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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Jan 6

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Nov 28Jan 6Jan 13 →

Receipts

2,726 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 2,678▲ 586 vs year ago 2,140 · +27.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

New Year's Cattle Sale. There is no comparison. Several lot loads today. Demand good for the heavy offerings. Trade active.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.84/cwt on 970 head.

Average price

$135.84

970 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$17.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.23

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	136.57	904	930
Medium and Large 1-2	690	118.97	821	40

One grade step is worth $17.59/cwt here — about $83 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 sale970 hd

135.84

—

IA average12 barns · 7,790 hd

132.61

+3.23

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

Every lot

28 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	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	578	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	447	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	760	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	168.15/cwt	164.00–174.00	802	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	170.38/cwt	165.50–177.00	889	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	155.96/cwt	152.00–161.00	901	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	808	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	809	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	145.21/cwt	142.50–153.75	922	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	129.74/cwt	127.00–132.50	867	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	146.08/cwt	140.00–149.50	979	284
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	802	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	138.50/cwt	136.00–140.60	1,019	153
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	128.45/cwt	128.00–128.50	1,012	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	129.39/cwt	126.50–135.75	1,074	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	926	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,037	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	689	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	136.27/cwt	134.50–140.00	703	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	135.96/cwt	127.00–142.00	786	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	712	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	747	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	147.70/cwt	138.00–153.00	919	161
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	131.72/cwt	130.10–142.50	896	354
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	137.69/cwt	129.60–140.20	976	188
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	115.24/cwt	110.00–125.00

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 6, 2021

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

Receipts 2,726Last week 2,678Year ago 2,140

New Year's Cattle Sale. There is no comparison. Several lot loads today. Demand good for the heavy offerings. Trade active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	788	130.25	130.25
10	—	436	158.00	158.00
36	—	516	134.50–140.00	136.27
114	—	578	127.00–142.00	135.96
161	—	622	138.00–153.00	147.70
188	—	709	129.60–140.20	137.69
354	—	680	130.10–142.50	131.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	130.00	130.00
11	—	778	118.00	118.00
14	—	736	110.00–125.00	115.24
5	—	593	120.00

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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Jan 6

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Nov 28Jan 6Jan 13 →

Receipts

2,726 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 2,678▲ 586 vs year ago 2,140 · +27.4%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

New Year's Cattle Sale. There is no comparison. Several lot loads today. Demand good for the heavy offerings. Trade active.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.84/cwt on 970 head.

Average price

$135.84

970 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$17.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.23

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	136.57	904	930
Medium and Large 1-2	690	118.97	821	40

One grade step is worth $17.59/cwt here — about $83 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 sale970 hd

135.84

—

IA average12 barns · 7,790 hd

132.61

+3.23

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

Every lot

28 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	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	578	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	447	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	760	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	168.15/cwt	164.00–174.00	802	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	170.38/cwt	165.50–177.00	889	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	155.96/cwt	152.00–161.00	901	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	808	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	809	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	145.21/cwt	142.50–153.75	922	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	129.74/cwt	127.00–132.50	867	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	146.08/cwt	140.00–149.50	979	284
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	802	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	138.50/cwt	136.00–140.60	1,019	153
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	128.45/cwt	128.00–128.50	1,012	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	129.39/cwt	126.50–135.75	1,074	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	926	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,037	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	689	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	136.27/cwt	134.50–140.00	703	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	135.96/cwt	127.00–142.00	786	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	712	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	747	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	147.70/cwt	138.00–153.00	919	161
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	131.72/cwt	130.10–142.50	896	354
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	137.69/cwt	129.60–140.20	976	188
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	115.24/cwt	110.00–125.00

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 6, 2021

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

Receipts 2,726Last week 2,678Year ago 2,140

New Year's Cattle Sale. There is no comparison. Several lot loads today. Demand good for the heavy offerings. Trade active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	788	130.25	130.25
10	—	436	158.00	158.00
36	—	516	134.50–140.00	136.27
114	—	578	127.00–142.00	135.96
161	—	622	138.00–153.00	147.70
188	—	709	129.60–140.20	137.69
354	—	680	130.10–142.50	131.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	130.00	130.00
11	—	778	118.00	118.00
14	—	736	110.00–125.00	115.24
5	—	593	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	447	170.00	170.00
4	—	886	117.00	117.00
73	—	578	152.00–161.00	155.96
153	—	736	136.00–140.60	138.50
284	—	670	140.00–149.50	146.08
7	—	477	164.00–174.00	168.15
95	—	635	142.50–153.75	145.21
126	—	830	126.50–135.75	129.39
31	—	788	128.00–128.50	128.45
49	—	522	165.50–177.00	170.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	632	128.00	128.00
14	—	668	127.00–132.50	129.74
3	—	413	140.00	140.00
3	—	713	112.50	112.50
4	—	874	106.00	106.00
5	—	596	135.50	135.50