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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-07

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Feb 7

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Jan 31Feb 7Feb 21 →

Receipts

2,426 head

▲ 1,136 vs last sale 1,290▲ 401 vs year ago 2,025 · +19.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale a week ago, steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, while the 750 to 800 lb. steers were 8.00 lower. Heifers sold mostly sharply higher on a lighter test last week, except for the 700 to 750 lb. heifers sold 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Supply was heavy and included several load lots of yearling cattle.

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 $255.56/cwt on 1,453 head.

Average price

$255.56

1,453 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$165

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$84.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.97

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	746	255.82	1,909	1,352
Medium and Large 1-2	586	255.43	1,497	97
Large 1	1,213	171.00	2,074	4thin

One grade step is worth $84.82/cwt here — about −$165 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 sale1,453 hd

255.56

—

IA average11 barns · 12,206 hd

261.53

−5.97

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,150	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	307.89/cwt	295.00–317.00	1,352	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	301.93/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,416	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,461	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	269.65/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,294	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	278.72/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,447	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	311.41/cwt	292.50–317.00	1,619	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	292.21/cwt	282.50–301.00	1,677	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	287.51/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,774	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,665	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	245.66/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,535	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	666	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,905	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	241.89/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,628	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	265.16/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,787	167
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	259.99/cwt	246.00–268.75	1,862	338
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,672	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	238.67/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,828	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,713	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	239.96/cwt	230.00–248.50	1,989	293
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	235.75/cwt	216.00–237.50	2,009	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	909	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,845	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	231.19/cwt	215.00–232.25	2,164	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	2,140	56
Steers	—	Large 1	1,213	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,074	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	307.92/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,010	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,143	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	446	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,276	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	277.03/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,313	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	231.38/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,222	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	261.98/cwt	248.00–270.00	1,388	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	541	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,228	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	563	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,244	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	256.78/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,471	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,305	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	255.71/cwt	246.00–258.50	1,585	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	225.71/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,411	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	635	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,359	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	244.07/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,665	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	203.70/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,399	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,418	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	230.88/cwt	219.50–235.50	1,672	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	219.01/cwt	200.00–220.50	1,726	158
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	229.47/cwt	219.00–240.00	1,891	128
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	907	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,982	55
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	406	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,137	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	505	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,338	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	636	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,606	7

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 Feb 7, 2024

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

Receipts 2,426Last week 1,290Year ago 2,025

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	620	246.00–258.50	255.71
128	—	824	219.00–240.00	229.47
7	—	446	286.00	286.00
104	—	682	230.00–247.00	244.07
81	—	724	219.50–235.50	230.88
39	—	530	248.00–270.00	261.98
158	—	788	200.00–220.50	219.01
55	—	907	218.50	218.50
45	—	474	260.00–285.00	277.03
68	—	573	245.00–263.00	256.78
3	—	370	309.00	309.00
7	—	328	305.00–310.00	307.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	625	225.00–230.00	225.71
11	—	575	227.00	227.00
11	—	528	230.00–235.00	231.38
9	—	687	201.00–209.00	203.70
3	—	720	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	541	227.00	227.00
5	—	563	221.00	221.00
4	—	635	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	666	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	852	216.00–237.50	235.75
69	—	574	282.50–301.00	292.21
56	—	966	221.50	221.50
338	—	716	246.00–268.75	259.99
12	—	439	295.00–317.00	307.89
9	—	469	292.50–320.00	301.93
293	—	829	230.00–248.50	239.96
59	—	617	270.00–302.50	287.51
27	—	520	292.50–317.00	311.41
167	—	674	250.00–276.00	265.16
106	—	766	230.00–243.00	238.67
65	—	936	215.00–232.25	231.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	300.00	300.00
6	—	519	277.50–280.00	278.72
6	—	400	287.50	287.50
4	—	770	222.50	222.50
27	—	673	225.00–248.00	241.89
15	—	625	240.00–267.50	245.66
22	—	480	240.00–280.00	269.65
11	—	724	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,213	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	909	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	269.00	269.00
3	—	475	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	252.50	252.50
4	—	505	265.00	265.00
5	—	406	280.00	280.00

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.