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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Apr 3

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

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Receipts

2,302 head

▲ 1,009 vs last sale 1,293▲ 68 vs year ago 2,234 · +3.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Trade was active with good demand for the moderate offering. Quality of feeder calves ran deep today.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.19/cwt on 384 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −124.32 against this barn's trailing median of $413.52.

Average price

$289.19

384 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$34.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.69

vs IA average

+18.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	291.71	1,576	356
Medium and Large 1-2	530	257.17	1,363	28

One grade step is worth $34.54/cwt here — about $213 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 sale384 hd

289.19

—

IA average3 barns · 958 hd

286.51

+2.69

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

+18.60

This barn, trailing median13 sales

413.52

−124.32

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

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $450.36, low $351.92, median $413.52 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

42 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	246	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	984	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	410.86/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,130	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	410.50/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,330	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	371	381.62/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,416	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	401.99/cwt	385.00–422.50	1,511	67
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	382.21/cwt	365.00–396.00	1,609	143
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,588	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	452	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,548	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	356.57/cwt	332.50–365.00	1,712	94
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	286.42/cwt	286.00–288.00	1,469	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	338.42/cwt	305.00–356.00	1,753	176
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	313.15/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,657	67
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	571	323.67/cwt	323.00–327.50	1,848	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	305.51/cwt	275.00–318.00	1,748	114
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	295.53/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,690	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	285.72/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,769	99
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	633	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,943	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	277.73/cwt	264.00–281.00	1,850	87
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	685	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,757	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,968	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,932	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	792	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	346.19/cwt	340.00–355.00	997	19
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	321	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,204	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	346.38/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,174	29
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	349.99/cwt	332.00–375.00	1,330	37
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	335.09/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,397	114
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	294.42/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,378	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	306.58/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,447	262
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	290.28/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,382	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	512	280.31/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,435	51
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	305.79/cwt	290.50–335.00	1,621	210
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	257.17/cwt	250.00–261.50	1,363	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	552	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,739	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	260.48/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,513	80
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,411	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	251.26/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,568	109
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	663	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,551	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	258.22/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,717	159
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	688	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,596	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,709	5

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 3, 2024

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

Receipts 2,302Last week 1,293Year ago 2,234

No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Trade was active with good demand for the moderate offering. Quality of feeder calves ran deep today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	321	375.00	375.00
12	550–600	552	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	688	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	360.00	360.00
19	250–300	288	340.00–355.00	346.19
29	300–350	339	320.00–355.00	346.38
37	350–400	380	332.00–375.00	349.99
114	400–450	417	310.00–355.00	335.09
262	450–500	472	285.00–325.00	306.58
210	500–550	530	290.50–335.00	305.79
80	550–600	581	250.00–270.00	260.48
109	600–650	624	240.00–257.00	251.26
159	650–700	665	251.00–260.00	258.22
5	750–800	753	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	468	292.50–295.00	294.42
28	500–550	530	250.00–261.50	257.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	476	285.00–293.00	290.28
51	500–550	512	275.00–284.00	280.31
3	550–600	588	240.00	240.00
26	650–700	663	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	550–600	571	323.00–327.50	323.67
11	600–650	633	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	246	400.00	400.00
15	250–300	275	385.00–415.00	410.86
18	300–350	324	400.00–420.00	410.50
67	350–400	376	385.00–422.50	401.99
143	400–450	421	365.00–396.00	382.21
94	450–500	480	332.50–365.00	356.57
176	500–550	518	305.00–356.00	338.42
114	550–600	572	275.00–318.00	305.51
99	600–650	619	270.00–294.00	285.72
87	650–700	666	264.00–281.00	277.73
12	700–750	729	270.00	270.00
20	750–800	779	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	290.00	290.00
19	500–550	513	286.00–288.00	286.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	371	365.00–395.00	381.62
7	400–450	428	371.00	371.00
4	450–500	452	342.50	342.50
67	500–550	529	300.00–330.00	313.15
16	550–600	572	286.00–300.00	295.53
23	650–700	685	256.50	256.50

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.