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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Jan 29

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Jan 15Jan 29Feb 12 →

Receipts

1,713 head

▲ 271 vs last sale 1,442▲ 1,713 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (1/15) steer calves 500-550 lbs. and 750-800 lbs. 5.00 higher, 550-750 lbs. 3.00-8.00 lower, 800-900 lbs. 6.00-10.00 lower. Heifer calves sold mostly steady with a higher undertone. Trade was active with good demand for the nice offering of feeders.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.24/cwt on 1,034 head.

Average price

$149.24

1,034 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$38

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

$14.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.48

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	586	150.17	880	61
Medium and Large 1	689	149.30	1,029	965
Large 1-2	676	135.75	918	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.42/cwt here — about −$38 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,034 hd

149.24

—

IA average8 barns · 6,164 hd

153.72

−4.48

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

40 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	568	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	172.00/cwt	171.00–173.00	659	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	180.91/cwt	178.00–181.50	771	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	736	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	166.49/cwt	160.00–178.00	787	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	813	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	172.17/cwt	165.00–178.00	904	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	163.80/cwt	157.50–172.00	945	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	729	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	148.44/cwt	144.00–150.00	880	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	150.02/cwt	140.00–156.75	942	131
Steers	—	Large 1-2	676	135.75/cwt	135.00–136.00	918	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	148.45/cwt	140.00–150.35	1,024	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	949	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	143.36/cwt	137.50–148.50	1,034	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	146.99/cwt	142.10–151.00	1,117	254
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	134.03/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,031	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	137.47/cwt	134.75–140.00	1,115	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	130.61/cwt	129.00–132.75	1,130	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	149.28/cwt	146.00–160.00	560	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	149.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	636	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	698	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	131.51/cwt	130.00–137.50	639	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	128.65/cwt	126.00–132.00	678	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	141.46/cwt	126.00–146.50	751	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	137.71/cwt	132.25–141.00	773	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	685	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	597	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	746	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	135.83
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	359	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	578	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	754	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	815	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	759	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	846	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	851	3

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 29, 2020

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

Receipts 1,713Last week 1,442Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	734	117.25	117.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	597	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	130.00–137.50	131.51
17	—	527	126.00–132.00	128.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Jan 29

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Jan 15Jan 29Feb 12 →

Receipts

1,713 head

▲ 271 vs last sale 1,442▲ 1,713 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.24/cwt on 1,034 head.

Average price

$149.24

1,034 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$38

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

$14.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.48

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	586	150.17	880	61
Medium and Large 1	689	149.30	1,029	965
Large 1-2	676	135.75	918	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.42/cwt here — about −$38 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,034 hd

149.24

—

IA average8 barns · 6,164 hd

153.72

−4.48

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

40 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	568	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	172.00/cwt	171.00–173.00	659	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	180.91/cwt	178.00–181.50	771	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	736	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	166.49/cwt	160.00–178.00	787	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	813	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	172.17/cwt	165.00–178.00	904	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	163.80/cwt	157.50–172.00	945	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	729	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	148.44/cwt	144.00–150.00	880	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	150.02/cwt	140.00–156.75	942	131
Steers	—	Large 1-2	676	135.75/cwt	135.00–136.00	918	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	148.45/cwt	140.00–150.35	1,024	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	949	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	143.36/cwt	137.50–148.50	1,034	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	146.99/cwt	142.10–151.00	1,117	254
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	134.03/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,031	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	137.47/cwt	134.75–140.00	1,115	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	130.61/cwt	129.00–132.75	1,130	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	149.28/cwt	146.00–160.00	560	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	149.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	636	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	698	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	131.51/cwt	130.00–137.50	639	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	128.65/cwt	126.00–132.00	678	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	141.46/cwt	126.00–146.50	751	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	137.71/cwt	132.25–141.00	773	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	685	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	597	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	746	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	135.83
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	359	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	578	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	754	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	815	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	759	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	846	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	851	3

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 29, 2020

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

Receipts 1,713Last week 1,442Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	734	117.25	117.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	597	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	130.00–137.50	131.51
17	—	527	126.00–132.00	128.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	150.00	150.00
3	—	675	126.00	126.00
4	—	508	148.50	148.50
5	—	359	161.00	161.00
6	—	570	143.00	143.00
6	—	613	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	607	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	178.00–181.50	180.91
40	—	811	134.75–140.00	137.47
50	—	525	165.00–178.00	172.17
88	—	577	157.50–172.00	163.80
4	—	383	171.00–173.00	172.00
118	—	690	140.00–150.35	148.45
254	—	760	142.10–151.00	146.99
131	—	628	140.00–156.75	150.02
218	—	721	137.50–148.50	143.36
21	—	473	160.00–178.00	166.49
26	—	865	129.00–132.75	130.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	676	135.00–136.00	135.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	329	172.50	172.50
12	—	510	159.50	159.50
14	—	769	132.00–135.00	134.03
4	—	438	168.00	168.00
19	—	593	144.00–150.00	148.44
5	—	708	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	583	125.00	125.00