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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Nov 4

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Oct 21Nov 4latest

Receipts

1,127 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 1,025▼ 155 vs year ago 1,282 · −12.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, both steers and heifers were not well compared but sold with a lower undertone. Demand was good today and included active internet bidding. Supply was moderate to heavy and were many smaller packages of mostly calves.

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 $420.76/cwt on 222 head, down $22.24 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −36.77 against this barn's trailing median of $457.53.

Average price

$420.76

▼ 22.24 vs prior sale

222 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,375

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$403

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

$55.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.34

vs IA average

+6.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	424.75	2,405	206
Medium and Large 1-2	542	369.42	2,001	16thin

One grade step is worth $55.33/cwt here — about $403 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 sale222 hd

420.76

—

IA average6 barns · 848 hd

420.42

+0.34

National average87 barns · 11,167 hd

414.07

+6.69

This barn, trailing median13 sales

457.53

−36.77

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

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.77, low $398.68, median $457.53 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

31 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	503.21/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,676	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	538.00/cwt	518.00–550.00	2,190	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	485.55/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,335	72
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	453.08/cwt	435.00–464.00	2,379	67
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	375.89/cwt	352.50–400.00	1,981	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	411.09/cwt	397.50–422.50	2,409	139
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,051	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,417	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	388.36/cwt	375.00–407.50	2,416	59
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,320	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	352.55/cwt	345.00–361.00	2,426	74
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	691	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,453	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,542	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	739	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	2,479	35
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,616	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	522.91/cwt	490.00–550.00	1,914	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,045	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	438.92/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,922	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	455.48/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,164	55
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	445.82/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,127	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	426.27/cwt	395.00–437.50	2,212	81
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	362.85/cwt	341.00–385.00	1,890	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	386.15/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,193	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	359.12/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,040	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	569	373.59/cwt	372.50–374.00	2,126	43
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,160	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	348.54/cwt	337.00–355.00	2,157	74
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,080	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,245	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	2,368	7

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 4, 2026

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

Receipts 1,127Last week 1,025Year ago 1,282

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	366	490.00–550.00	522.91
12	400–450	405	505.00	505.00
55	450–500	475	440.00–480.00	455.48
81	500–550	519	395.00–437.50	426.27
41	550–600	568	377.50–400.00	386.15
74	600–650	619	337.00–355.00	348.54
8	650–700	655	317.50	317.50
9	700–750	736	305.00	305.00
7	750–800	753	314.50	314.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	477	435.00–455.00	445.82
43	550–600	569	372.50–374.00	373.59
7	600–650	600	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
40	400–450	438	420.00–450.00	438.92
12	500–550	521	341.00–385.00	362.85
25	550–600	568	352.50–360.00	359.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	407	518.00–550.00	538.00
72	450–500	481	470.00–510.00	485.55
67	500–550	525	435.00–464.00	453.08
139	550–600	586	397.50–422.50	411.09
59	600–650	622	375.00–407.50	388.36
74	650–700	688	345.00–361.00	352.55
6	700–750	716	355.00	355.00
12	750–800	774	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	608	397.50	397.50
4	650–700	691	355.00	355.00
35	700–750	739	335.50	335.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	333	480.00–520.00	503.21
12	500–550	527	352.50–400.00	375.89
4	550–600	586	350.00	350.00
14	600–650	640	362.50	362.50

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.