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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Jan 15

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 29 →

Receipts

2,790 head

▲ 500 vs last sale 2,290▲ 1,735 vs year ago 1,055 · +164.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale a week ago, steers under 700 lbs. sold mostly steady to 21.00 higher, while steers heavier than 700 lbs. sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers sold mostly 5.00 to sharply lower. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included a several load lots of home raised steer 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 $346.18/cwt on 202 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −120.83 against this barn's trailing median of $467.01.

Average price

$346.18

202 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$35.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.75

vs IA average

+3.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	354.89	1,979	153
Medium and Large 1-2	547	318.97	1,746	49

One grade step is worth $35.91/cwt here — about $233 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 sale202 hd

346.18

—

IA average9 barns · 2,060 hd

341.43

+4.75

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

+3.73

This barn, trailing median12 sales

467.01

−120.83

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

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	393.48/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,657	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	440	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,606	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	380.98/cwt	380.00–382.00	1,783	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,659	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	524	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,028	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	374.09/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,975	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	319.75/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,698	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	346.86/cwt	332.50–364.00	1,970	115
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	317.75/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,821	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,776	34
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	299.65/cwt	267.50–309.00	1,867	112
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	319.35/cwt	314.00–329.00	1,999	123
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	279.03/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,875	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	308.77/cwt	299.50–322.00	2,103	415
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	283.74/cwt	274.00–287.75	2,040	169
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	257.20/cwt	256.50–257.50	1,955	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	276.04/cwt	269.00–281.00	2,148	317
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	824	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	2,105	20
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	270.00/cwt	268.00–273.00	2,228	222
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	278.89/cwt	277.00–280.00	2,404	188
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	951	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,282	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	343.49/cwt	336.00–347.50	1,432	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	448	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,467	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	325.80/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,554	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	312.12/cwt	302.00–325.00	1,642	85
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,462	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	272.41/cwt	256.00–280.00	1,561	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	576	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,814	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	294.04/cwt	283.00–300.00	1,694	122
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	275.08/cwt	265.50–297.50	1,692	52
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	620	304.72/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,889	56
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	631	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,672	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	265.07/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,802	69
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	716	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,012	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	255.10/cwt	245.00–257.75	1,865	31
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	247.35/cwt	243.00–259.00	1,877	63
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,094	59
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,082	7
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,115	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,119	7
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,166	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,227	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,693	14

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 Jan 15, 2025

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

Receipts 2,790Last week 2,290Year ago 1,055

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	417	336.00–347.50	343.49
12	450–500	477	325.00–327.50	325.80
85	500–550	526	302.00–325.00	312.12
122	550–600	576	283.00–300.00	294.04
52	600–650	615	265.50–297.50	275.08
69	650–700	680	250.00–266.00	265.07
31	700–750	731	245.00–257.75	255.10
63	750–800	759	243.00–259.00	247.35
59	850–900	858	244.00	244.00
7	900–950	905	230.00	230.00
7	1100–1150	1,115	190.00	190.00
7	1150–1200	1,166	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	576	315.00	315.00
56	600–650	620	300.00–311.00	304.72
28	700–750	716	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	448	327.50	327.50
13	600–650	631	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	527	277.50	277.50
20	550–600	573	256.00–280.00	272.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	592	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	421	392.50–400.00	393.48
17	450–500	468	380.00–382.00	380.98
23	500–550	528	367.50–380.00	374.09
115	550–600	568	332.50–364.00	346.86
123	600–650	626	314.00–329.00	319.35
415	650–700	681	299.50–322.00	308.77
169	700–750	719	274.00–287.75	283.74
317	750–800	778	269.00–281.00	276.04
222	800–850	825	268.00–273.00	270.00
188	850–900	862	277.00–280.00	278.89
8	950–1000	951	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	440	365.00	365.00
34	600–650	600	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	488	340.00	340.00
30	500–550	531	305.00–335.00	319.75
19	550–600	573	290.00–330.00	317.75
112	600–650	623	267.50–309.00	299.65
21	650–700	672	270.00–285.00	279.03
17	750–800	760	256.50–257.50	257.20
20	800–850	824	255.50	255.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	524	387.00	387.00

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.