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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Feb 12

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Jan 29Feb 12Feb 26 →

Receipts

1,976 head

▲ 387 vs last sale 1,589▲ 1,976 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers under 650 lbs. sold mostly 13.00 to 16.00 higher, while steers over 650 lbs. sold 10.00 to 22.00 lower. Heifers sold uneven today with less than 600 lb. heifers selling 3.00 to 13.00 higher and 600 to 750 lb. heifers sold 5.00 to 27.00 lower. Demand was good today and included active internet bidding. Supply was heavy and included a large consignment of 350 head.

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 $347.58/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −119.42 against this barn's trailing median of $467.01.

Average price

$347.58

91 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$23.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.22

vs IA average

+8.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	356.73	1,959	56
Medium and Large 1-2	540	332.95	1,798	35

One grade step is worth $23.77/cwt here — about $161 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 sale91 hd

347.58

—

IA average5 barns · 784 hd

347.80

−0.22

National average155 barns · 9,244 hd

338.67

+8.91

This barn, trailing median12 sales

467.01

−119.42

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

36 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	413.20/cwt	390.00–427.00	1,826	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	342.89/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,684	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	382.09/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,941	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	343.49/cwt	342.50–344.00	1,783	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,809	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,840	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	599	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,025	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	350.99/cwt	330.00–357.00	2,152	162
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	305.09/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,922	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	268.37/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,809	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	296.70/cwt	286.00–316.00	2,038	64
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	288.35/cwt	287.35–294.00	2,122	157
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	749	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	2,318	26
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	275.24/cwt	260.00–284.00	2,136	61
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	266.29/cwt	252.50–273.50	2,184	232
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	269.97/cwt	253.00–274.25	2,335	96
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,327	235
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,019	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,471	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	401	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,524	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,436	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	336.97/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,621	51
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	321.20/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,699	50
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,544	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,487	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	306.18/cwt	292.00–317.00	1,773	105
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	280.80/cwt	272.00–284.50	1,744	117
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	276.78/cwt	267.00–278.75	1,852	101
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	260.82/cwt	249.50–266.00	1,896	45
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	749	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,322	26
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	270.63/cwt	261.00–287.00	2,059	76
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	799	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,910	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,132	18
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	938	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,007	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,736	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 Feb 12, 2025

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

Receipts 1,976Last week 1,589Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	491	320.00–350.00	342.89
17	500–550	519	342.50–344.00	343.49
18	550–600	560	323.00	323.00
26	600–650	630	295.00–307.50	305.09
25	650–700	674	235.00–280.00	268.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	442	390.00–427.00	413.20
29	500–550	508	350.00–390.00	382.09
17	550–600	599	338.00	338.00
162	600–650	613	330.00–357.00	350.99
64	650–700	687	286.00–316.00	296.70
157	700–750	736	287.35–294.00	288.35
61	750–800	776	260.00–284.00	275.24
232	800–850	820	252.50–273.50	266.29
96	850–900	865	253.00–274.25	269.97
235	900–950	916	254.00	254.00
53	1000–1050	1,019	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	584	315.00	315.00
5	650–700	670	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
26	700–750	749	309.50	309.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	467	307.50	307.50
5	550–600	572	270.00	270.00
8	750–800	799	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	572	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	401	380.00	380.00
51	450–500	481	320.00–340.00	336.97
50	500–550	529	310.00–330.00	321.20
105	550–600	579	292.00–317.00	306.18
117	600–650	621	272.00–284.50	280.80
101	650–700	669	267.00–278.75	276.78
45	700–750	727	249.50–266.00	260.82
76	750–800	761	261.00–287.00	270.63
18	800–850	828	257.50	257.50
6	900–950	938	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	700–750	749	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	780	222.50	222.50

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.