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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-30

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Sat, Nov 30

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Nov 13Nov 30Dec 11 →

Receipts

2,881 head

▲ 1,118 vs last sale 1,763▲ 456 vs year ago 2,425 · +18.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers over 700 lbs. sold 8.00 to 15.00 higher while steers 650 to 700 lbs. sold 3.00 lower. Heifers sold with a higher undertone noted on a light test last week. Demand was very good today and included active internet bidding. Supply was heavy and included several load lots of reputation cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.57/cwt on 363 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −138.44 against this barn's trailing median of $467.01.

Average price

$328.57

363 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$25.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.68

vs IA average

+4.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	332.64	1,848	306
Medium and Large 1-2	544	306.74	1,669	57

One grade step is worth $25.89/cwt here — about $178 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale363 hd

328.57

—

IA average2 barns · 1,014 hd

322.89

+5.68

National average38 barns · 6,986 hd

323.78

+4.79

This barn, trailing median12 sales

467.01

−138.44

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

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.77, low $398.68, median $467.01 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

47 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,314	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	377.02/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,369	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	407	344.98/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,404	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	385.26/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,672	52
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	439	354.73/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,557	28
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	440	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,342	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	378.48/cwt	365.00–387.00	1,798	39
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	337.88/cwt	322.50–352.50	1,615	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	489	343.17/cwt	336.00–347.50	1,678	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	318.84/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,655	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	349.79/cwt	330.00–366.00	1,833	137
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	290.11/cwt	250.00–304.00	1,680	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	318.73/cwt	308.50–327.00	1,852	169
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	616	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,725	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	300.21/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,861	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	302.96/cwt	285.00–316.50	1,887	319
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	266.98/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,703	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	272.36/cwt	268.00–277.00	1,798	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	283.26/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,915	207
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	249.35/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,768	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	277.46/cwt	266.00–281.00	1,995	151
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	741	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,801	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	235.07/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,791	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	274.49/cwt	271.00–278.00	2,094	170
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	872	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,049	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,107	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	327.84/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,239	34
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,153	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	326.57/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,401	67
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	449	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,381	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	312.07/cwt	305.00–324.50	1,479	63
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	482	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,386	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	286.12/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,385	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	329.70/cwt	315.00–338.00	1,688	95
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,618	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	287.35/cwt	257.50–300.00	1,506	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	553	318.22/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,760	55
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	276.36/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,567	53
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	267.43/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,543	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	284.62/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,674	144
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	262.07/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,609	122
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	622	285.04/cwt	273.50–297.50	1,773	81
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	240.36/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,509	28
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	656	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,817	48
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	254.76/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,722	185
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	233.88/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,581	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	234.94/cwt	232.50–236.00	1,734	13

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

Sat Nov 30, 2024

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Receipts 2,881Last week 1,763Year ago 2,425

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	550–600	553	315.00–322.50	318.22
81	600–650	622	273.50–297.50	285.04
48	650–700	656	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	482	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	346.00	346.00
34	350–400	378	317.50–335.00	327.84
67	400–450	429	310.00–335.00	326.57
63	450–500	474	305.00–324.50	312.07
95	500–550	512	315.00–338.00	329.70
144	550–600	588	275.00–300.00	284.62
122	600–650	614	250.00–268.00	262.07
185	650–700	676	240.00–257.00	254.76
13	700–750	738	232.50–236.00	234.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	500–550	522	310.00	310.00
16	550–600	577	265.00–270.00	267.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	378	305.00	305.00
5	400–450	449	307.50	307.50
25	450–500	484	280.00–295.00	286.12
35	500–550	524	257.50–300.00	287.35
53	550–600	567	263.00–280.00	276.36
28	600–650	628	230.00–251.00	240.36
17	650–700	676	230.00–244.00	233.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	616	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	337	390.00	390.00
9	350–400	363	367.50–385.00	377.02
52	400–450	434	375.00–390.00	385.26
39	450–500	475	365.00–387.00	378.48
137	500–550	524	330.00–366.00	349.79
169	550–600	581	308.50–327.00	318.73
319	600–650	623	285.00–316.50	302.96
207	650–700	676	278.00–290.00	283.26
151	700–750	719	266.00–281.00	277.46
170	750–800	763	271.00–278.00	274.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	400–450	439	350.00–357.50	354.73
8	450–500	489	336.00–347.50	343.17
32	600–650	620	285.00–307.50	300.21
4	700–750	741	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	407	342.50–347.50	344.98
21	450–500	478	322.50–352.50	337.88
33	500–550	519	295.00–327.50	318.84
24	550–600	579	250.00–304.00	290.11
28	600–650	638	250.00–270.00	266.98
23	650–700	660	268.00–277.00	272.36
8	700–750	709	246.00–255.00	249.35
6	750–800	762	230.00–240.00	235.07
7	850–900	872	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	305.00	305.00

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.