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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle · Wed, Oct 2

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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Oct 2

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Sep 18Oct 2Oct 16 →

Receipts

1,525 head

▼ 133 vs last sale 1,658▼ 145 vs year ago 1,670 · −8.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

'' ANNUAL ALL CALF SPECIAL '' No trend, Trade active with good demand. All calves had at least one and many had two rounds of shots with quality running deep for the moderate offerings.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $304.05/cwt on 409 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −153.48 against this barn's trailing median of $457.53.

Average price

$304.05

409 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$34.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.27

vs IA average

+17.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	305.29	1,666	391
Large 1	546	280.00	1,529	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	528	271.29	1,432	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.00/cwt here — about $233 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale409 hd

304.05

—

IA average4 barns · 853 hd

297.78

+6.27

National average169 barns · 16,180 hd

286.27

+17.78

This barn, trailing median13 sales

457.53

−153.48

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.77, low $398.68, median $457.53 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

49 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	363.14/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,180	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	331	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	976	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	337	341.63/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,151	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	359.42/cwt	352.50–375.00	1,290	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	996	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	370	373.32/cwt	360.00–379.00	1,381	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	422	342.79/cwt	322.50–353.00

Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle - Bloomfield, IA

Wed Oct 2, 2024

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

Receipts 1,525Last week 1,658Year ago 1,670

'' ANNUAL ALL CALF SPECIAL '' No trend, Trade active with good demand. All calves had at least one and many had two rounds of shots with quality running deep for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	580	254.00–260.00	257.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	295.00	295.00
12	400–450	432	277.00–345.00	287.81
8	450–500	465	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	590	260.00	260.00

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, Oct 2

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Sep 18Oct 2Oct 16 →

Receipts

1,525 head

▼ 133 vs last sale 1,658▼ 145 vs year ago 1,670 · −8.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

'' ANNUAL ALL CALF SPECIAL '' No trend, Trade active with good demand. All calves had at least one and many had two rounds of shots with quality running deep for the moderate offerings.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $304.05/cwt on 409 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −153.48 against this barn's trailing median of $457.53.

Average price

$304.05

409 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$34.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.27

vs IA average

+17.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	305.29	1,666	391
Large 1	546	280.00	1,529	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	528	271.29	1,432	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.00/cwt here — about $233 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale409 hd

304.05

—

IA average4 barns · 853 hd

297.78

+6.27

National average169 barns · 16,180 hd

286.27

+17.78

This barn, trailing median13 sales

457.53

−153.48

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.77, low $398.68, median $457.53 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

49 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	363.14/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,180	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	331	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	976	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	337	341.63/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,151	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	359.42/cwt	352.50–375.00	1,290	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	996	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	370	373.32/cwt	360.00–379.00	1,381	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	422	342.79/cwt	322.50–353.00

Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle - Bloomfield, IA

Wed Oct 2, 2024

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

Receipts 1,525Last week 1,658Year ago 1,670

'' ANNUAL ALL CALF SPECIAL '' No trend, Trade active with good demand. All calves had at least one and many had two rounds of shots with quality running deep for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	580	254.00–260.00	257.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	295.00	295.00
12	400–450	432	277.00–345.00	287.81
8	450–500	465	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	590	260.00	260.00

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

Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	320.73/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,030	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	910	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	339	308.86/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,047	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	340	275.98/cwt	270.00–277.50	938	15
Heifers	350–400	Large 1Unweaned	374	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	954	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,341	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	392	315.55/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,237	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	309.57/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,300	63
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	300.89/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,294	54
Heifers	400–450	Large 1Unweaned	449	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,266	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	286.59/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,367	109
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	305.23/cwt	267.00–315.00	1,477	102
Heifers	450–500	Large 1Unweaned	488	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,264	12
Heifers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	511	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,349	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	284.58/cwt	263.00–298.00	1,468	62
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	57
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	260.99/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,467	25
Heifers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	579	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,329	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	260.28/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,510	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	264.81/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,666	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,673	6

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	339	300.00–312.50	308.86
11	350–400	392	313.00–320.00	315.55
54	400–450	430	290.00–315.00	300.89
109	450–500	477	275.00–315.00	286.59
62	500–550	516	263.00–298.00	284.58
27	550–600	580	251.00–266.00	260.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	374	255.00	255.00
6	400–450	449	282.00	282.00
12	450–500	488	259.00	259.00
9	500–550	511	264.00	264.00
10	550–600	579	229.50	229.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	355.00–375.00	363.14
14	350–400	359	352.50–375.00	359.42
54	400–450	433	335.00–367.00	353.37
32	450–500	458	346.00	346.00
183	500–550	542	297.50–316.00	312.50
34	550–600	581	282.50–292.50	285.93
28	600–650	609	270.00–287.00	283.96
11	700–750	703	263.00	263.00

Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	361	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,065	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	432	287.81/cwt	277.00–345.00	1,243	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	465	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,500	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	257.68/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,495	10
Bulls	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	4

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	340	270.00–277.50	275.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	295.00	295.00
5	600–650	648	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	337	335.00–355.00	341.63
7	350–400	370	360.00–379.00	373.32
32	400–450	422	322.50–353.00	342.79
115	450–500	486	317.50–332.50	325.76
69	500–550	517	295.00–322.00	313.23
105	550–600	559	282.50–302.00	293.78
20	600–650	627	265.00–284.50	277.72
6	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
10	700–750	723	245.50	245.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	546	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	362	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	440	290.00	290.00
6	500–550	528	264.00–275.00	271.29

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle - Bloomfield, IA

Feeder Cattle

Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle - Bloomfield, IA

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