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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Dec 13

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Nov 25Dec 13Jan 3 →

Receipts

1,530 head

▼ 895 vs last sale 2,425▲ 628 vs year ago 902 · +69.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent auction sale for comparison. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots. A nice mix of cattle offered this week with many weaned steers than heifers.

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 $247.15/cwt on 810 head.

Average price

$247.15

810 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$506

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

$17.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.50

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	728	247.97	1,805	771
Medium and Large 1-2	563	230.81	1,299	39

One grade step is worth $17.17/cwt here — about $506 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 sale810 hd

247.15

—

IA average10 barns · 7,071 hd

231.65

+15.50

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	371	329.13/cwt	323.00–337.50	1,221	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	419	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,362	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	329.23/cwt	327.00–331.00	1,419	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	326.78/cwt	324.00–329.00	1,500	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	293.30/cwt	287.00–308.00	1,405	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	291.31/cwt	275.00–306.00	1,526	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	238.97/cwt	224.00–267.50	1,252	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	551	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,201	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	272.76/cwt	265.00–289.00	1,557	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	250.39/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,535	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	244.64/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,517	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,404	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	245.25/cwt	238.50–250.50	1,633	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,495	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	235.98/cwt	233.00–237.25	1,666	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	222.63/cwt	220.50–227.75	1,730	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	225.68/cwt	219.00–232.10	1,995	188
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	901	229.10/cwt	229.10–229.10	2,064	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	214.85/cwt	214.85–214.85	2,093	61
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	308	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	862	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	360	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	976	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	266.88/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,030	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	419	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,131	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	255.06/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,071	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	427	236.48/cwt	225.00–240.50	1,010	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	243.77/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,153	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,058	3
Heifers	—
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	491	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	982	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	508	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,118	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 Dec 13, 2023

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

Receipts 1,530Last week 2,425Year ago 902

No recent auction sale for comparison. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots. A nice mix of cattle offered this week with many weaned steers than heifers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	491	200.00	200.00
3	—	508	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	419	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	386	250.00–270.00	266.88
67	—	641	219.00–230.75	229.25
68	—	524	223.00–240.00	232.47
80	—	758	205.00–219.25	217.76
10	—	420

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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Dec 13

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Nov 25Dec 13Jan 3 →

Receipts

1,530 head

▼ 895 vs last sale 2,425▲ 628 vs year ago 902 · +69.6%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent auction sale for comparison. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots. A nice mix of cattle offered this week with many weaned steers than heifers.

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 $247.15/cwt on 810 head.

Average price

$247.15

810 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$506

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

$17.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.50

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	728	247.97	1,805	771
Medium and Large 1-2	563	230.81	1,299	39

One grade step is worth $17.17/cwt here — about $506 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 sale810 hd

247.15

—

IA average10 barns · 7,071 hd

231.65

+15.50

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	371	329.13/cwt	323.00–337.50	1,221	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	419	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,362	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	329.23/cwt	327.00–331.00	1,419	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	326.78/cwt	324.00–329.00	1,500	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	293.30/cwt	287.00–308.00	1,405	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	291.31/cwt	275.00–306.00	1,526	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	238.97/cwt	224.00–267.50	1,252	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	551	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,201	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	272.76/cwt	265.00–289.00	1,557	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	250.39/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,535	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	244.64/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,517	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,404	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	245.25/cwt	238.50–250.50	1,633	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,495	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	235.98/cwt	233.00–237.25	1,666	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	222.63/cwt	220.50–227.75	1,730	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	225.68/cwt	219.00–232.10	1,995	188
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	901	229.10/cwt	229.10–229.10	2,064	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	214.85/cwt	214.85–214.85	2,093	61
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	308	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	862	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	360	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	976	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	266.88/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,030	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	419	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,131	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	255.06/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,071	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	427	236.48/cwt	225.00–240.50	1,010	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	243.77/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,153	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,058	3
Heifers	—
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	491	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	982	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	508	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,118	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 Dec 13, 2023

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

Receipts 1,530Last week 2,425Year ago 902

No recent auction sale for comparison. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots. A nice mix of cattle offered this week with many weaned steers than heifers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	491	200.00	200.00
3	—	508	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	419	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	386	250.00–270.00	266.88
67	—	641	219.00–230.75	229.25
68	—	524	223.00–240.00	232.47
80	—	758	205.00–219.25	217.76
10	—	420

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	271.00	271.00
22	—	540	214.00–220.00	219.23
33	—	551	220.00	220.00
5	—	620	198.00	198.00
11	—	427	225.00–240.50	236.48
4	—	308	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	200.00	200.00
4	—	633	165.00	165.00
5	—	499	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	200.00	200.00
3	—	481	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	479	287.00–308.00	293.30
47	—	613	246.00–253.00	250.39
9	—	371	323.00–337.50	329.13
5	—	419	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	706	233.00–237.25	235.98
9	—	459	324.00–329.00	326.78
61	—	974	214.85	214.85
94	—	524	275.00–306.00	291.31
22	—	620	235.00–254.00	244.64
69	—	666	238.50–250.50	245.25
62	—	901	229.10	229.10
188	—	884	219.00–232.10	225.68
21	—	431	327.00–331.00	329.23
87	—	777	220.50–227.75	222.63
35	—	571	265.00–289.00	272.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	692	216.00	216.00
5	—	638	220.00	220.00
5	—	495	255.00	255.00
15	—	524	224.00–267.50	238.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	551	218.00	218.00