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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Apr 7

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

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Receipts

1,706 head

▼ 1,066 vs last sale 2,772▲ 826 vs year ago 880 · +93.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. The tone of the market was firm. Trading was active.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.81/cwt on 831 head.

Average price

$181.81

831 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$16.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.47

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	183.09	982	766
Medium and Large 1-2	517	166.68	862	65

One grade step is worth $16.41/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale831 hd

181.81

—

IA average9 barns · 4,089 hd

157.34

+24.47

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

Every lot

48 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	376	198.99/cwt	194.00–210.00	748	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	209.93/cwt	202.50–218.00	817	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	759	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	905	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	209.45/cwt	205.50–215.00	903	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	864	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	172.97/cwt	167.00–182.50	820	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	195.12/cwt	192.50–205.00	929	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	172.80/cwt	170.00–177.00	895	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	187.22/cwt	179.00–198.00	990	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	159.56/cwt	156.00–163.00	857	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	580	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	905	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	175.69/cwt	169.50–183.00	1,028	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	165.88/cwt	160.00–170.75	1,027	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	912	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	636	157.79/cwt	148.50–160.50	1,004	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	161.26/cwt	151.00–164.50	1,063	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	701	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,009	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	145.74/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,048	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,084	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	185.42/cwt	180.00–195.00	571	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	333	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	591	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	359	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	643	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	173.51/cwt	173.00–174.00	651	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	177.20/cwt	175.00–178.00	684	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	178.12/cwt	173.00–183.00	748	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	158.96/cwt	158.00–160.00	671	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	442	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	734	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	452	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	809	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	465	158.36/cwt	154.75–161.00	736	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	473	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	686	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	153.68/cwt	151.50–160.00	732	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	165.78/cwt	161.00–177.00	792	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	789	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	156.76/cwt	150.00–164.00	815	185
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	145.47/cwt	135.00–147.50	783	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	154.12/cwt	147.00–160.00	869	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	137.41/cwt	136.00–139.50	796	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	143.62/cwt	138.50–156.00	898	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	834	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	628	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	782	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	137.14/cwt	134.50–138.25	894	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	945	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	776	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	547	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	821	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	908	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	648	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	946	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	2

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 Apr 7, 2021

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

Receipts 1,706Last week 2,772Year ago 880

No trend as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. The tone of the market was firm. Trading was active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	585	169.50–183.00	175.69
218	—	529	179.00–198.00	187.22
5	—	758	143.00	143.00
98	—	619	160.00–170.75	165.88
63	—	431	205.50–215.00	209.45
52	—	389	202.50–218.00	209.93
43	—	476	192.50–205.00	195.12
36	—	659	151.00–164.50	161.26
16	—	719	142.00–147.00	145.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	636	148.50–160.50	157.79
18	—	376	194.00–210.00	198.99
14	—	450	192.00	192.00
9	—	421	215.00	215.00
49	—	518	170.00–177.00	172.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	474	167.00–182.50	172.97
8	—	701	144.00	144.00
6	—	537	156.00–163.00	159.56
4	—	405	187.50	187.50
3	—	633	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	308	180.00–195.00	185.42
5	—	709	133.25	133.25
69	—	564	147.00–160.00	154.12
38	—	420	173.00–183.00	178.12
34	—	652	134.50–138.25	137.14
26	—	625	138.50–156.00	143.62
25	—	386	175.00–178.00	177.20
185	—	520	150.00–164.00	156.76
84	—	478	161.00–177.00	165.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	359	179.00	179.00
3	—	333	177.50	177.50
24	—	465	154.75–161.00	158.36
30	—	519	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	452	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	628	124.50	124.50
5	—	442	166.00	166.00
3	—	473	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	375	173.00–174.00	173.51
10	—	422	158.00–160.00	158.96
6	—	627	133.00	133.00
50	—	579	136.00–139.50	137.41
29	—	476	151.50–160.00	153.68
36	—	538	135.00–147.50	145.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	160.50	160.50
3	—	648	146.00	146.00
3	—	547	150.00	150.00
2	—	715	130.00	130.00
2	—	463	167.50	167.50

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.