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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle · Wed, Aug 6

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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Aug 6

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Jul 9Aug 6Aug 27 →

Receipts

576 head

▼ 259 vs last sale 835▲ 576 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent auction sale for comparison. A few load lots of reputation yearling cattle sold today. Demand was good and included active internet bidding. Supply was light and largely comprised of eight- and nine weight steers.

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 $425.80/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 3 of 13 comparable sales and sits −31.73 against this barn's trailing median of $457.53.

Average price

$425.80

21 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$59.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.49

vs IA average

+35.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	448.62	2,337	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	528	388.73	2,052	8thin

One grade step is worth $59.89/cwt here — about $285 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale21 hd

425.80

—

IA average4 barns · 199 hd

438.29

−12.49

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

+35.78

This barn, trailing median13 sales

457.53

−31.73

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

16 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,015	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	448.62/cwt	432.50–467.50	2,337	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	388.73/cwt	380.00–402.50	2,052	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	410.87/cwt	407.00–417.50	2,552	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	658	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,770	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,491	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	390.35/cwt	378.00–412.00	2,650	30
Steers

Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle - Bloomfield, IA

Wed Aug 6, 2025

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

Receipts 576Last week 835Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	658	421.00	421.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	521	432.50–467.50	448.62
16	600–650	621	407.00–417.50	410.87
30	650–700	679	378.00–412.00	390.35
88	800–850	837	329.00–339.50	329.91
123	850–900	878	341.35–345.75	343.64
118	900–950	917	340.25	340.25

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

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Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Aug 6

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162

← Jul 9Aug 6Aug 27 →

Receipts

576 head

▼ 259 vs last sale 835▲ 576 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $425.80/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 3 of 13 comparable sales and sits −31.73 against this barn's trailing median of $457.53.

Average price

$425.80

21 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$59.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.49

vs IA average

+35.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	448.62	2,337	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	528	388.73	2,052	8thin

One grade step is worth $59.89/cwt here — about $285 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale21 hd

425.80

—

IA average4 barns · 199 hd

438.29

−12.49

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

+35.78

This barn, trailing median13 sales

457.53

−31.73

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

16 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,015	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	448.62/cwt	432.50–467.50	2,337	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	388.73/cwt	380.00–402.50	2,052	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	410.87/cwt	407.00–417.50	2,552	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	658	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,770	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,491	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	390.35/cwt	378.00–412.00	2,650	30
Steers

Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle - Bloomfield, IA

Wed Aug 6, 2025

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

Receipts 576Last week 835Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	658	421.00	421.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	521	432.50–467.50	448.62
16	600–650	621	407.00–417.50	410.87
30	650–700	679	378.00–412.00	390.35
88	800–850	837	329.00–339.50	329.91
123	850–900	878	341.35–345.75	343.64
118	900–950	917	340.25	340.25

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

Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	390.42/cwt	381.00–392.50	1,991	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	384.75/cwt	360.00–396.50	2,228	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	360.70/cwt	347.50–365.00	2,265	28
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	324.25/cwt	324.25–324.25	2,607	14
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,665	14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	510	381.00–392.50	390.42
35	550–600	579	360.00–396.50	384.75
28	600–650	628	347.50–365.00	360.70
14	800–850	804	324.25	324.25
14	850–900	881	302.50	302.50

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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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