Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week 450-600 lb. steers were 1.00-6.00 lower and the 700-850 lb steers were 3.00-5.00 higher. Heifers under 700 pounds were 2.00-5.00 lower and the 700-750 pound heifers were 3.00-4.00 higher. Trade was active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.81/cwt on 964 head.

Average price

$151.81

964 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$3.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.06

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	709	152.07	1,078	898
Medium and Large 1-2	561	148.36	832	66

One grade step is worth $3.70/cwt here — about $246 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 sale964 hd

151.81

—

IA average12 barns · 11,604 hd

154.87

−3.06

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

33 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 1Fleshy	—	685	146.92/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,006	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	775	138.44/cwt	135.00–141.75	1,073	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	748	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	142.00/cwt	140.00–142.50	764	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	134.28/cwt	130.00–137.00	898	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	143.66/cwt	141.00–149.00	697	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	138.71/cwt	130.00–141.50	775	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	155.16/cwt	150.50–158.75	1,050	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	838	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	135.47/cwt	130.00–145.00	837	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	972	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	166.35/cwt	155.00–169.50	947	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,238	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	152.65/cwt	144.00–155.75	1,091	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	143.63/cwt	135.00–145.50	1,165	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	167.38/cwt	160.00–175.00	885	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	169.30/cwt	168.00–170.00	718	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	138.36/cwt	137.50–140.00	802	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	144.44/cwt	142.00–147.50	1,128	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	158.97/cwt	152.25–163.75	1,013	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,041	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	136.29/cwt	132.50–137.00	983	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	147.69/cwt	145.00–150.00	656	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	131.67/cwt	129.00–135.00	818	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	641	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	804	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	447	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	566	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	747	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	366	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	593	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	487	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	721	7

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle - Bloomfield, IA

Wed Jan 15, 2020

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

Receipts 1,442Last week 2,140Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	685	145.00–147.50	146.92
44	—	775	135.00–141.75	138.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
149	—	677	150.50–158.75	155.16
13	—	468	179.00	179.00
19	—	569	155.00–169.50	166.35
64	—	854	145.00	145.00
102	—	715	144.00–155.75	152.65
110	—	811	135.00–145.50	143.63
70	—	529	160.00–175.00	167.38
150	—	781	142.00–147.50	144.44
151	—	637	152.25–163.75	158.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	618	130.00–145.00	135.47
11	—	666	146.00	146.00
14	—	424	168.00–170.00	169.30
17	—	580	137.50–140.00	138.36
6	—	749	139.00	139.00
3	—	348	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	487	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	748	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	641	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	856	131.00	131.00
19	—	538	140.00–142.50	142.00
23	—	669	130.00–137.00	134.28
24	—	485	141.00–149.00	143.66
87	—	559	130.00–141.50	138.71
59	—	721	132.50–137.00	136.29
30	—	444	145.00–150.00	147.69
31	—	621	129.00–135.00	131.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	130.50	130.50
5	—	470	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	447	142.00	142.00
9	—	566	132.00	132.00
8	—	366	162.00	162.00

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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