Sale reports / Iowa / Bloomfield Livestock Auction / 2021-04-28

Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Apr 28
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162
Receipts
1,778 head
▼ 205 vs last sale 1,983▼ 1,050 vs year ago 2,828 · −37.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steer calves under 700 lbs. were mostly 10.00-14.00 lower, while those over 700 lbs. were 10.00-13.00 lower. Heifer calves under 700 lbs. were sharply lower, heavier heifers were 4.00-9.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good for the moderate offerings. Trade was active.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $148.03/cwt on 893 head.
Average price
$148.03
893 head · 706 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,045
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$64
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$36.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.35
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1709148.841,056816
Medium and Large 1-2651141.2792072
Large 11,000112.001,1205thin
One grade step is worth $36.84/cwt here — about −$64 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 sale893 hd
148.03
—
IA average10 barns · 5,653 hd
144.68
+3.35
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

41 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2258169.00/cwt169.00–169.004369
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340165.00/cwt165.00–165.005615
Steers—Medium and Large 1368180.00/cwt180.00–180.0066215
Steers—Medium and Large 1417174.94/cwt174.00–175.5072911
Steers—Medium and Large 1485178.42/cwt171.00–181.0086528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508154.31/cwt150.00–160.007847
Steers—Medium and Large 1529172.04/cwt161.00–177.0091092
Steers—Medium and Large 1556177.00/cwt177.00–177.009849
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583154.89/cwt154.00–157.5090315
Steers—Medium and Large 1632157.25/cwt150.00–160.0099456
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned643144.00/cwt144.00–144.0092613
Steers—Medium and Large 1678151.10/cwt144.00–158.251,024120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2692139.50/cwt139.50–139.509656
Steers—Medium and Large 1711145.45/cwt136.00–150.001,034114
Steers—Medium and Large 1769140.41/cwt136.85–144.101,080158
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785130.02/cwt129.00–131.251,0219
Steers—Medium and Large 1866134.96/cwt125.50–138.851,169189
Steers—Medium and Large 1916121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,10811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2921115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,05921
Steers—Large 11,000112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1205
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280180.00/cwt180.00–180.0050411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2287170.00/cwt170.00–170.004885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320155.00/cwt155.00–155.004968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385171.56/cwt160.00–175.0066122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437176.00/cwt173.50–180.007698
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441154.70/cwt151.00–157.506827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467163.05/cwt160.00–165.0076116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2495141.08/cwt140.50–141.7569813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526137.47/cwt132.50–143.0072343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526120.00/cwt120.00–120.006314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568133.39/cwt129.00–134.5075851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned620121.00/cwt121.00–121.0075021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628133.26/cwt130.00–139.0083764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671128.43/cwt125.00–134.5086263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1714134.61/cwt131.75–136.50961185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745122.50/cwt122.50–122.5091328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1756128.58/cwt121.50–131.0097220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770116.54/cwt115.00–120.0089723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1834122.31/cwt120.00–124.001,02058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1859117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2945109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,03517

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.