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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Oct 5

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Sep 21Oct 5Oct 19 →

Receipts

927 head

▼ 1,242 vs last sale 2,169▲ 927 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Annual All Calf Special Sale. Strong demand for lighter calves. Many unweaned calves today. Compared to two weeks ago, heifer prices were down, while steer prices were mixed. Steers under 600 pounds were higher and steers over 600 were down.

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 $206.20/cwt on 528 head.

Average price

$206.20

528 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$21.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.13

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	207.57	1,087	494
Medium and Large 1-2	496	186.18	923	34

One grade step is worth $21.40/cwt here — about $163 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 sale528 hd

206.20

—

IA average7 barns · 3,633 hd

182.06

+24.13

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

Every lot

34 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	234.74/cwt	225.00–237.00	789	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	699	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	905	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	227.62/cwt	216.00–234.00	890	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	229.04/cwt	217.50–233.00	946	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	217.78/cwt	215.00–221.00	921	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	874	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	203.32/cwt	198.00–209.50	960	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	922	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	215.70/cwt	203.00–226.00	1,038	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	185.80/cwt	185.00–189.00	944	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	207.14/cwt	193.00–212.50	1,069	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	219.13/cwt	194.00–225.00	1,137	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	556	194.98/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,084	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	199.97/cwt	197.00–204.00	1,146	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,006	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,005	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	603	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,085	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	185.39/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,166	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,155	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,197	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	159.13/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,369	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	203.05/cwt	199.00–206.00	733	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	184.39/cwt	175.00–195.00	774	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	735	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	176.93/cwt	167.00–185.00	817	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	476	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	952	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	811	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	514	170.69/cwt	161.50–174.00	877	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	173.92/cwt	169.00–177.00	901	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	535	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,065	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	164.53/cwt	150.00–174.00	938	21
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	641	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	929	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 Oct 5, 2022

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

Receipts 927Last week 2,169Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	641	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	476	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	570	150.00–174.00	164.53
22	—	361	199.00–206.00	203.05
23	—	420	175.00–195.00	184.39
47	—	518	169.00–177.00	173.92
96	—	462	167.00–185.00	176.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	164.00	164.00
10	—	472	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	170.00	170.00
21	—	514	161.50–174.00	170.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	535	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	413	217.50–233.00	229.04
27	—	391	216.00–234.00	227.62
48	—	481	203.00–226.00	215.70
14	—	717	167.00	167.00
7	—	860	158.00–160.00	159.13
110	—	519	194.00–225.00	219.13
16	—	336	225.00–237.00	234.74
53	—	629	182.50–190.00	185.39
54	—	573	197.00–204.00	199.97
3	—	656	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	516	193.00–212.50	207.14
44	—	556	193.00–201.00	194.98
27	—	472	198.00–209.50	203.32
3	—	603	180.00	180.00
10	—	423	215.00–221.00	217.78
7	—	385	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	508	185.00–189.00	185.80
3	—	366	191.00	191.00
4	—	585	172.00	172.00
3	—	448	195.00	195.00
4	—	480	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	171.00	171.00

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.