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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Apr 6

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Feb 23Apr 6Apr 13 →

Receipts

2,059 head

▼ 369 vs last sale 2,428▲ 353 vs year ago 1,706 · +20.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Heavy demand for lightweight cattle today. Trading was active.

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 $198.29/cwt on 1,086 head.

Average price

$198.29

1,086 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$31.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.12

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	205.12	1,018	850
Medium and Large 1-2	572	173.70	994	236

One grade step is worth $31.42/cwt here — about $23 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 sale1,086 hd

198.29

—

IA average7 barns · 3,988 hd

178.17

+20.12

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

Every lot

43 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	—	Medium and Large 1	240	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	552	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	627	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	206.05/cwt	195.00–220.00	694	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	346	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	606	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	228.38/cwt	200.00–238.00	859	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	390	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	772	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	399	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	748	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	168.97/cwt	160.00–178.00	706	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	215.94/cwt	202.50–234.00	944	174
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	214.10/cwt	205.00–231.00	1,017	160
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	173.59/cwt	165.00–183.00	840	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	491	189.76/cwt	189.00–196.00	932	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	523	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	876	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	189.78/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,000	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	209.54/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,108	145
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	194.39/cwt	185.00–197.75	1,112	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	174.04/cwt	172.50–176.00	1,015	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,068	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	173.14/cwt	149.00–177.25	1,067	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	191.89/cwt	189.00–195.00	1,190	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	654	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,056	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,137	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,047	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	155.81/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,117	34
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	186.04/cwt	177.50–190.00	623	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	185.27/cwt	180.00–190.00	711	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	197.02/cwt	187.50–214.00	837	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	429	167.06/cwt	165.00–179.00	717	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	176.19/cwt	160.00–183.00	759	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	183.71/cwt	177.50–195.00	854	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	166.80/cwt	162.50–172.50	807	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	516	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	748	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	158.56
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	5

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 Apr 6, 2022

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

Receipts 2,059Last week 2,428Year ago 1,706

No trend, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Heavy demand for lightweight cattle today. Trading was active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	711	140.00	140.00
17	—	681	140.00–150.50	145.44
31	—	384	180.00–190.00	185.27
32	—	335	177.50–190.00	186.04
44	—	609	164.50–174.00	166.64
67	—	465	177.50–195.00	183.71
103	—	425	187.50–214.00	197.02
154	—	559	156.00–167.50	163.31
160	—	525	165.00–194.00	171.70

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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Apr 6

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Feb 23Apr 6Apr 13 →

Receipts

2,059 head

▼ 369 vs last sale 2,428▲ 353 vs year ago 1,706 · +20.7%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Heavy demand for lightweight cattle today. Trading was active.

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 $198.29/cwt on 1,086 head.

Average price

$198.29

1,086 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$31.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.12

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	205.12	1,018	850
Medium and Large 1-2	572	173.70	994	236

One grade step is worth $31.42/cwt here — about $23 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 sale1,086 hd

198.29

—

IA average7 barns · 3,988 hd

178.17

+20.12

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

Every lot

43 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	—	Medium and Large 1	240	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	552	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	627	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	206.05/cwt	195.00–220.00	694	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	346	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	606	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	228.38/cwt	200.00–238.00	859	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	390	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	772	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	399	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	748	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	168.97/cwt	160.00–178.00	706	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	215.94/cwt	202.50–234.00	944	174
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	214.10/cwt	205.00–231.00	1,017	160
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	173.59/cwt	165.00–183.00	840	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	491	189.76/cwt	189.00–196.00	932	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	523	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	876	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	189.78/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,000	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	209.54/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,108	145
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	194.39/cwt	185.00–197.75	1,112	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	174.04/cwt	172.50–176.00	1,015	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,068	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	173.14/cwt	149.00–177.25	1,067	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	191.89/cwt	189.00–195.00	1,190	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	654	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,056	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,137	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,047	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	155.81/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,117	34
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	186.04/cwt	177.50–190.00	623	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	185.27/cwt	180.00–190.00	711	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	197.02/cwt	187.50–214.00	837	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	429	167.06/cwt	165.00–179.00	717	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	176.19/cwt	160.00–183.00	759	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	183.71/cwt	177.50–195.00	854	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	166.80/cwt	162.50–172.50	807	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	516	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	748	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	158.56
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	5

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 Apr 6, 2022

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

Receipts 2,059Last week 2,428Year ago 1,706

No trend, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Heavy demand for lightweight cattle today. Trading was active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	711	140.00	140.00
17	—	681	140.00–150.50	145.44
31	—	384	180.00–190.00	185.27
32	—	335	177.50–190.00	186.04
44	—	609	164.50–174.00	166.64
67	—	465	177.50–195.00	183.71
103	—	425	187.50–214.00	197.02
154	—	559	156.00–167.50	163.31
160	—	525	165.00–194.00	171.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	520	152.50–160.00	158.56
6	—	365	165.00	165.00
46	—	431	160.00–183.00	176.19
13	—	572	130.00–142.00	135.05
11	—	624	150.00	150.00
50	—	484	162.50–172.50	166.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	516	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	600	178.00	178.00
37	—	491	189.00–196.00	189.76
29	—	390	198.00	198.00
16	—	654	161.50	161.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	285	220.00	220.00
47	—	572	185.00–197.75	194.39
145	—	529	204.00–215.00	209.54
174	—	437	202.50–234.00	215.94
160	—	475	205.00–231.00	214.10
26	—	337	195.00–220.00	206.05
34	—	717	153.00–158.00	155.81
4	—	240	230.00	230.00
24	—	669	170.00	170.00
53	—	620	189.00–195.00	191.89
74	—	376	200.00–238.00	228.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	527	189.00–191.00	189.78
32	—	484	165.00–183.00	173.59
3	—	346	175.00	175.00
6	—	399	187.50	187.50
146	—	616	149.00–177.25	173.14
10	—	418	160.00–178.00	168.97
18	—	583	172.50–176.00	174.04
3	—	698	150.00	150.00

34	—	429	165.00–179.00	167.06
36	—	557	142.50–148.50	147.31