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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, May 20

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

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Receipts

963 head

▼ 1,321 vs last sale 2,284▼ 92 vs year ago 1,055 · −8.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, a light volume of steers under 550 lbs. sold with a higher undertone noted and steers over 550 lbs. sold with a lower undertone although not well compared. Heifers sold with a lower undertone noted although not well compared. Demand was moderate today and included internet bidding. Supply was moderate and offered only a couple 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 $513.77/cwt on 150 head, up $12.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 12 comparable sales and sits +46.76 against this barn's trailing median of $467.01.

Average price

$513.77

▲ 12.42 vs prior sale

150 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$56.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.13

vs IA average

+39.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	527.99	2,849	112
Medium and Large 1-2	548	471.85	2,584	38

One grade step is worth $56.14/cwt here — about $265 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale150 hd

513.77

—

IA average5 barns · 993 hd

497.63

+16.13

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

+39.29

This barn, trailing median12 sales

467.01

+46.76

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

40 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,992	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,456	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	394	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,167	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	551.79/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,362	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	442	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	2,263	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	598.11/cwt	590.00–601.00	2,656	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,772	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	524.94/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,520	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	551.55/cwt	520.00–567.00	2,818	53
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,836	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	485.29/cwt	455.00–517.50	2,553	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	459.75/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,607	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	498.52/cwt	490.00–525.00	2,866	49
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	463.41/cwt	441.00–482.00	2,799	58
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	430.80/cwt	427.50–437.50	2,675	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	431.35/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,787	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	669	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,810	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	419.13/cwt	402.50–432.50	2,804	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	426.49/cwt	412.50–441.00	2,896	68
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	391.74/cwt	380.00–406.00	2,856	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	361.50/cwt	361.50–361.50	3,022	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,053	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	959	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	3,294	62
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,339	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	549.03/cwt	525.00–570.00	2,322	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	446	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,119	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	497.53/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,294	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,167	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	457.89/cwt	456.00–460.00	2,157	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	512	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,253	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	440.71/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,283	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	427.36/cwt	414.00–437.00	2,397	46
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	469.72/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,715	67
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	603	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,864	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	609	379.33/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,310	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,469	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	374.65/cwt	370.00–376.00	2,428	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	381.22/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,550	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	376.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,756	84
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,489	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 May 20, 2026

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

Receipts 963Last week 2,284Year ago 1,055

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	446	475.00	475.00
15	450–500	471	456.00–460.00	457.89
11	500–550	512	440.00	440.00
26	600–650	609	367.00–385.00	379.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	460.00	460.00
46	550–600	561	414.00–437.00	427.36
13	600–650	633	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	690.00	690.00
26	400–450	423	525.00–570.00	549.03
23	450–500	461	480.00–520.00	497.53
13	500–550	518	435.00–460.00	440.71
67	550–600	578	460.00–485.00	469.72
20	600–650	648	370.00–376.00	374.65
11	650–700	669	370.00–387.50	381.22
84	700–750	733	350.00–380.00	376.00
4	800–850	803	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	603	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	600.00	600.00
14	400–450	428	550.00–555.00	551.79
8	450–500	480	520.00–530.00	524.94
18	500–550	526	455.00–517.50	485.29
20	550–600	567	430.00–470.00	459.75
11	600–650	646	430.00–435.00	431.35
16	650–700	669	402.50–432.50	419.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	394	550.00	550.00
7	400–450	442	512.00	512.00
10	500–550	518	547.50	547.50
19	600–650	621	427.50–437.50	430.80
11	650–700	669	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	356	690.00	690.00
15	400–450	444	590.00–601.00	598.11
8	450–500	462	600.00	600.00
53	500–550	511	520.00–567.00	551.55
49	550–600	575	490.00–525.00	498.52
58	600–650	604	441.00–482.00	463.41
68	650–700	679	412.50–441.00	426.49
21	700–750	729	380.00–406.00	391.74
7	800–850	836	361.50	361.50
5	850–900	898	340.00	340.00
62	950–1000	959	343.50	343.50

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.