Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (1/29) steers calves under 650 lbs. ended mixed, 650-850 lbs sold 1.50-7.50 higher. Heifer calves 500-650 lbs. sold 1.00-3.00 higher, heavier weight heifers ended mixed. Trade was active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.61/cwt on 670 head.

Average price

$136.61

670 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$14.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.55

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	647	136.87	886	658
Medium and Large 1-2	669	122.50	820	12thin

One grade step is worth $14.37/cwt here — about $66 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 sale670 hd

136.61

—

IA average12 barns · 8,382 hd

138.16

−1.55

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

26 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 1	—	911	125.00/cwt	122.50–127.50	1,139	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	172.27/cwt	167.50–180.00	932	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	150.10/cwt	142.50–157.00	1,001	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	163.12/cwt	160.00–166.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	157.12/cwt	149.00–162.50	669	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,140	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	162.75/cwt	162.75–162.75	981	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	174.25/cwt	170.00–181.50	824	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	150.91/cwt	140.75–155.00	1,102	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	646	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	921	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	168.03/cwt	165.00–170.00	963	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	136.10/cwt	134.75–137.00	1,111	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	141.45/cwt	134.25–143.00	1,100	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	133.21/cwt	130.00–137.50	934	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	139.63/cwt	132.00–144.60	885	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	962	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	145.16/cwt	136.00–148.00	750	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	132.72/cwt	131.50–134.00	891	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	736	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	883	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	138.68/cwt	137.00–140.75	807	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	133.63/cwt	125.50–135.00	969	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	859	6

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 Feb 12, 2020

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	911	122.50–127.50	125.00
35	—	541	167.50–180.00	172.27
118	—	667	142.50–157.00	150.10
4	—	862	132.25	132.25
24	—	603	162.75	162.75
40	—	473	170.00–181.50	174.25
167	—	730	140.75–155.00	150.91
24	—	573	165.00–170.00	168.03
36	—	816	134.75–137.00	136.10
145	—	778	134.25–143.00	141.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	160.00–166.00	163.12
7	—	701	130.00–137.50	133.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	646	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	825	111.00	111.00
17	—	426	149.00–162.50	157.12
162	—	634	132.00–144.60	139.63
3	—	343	159.00	159.00
7	—	759	126.75	126.75
61	—	517	136.00–148.00	145.16
176	—	671	131.50–134.00	132.72
4	—	497	149.00	149.00
55	—	582	137.00–140.75	138.68
164	—	725	125.50–135.00	133.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	637	122.50	122.50
6	—	701	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	736	120.00	120.00

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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