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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle · Wed, Aug 17

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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Aug 17

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Jun 8Aug 17Aug 31 →

Receipts

1,044 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 1,025▼ 157 vs year ago 1,201 · −13.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special "Calf & Yearling Cattle" Sale. No trend as last sale was more than three weeks ago. Trade was active with good demand. Several load lots.

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 $194.80/cwt on 610 head.

Average price

$194.80

610 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$22.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.24

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	732	195.38	1,431	594
Medium and Large 1-2	661	173.35	1,146	16thin

One grade step is worth $22.03/cwt here — about $285 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 sale610 hd

194.80

—

IA average4 barns · 1,306 hd

170.56

+24.24

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

Every lot

23 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	954	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	496	206.75/cwt	206.00–207.50	1,025	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	210.38/cwt	199.00–218.00	1,100	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	205.62/cwt	201.00–209.50	1,197	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,081	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	210.01/cwt	206.25–214.00	1,294	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	203.99/cwt	201.75–210.00	1,391	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	193.19/cwt	179.00–196.75	1,412	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	166.09/cwt	152.50–176.00	1,219	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	186.39/cwt	184.00–187.50	1,454	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	826	184.75/cwt	184.75–184.75	1,526	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	187.23/cwt	187.10–187.35	1,636	121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	660	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	199.55/cwt	197.00–203.00	976	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	864	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	190.74/cwt	181.00–195.00	1,064	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,015	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	179.49/cwt	170.50–186.00	1,104	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,033	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	180.61/cwt	171.50–183.25	1,228	195
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	168.83/cwt	165.50–170.00	1,214	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	145.00/cwt

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 Aug 17, 2022

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

Receipts 1,044Last week 1,025Year ago 1,201

Special "Calf & Yearling Cattle" Sale. No trend as last sale was more than three weeks ago. Trade was active with good demand. Several load lots.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	731	179.00–196.75	193.19
121	—	874	187.10–187.35	187.23
32	—	523	199.00–218.00	210.38
20	—	496	206.00–207.50	206.75
97	—	682	201.75–210.00	203.99
26	—	582	201.00–209.50	205.62
95	—	780	184.00–187.50	186.39
52	—	616	206.25–214.00	210.01
4	—	422	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	826	184.75	184.75

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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Aug 17

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Jun 8Aug 17Aug 31 →

Receipts

1,044 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 1,025▼ 157 vs year ago 1,201 · −13.1%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special "Calf & Yearling Cattle" Sale. No trend as last sale was more than three weeks ago. Trade was active with good demand. Several load lots.

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 $194.80/cwt on 610 head.

Average price

$194.80

610 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$22.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.24

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	732	195.38	1,431	594
Medium and Large 1-2	661	173.35	1,146	16thin

One grade step is worth $22.03/cwt here — about $285 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 sale610 hd

194.80

—

IA average4 barns · 1,306 hd

170.56

+24.24

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

Every lot

23 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	954	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	496	206.75/cwt	206.00–207.50	1,025	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	210.38/cwt	199.00–218.00	1,100	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	205.62/cwt	201.00–209.50	1,197	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,081	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	210.01/cwt	206.25–214.00	1,294	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	203.99/cwt	201.75–210.00	1,391	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	193.19/cwt	179.00–196.75	1,412	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	166.09/cwt	152.50–176.00	1,219	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	186.39/cwt	184.00–187.50	1,454	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	826	184.75/cwt	184.75–184.75	1,526	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	187.23/cwt	187.10–187.35	1,636	121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	660	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	199.55/cwt	197.00–203.00	976	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	864	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	190.74/cwt	181.00–195.00	1,064	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,015	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	179.49/cwt	170.50–186.00	1,104	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,033	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	180.61/cwt	171.50–183.25	1,228	195
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	168.83/cwt	165.50–170.00	1,214	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	145.00/cwt

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 Aug 17, 2022

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

Receipts 1,044Last week 1,025Year ago 1,201

Special "Calf & Yearling Cattle" Sale. No trend as last sale was more than three weeks ago. Trade was active with good demand. Several load lots.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	731	179.00–196.75	193.19
121	—	874	187.10–187.35	187.23
32	—	523	199.00–218.00	210.38
20	—	496	206.00–207.50	206.75
97	—	682	201.75–210.00	203.99
26	—	582	201.00–209.50	205.62
95	—	780	184.00–187.50	186.39
52	—	616	206.25–214.00	210.01
4	—	422	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	826	184.75	184.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	170.00	170.00
7	—	660	156.50	156.50
7	—	377	175.00	175.00
4	—	785	145.00	145.00
14	—	580	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	680	171.50–183.25	180.61
60	—	615	170.50–186.00	179.49
32	—	558	181.00–195.00	190.74
27	—	489	197.00–203.00	199.55
24	—	719	165.50–170.00	168.83
6	—	821	156.50	156.50