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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Nov 5

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Oct 15Nov 5Nov 19 →

Receipts

1,282 head

▼ 296 vs last sale 1,578▼ 28 vs year ago 1,310 · −2.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, both steers and heifers were sharply lower. Demand was very good today. Supply was moderate to heavy and included active internet bidding.

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 $401.14/cwt on 180 head. That ranks 2 of 12 comparable sales and sits −65.86 against this barn's trailing median of $467.01.

Average price

$401.14

180 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$20.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.43

vs IA average

−17.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	402.73	2,293	166
Medium and Large 1-2	540	382.25	2,064	14thin

One grade step is worth $20.48/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale180 hd

401.14

—

IA average9 barns · 1,625 hd

417.58

−16.43

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−17.96

This barn, trailing median12 sales

467.01

−65.86

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

50 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	281	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,265	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	566.62/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,159	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,176	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	515.10/cwt	500.00–531.00	2,184	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	480.32/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,296	49
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	474.21/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,314	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	430.10/cwt	405.00–443.00	2,292	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,972	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	386.15/cwt	382.50–395.00	2,070	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,049	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	401.47/cwt	377.50–415.00	2,312	106
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	590	379.50/cwt	379.50–379.50	2,239	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	598	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,266	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	373.13/cwt	356.00–385.00	2,321	84
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	365.24/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,297	63
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	359.24/cwt	342.00–365.00	2,393	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,909	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	692	348.77/cwt	348.00–355.50	2,413	67
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	705	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,348	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	732	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,397	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	353.93/cwt	340.00–359.50	2,612	48
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,643	19
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	881	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,652	25
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	904	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,857	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	296	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,746	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,650	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	495.99/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,845	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	399	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,875	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	438.44/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,828	32
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	467	380.51/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,777	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	399.06/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,923	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	376.26/cwt	350.00–386.00	1,960	117
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	541	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,921	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	329.76/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,787	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	554	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,266	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	368.57/cwt	360.00–378.00	2,075	62
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,907	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	349.55/cwt	335.00–353.00	2,013	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,833	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	370.47/cwt	364.00–382.50	2,275	31
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	633	365.36/cwt	332.50–377.50	2,313	73
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	347.29/cwt	339.00–353.00	2,309	23
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,389	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	793	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,062	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	537	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,041	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	636	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,131	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,141	6

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 Nov 5, 2025

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

Receipts 1,282Last week 1,578Year ago 1,310

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, both steers and heifers were sharply lower. Demand was very good today. Supply was moderate to heavy and included active internet bidding.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	598	379.00	379.00
25	700–750	732	327.50	327.50
25	850–900	881	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	381	565.00–570.00	566.62
4	400–450	403	540.00	540.00
31	450–500	488	445.00–490.00	474.21
31	500–550	533	405.00–443.00	430.10
106	550–600	576	377.50–415.00	401.47
84	600–650	622	356.00–385.00	373.13
25	650–700	666	342.00–365.00	359.24
48	700–750	738	340.00–359.50	353.93
19	750–800	766	345.00	345.00
9	900–950	904	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	424	500.00–531.00	515.10
49	450–500	478	450.00–485.00	480.32
4	500–550	533	370.00	370.00
20	550–600	590	379.50	379.50
63	600–650	629	355.00–370.00	365.24
67	650–700	692	348.00–355.50	348.77
9	700–750	705	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	281	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	536	382.50–395.00	386.15
4	550–600	550	372.50	372.50
7	650–700	688	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	296	590.00	590.00
4	300–350	300	550.00	550.00
10	350–400	372	490.00–510.00	495.99
32	400–450	417	415.00–450.00	438.44
22	450–500	482	395.00–405.00	399.06
117	500–550	521	350.00–386.00	376.26
62	550–600	563	360.00–378.00	368.57
31	600–650	614	364.00–382.50	370.47
23	650–700	665	339.00–353.00	347.29
3	750–800	786	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	399	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	440	415.00	415.00
9	450–500	467	375.00–385.00	380.51
3	500–550	541	355.00	355.00
25	550–600	576	335.00–353.00	349.55
73	600–650	633	332.50–377.50	365.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	480	430.00	430.00
21	550–600	554	409.00	409.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	750–800	793	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
17	500–550	542	320.00–335.00	329.76
6	550–600	565	337.50	337.50
11	600–650	611	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	669	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	537	380.00	380.00
5	600–650	636	335.00	335.00

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.