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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, May 21

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← May 7May 21Jun 4 →

Receipts

1,055 head

▼ 1,346 vs last sale 2,401▼ 47 vs year ago 1,102 · −4.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers over 400 lbs. sold mostly 2.00 to 29.00 lower, while steer calves under 400 lbs. sold sharply higher. Heifers sold on a light test this week with a higher undertone. Demand was good today, especially for lighter cattle. Supply was moderate to heavy and included a few load lots.

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 $385.13/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −81.87 against this barn's trailing median of $467.01.

Average price

$385.13

94 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$60.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.70

vs IA average

+7.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	391.58	2,140	84
Medium and Large 1-2	574	330.93	1,900	10thin

One grade step is worth $60.65/cwt here — about $241 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 sale94 hd

385.13

—

IA average6 barns · 1,364 hd

397.83

−12.70

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

+7.08

This barn, trailing median12 sales

467.01

−81.87

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

38 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	312	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,903	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,722	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	515.35/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,943	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	483.99/cwt	465.00–497.00	1,989	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	460	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,001	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	444.19/cwt	430.00–462.50	2,137	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	409.13/cwt	387.50–420.00	2,152	48
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	368.19/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,113	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	330.93/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,900	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	360.01/cwt	355.00–372.50	2,261	84
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	332.20/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,269	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	310.95/cwt	305.00–319.00	2,270	31
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,273	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	309.18/cwt	299.00–310.00	2,579	130
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	891	293.23/cwt	290.00–296.25	2,613	127
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	269.97/cwt	267.00–276.00	2,457	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	356	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,513	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	491.63/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,844	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	460.69/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,903	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,785	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	414.00/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,929	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	374.86/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,788	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	325.75/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,674	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	368.38/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,934	45
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	551	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,121	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	358.41/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,075	65
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	336.29/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,957	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,152	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	614	350.50/cwt	350.50–350.50	2,152	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,994	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,126	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,840	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	303.06/cwt	293.00–304.25	2,164	75
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,081	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	798	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,835	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	8

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 May 21, 2025

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

Receipts 1,055Last week 2,401Year ago 1,102

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	356	425.00	425.00
5	400–450	430	415.00	415.00
11	450–500	477	370.00–377.50	374.86
7	500–550	514	315.00–340.00	325.75
18	550–600	582	335.00–337.50	336.29
10	600–650	631	316.00	316.00
3	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
4	700–750	705	261.00	261.00
3	750–800	798	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	551	385.00	385.00
22	600–650	614	350.50	350.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	375	475.00–515.00	491.63
12	400–450	413	435.00–475.00	460.69
33	450–500	466	390.00–430.00	414.00
45	500–550	525	360.00–375.00	368.38
65	550–600	579	340.00–370.00	358.41
8	600–650	613	351.00	351.00
18	650–700	654	325.00	325.00
75	700–750	714	293.00–304.25	303.06
5	750–800	750	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	490	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	312	610.00	610.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	525.00	525.00
8	350–400	377	500.00–525.00	515.35
20	400–450	411	465.00–497.00	483.99
27	450–500	481	430.00–462.50	444.19
48	500–550	526	387.50–420.00	409.13
36	550–600	574	360.00–385.00	368.19
84	600–650	628	355.00–372.50	360.01
17	650–700	683	330.00–336.00	332.20
31	700–750	730	305.00–319.00	310.95
6	750–800	755	301.00	301.00
130	800–850	834	299.00–310.00	309.18
127	850–900	891	290.00–296.25	293.23
9	900–950	910	267.00–276.00	269.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	574	327.00–335.00	330.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	725	275.00	275.00

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.