.00	501.23
66	500–550	516	450.00–485.00	473.34
154	550–600	590	427.50–450.00	439.21
95	600–650	608	400.00–427.00	412.74
75	650–700	661	367.50–408.00	385.76
66	700–750	709	372.50–374.00	373.05
57	750–800	772	325.00–357.25	353.17
12	800–850	800	325.00–330.00	326.25
24	850–900	851	328.00	328.00
4	900–950	945	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	610.00	610.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	786	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1150–1200	1,156	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	462	467.00	467.00
24	500–550	519	455.00	455.00
7	650–700	673	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	402	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	680.00	680.00
42	350–400	375	585.00–635.00	610.99
12	400–450	427	580.00–590.00	586.31
66	450–500	484	522.50–570.00	543.89
80	500–550	520	507.00–552.50	530.56
72	550–600	572	497.50–507.50	502.10
204	600–650	623	450.00–474.00	460.65
84	650–700	673	430.00–460.00	445.88
60	700–750	718	404.00–421.00	414.46
72	750–800	766	385.25–411.50	399.88
154	800–850	834	368.25–388.00	380.12
138	850–900	862	370.00–377.25	376.29
54	900–950	928	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	478	485.00–515.00	501.87
29	550–600	578	425.00–460.00	439.72
8	600–650	638	437.50	437.50
20	650–700	686	376.00–415.00	387.44
7	700–750	740	370.00	370.00
22	800–850	806	350.00–354.00	352.54
8	850–900	864	342.00	342.00
7	950–1000	954	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	523	465.00–476.50	471.14
27	600–650	637	417.50–441.00	438.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	950–1000	956	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	377	500.00	500.00

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.