Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week 650-700 pound steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, 700-750 pound steers sold 5.00-7.00 lower. The rest of the steers and heifers sold at generally steady prices. Demand was good for moderate to heavy offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.04/cwt on 1,432 head.

Average price

$151.04

1,432 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$21.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.67

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	153.47	901	1,085
Medium and Large 1-2	608	143.91	875	334
Medium 1-2	573	131.85	755	13thin

One grade step is worth $21.62/cwt here — about $146 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 sale1,432 hd

151.04

—

IA average5 barns · 5,268 hd

148.37

+2.67

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

Every lot, as filed

54 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	138.79/cwt	137.50–141.50	880	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	387	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	670	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	147.40/cwt	146.50–148.10	992	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	182.00/cwt	174.00–186.00	753	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	572	124.71/cwt	120.00–130.00	713	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	741	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	129.90/cwt	125.00–135.00	627	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	134.26/cwt	131.00–138.00	580	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	558	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	141.68/cwt	135.00–146.00	890	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	139.44/cwt	138.00–140.50	944	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	488	158.34/cwt	152.00–160.75	773	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	365	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	551	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	133.00/cwt	125.00–133.75	1,004	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	158.99/cwt	153.00–160.00	687	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	157.17/cwt	150.00–164.00	737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	161.17/cwt	160.50–164.00	827	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	155.72/cwt	149.50–160.50	886	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	171.41/cwt	168.00–174.00	802	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	142.72/cwt	135.00–147.50	829	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	157.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	851	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	448	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	619	139.45/cwt	138.00–140.00	863	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	141.35/cwt	137.00–145.00	599	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	140.98/cwt	136.00–147.50	665	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	143.24/cwt	135.00–145.00	739	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	142.49/cwt	141.50–143.50	677	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	127.63/cwt	122.50–133.00	795	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	130.08/cwt	126.00–132.00	743	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	6
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	139.86/cwt	137.60–146.50	1,010	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	165.10/cwt	163.00–169.00	852	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	147.72/cwt	144.00–151.00	929	309
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	153.43/cwt	148.25–155.50	875	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	132.53/cwt	132.25–133.00	954	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	136.10/cwt	132.50–137.50	925	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	140.41/cwt	140.00–140.50	865	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	680	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	921	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	682	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	629	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	126.66/cwt	123.00–130.50	669	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	810	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	397	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	141.50/cwt	132.00–144.50	833	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	147.09/cwt	145.00–151.00	562	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	465	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	857	9

How this sale compares

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.

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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle - Bloomfield, IA

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	634	137.50–141.50	138.79
12	—	387	173.00	173.00
41	—	513	160.50–164.00	161.17
42	—	570	148.25–155.50	153.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	673	146.50–148.10	147.40
36	—	414	174.00–186.00	182.00
5	—	344	177.50	177.50
213	—	569	149.50–160.50	155.72
57	—	468	168.00–174.00	171.41
30	—	722	137.60–146.50	139.86
98	—	516	163.00–169.00	165.10
309	—	629	144.00–151.00	147.72
7	—	377	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	488	152.00–160.75	158.34
7	—	365	151.00	151.00
4	—	448	162.00	162.00
15	—	619	138.00–140.00	139.45
12	—	680	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	755	125.00–133.75	133.00
27	—	432	153.00–160.00	158.99
8	—	469	150.00–164.00	157.17
25	—	581	135.00–147.50	142.72
36	—	540	150.00–160.00	157.65
8	—	720	132.25–133.00	132.53
35	—	680	132.50–137.50	136.10
69	—	616	140.00–140.50	140.41
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	572	120.00–130.00	124.71
4	—	741	120.00	120.00
6	—	400	135.00	135.00
5	—	629	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	483	125.00–135.00	129.90
12	—	432	131.00–138.00	134.26
35	—	623	122.50–133.00	127.63
76	—	571	126.00–132.00	130.08
59	—	528	123.00–130.50	126.66
26	—	661	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	145.00	145.00
25	—	475	141.50–143.50	142.49
6	—	397	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	628	135.00–146.00	141.68
45	—	677	138.00–140.50	139.44
3	—	700	137.00	137.00
2	—	890	110.00	110.00
32	—	424	137.00–145.00	141.35
104	—	472	136.00–147.50	140.98
147	—	516	135.00–145.00	143.24
132	—	589	132.00–144.50	141.50
51	—	382	145.00–151.00	147.09
6	—	282	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	137.50	137.50
3	—	475	137.50	137.50
9	—	612	140.00	140.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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