Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported auction two weeks ago (Feb 12) steers 450-550 lbs. sold 2.00-7.00 higher. A good number of good quality steers 650-700 lbs. were 4.50 higher and steers weighing over 700 lbs. ended mixed. Heifers under 700 lbs. sold steady to 4.50 lower and heavier weight heifers did not have enough numbers on both auctions to compare. Trading was active and demand was good for the heavy offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.46/cwt on 1,310 head.

Average price

$140.46

1,310 head · 764 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$4.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.79

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	774	141.05	1,092	1,147
Medium and Large 1-2	695	136.33	948	163

One grade step is worth $4.72/cwt here — about $144 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 sale1,310 hd

140.46

—

IA average8 barns · 6,732 hd

148.25

−7.79

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

46 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	710	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	1,034	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	144.61/cwt	137.00–150.00	765	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	136.48/cwt	132.00–140.75	794	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	120.18/cwt	117.50–120.25	1,012	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	814	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	158.56/cwt	156.00–160.00	755	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	103.05/cwt	96.00–108.25	1,016	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	132.98/cwt	126.50–134.50	871	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	146.78/cwt	141.50–152.50	920	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	687	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	986	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	157.40/cwt	154.50–167.50	976	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	130.72/cwt	125.50–131.50	1,152	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	122.28/cwt	117.50–122.60	1,176	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	125.04/cwt	124.10–127.00	1,153	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,095	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	157.68/cwt	151.00–164.00	766	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	176.61/cwt	168.00–180.50	853	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	162.73/cwt	159.00–164.50	936	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	802	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	121.15/cwt	120.00–121.75	933	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	137.36/cwt	135.00–141.00	578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	142.51/cwt	138.00–147.00	671	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	873	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,207	96.75/cwt	96.75–96.75	1,168	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	135.00/cwt	133.00–137.75	838	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	137.12/cwt	135.50–139.25	739	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	141.49/cwt	140.00–147.25	1,006	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	154.68/cwt	147.00–159.60	1,029	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,112	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	180.25/cwt	174.50–183.50	930	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	143.91/cwt	139.00–145.75	1,127	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	133.96/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,093	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	774	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	956	65

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 26, 2020

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	444	160.00	160.00
19	—	897	115.25	115.25
50	—	529	137.00–150.00	144.61
84	—	582	132.00–140.75	136.48
118	—	842	117.50–120.25	120.18
3	—	1,055	94.00	94.00
17	—	476	156.00–160.00	158.56
21	—	986	96.00–108.25	103.05
64	—	655	126.50–134.50	132.98
85	—	770	120.00–121.75	121.15
10	—	701	124.50	124.50
19	—	1,207	96.75	96.75
53	—	621	133.00–137.75	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	80.00	80.00
14	—	645	126.25	126.25
3	—	688	122.50	122.50
8	—	421	135.00–141.00	137.36
18	—	471	138.00–147.00	142.51
3	—	581	117.00	117.00
6	—	365	147.00	147.00
16	—	539	135.50–139.25	137.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	765	129.00	129.00
62	—	627	141.50–152.50	146.78
5	—	932	117.50	117.50
12	—	486	151.00–164.00	157.68
4	—	535	160.00	160.00
6	—	967	115.00	115.00
3	—	370	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	687	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	620	154.50–167.50	157.40
67	—	881	125.50–131.50	130.72
130	—	962	117.50–122.60	122.28
181	—	922	124.10–127.00	125.04
24	—	483	168.00–180.50	176.61
61	—	575	159.00–164.50	162.73
101	—	711	140.00–147.25	141.49
176	—	665	147.00–159.60	154.68
4	—	1,150	108.00	108.00
45	—	516	174.50–183.50	180.25
94	—	783	139.00–145.75	143.91
159	—	816	126.00–139.00	133.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	774	123.50	123.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	332	170.00	170.00
3	—	545	126.00	126.00
2	—	770	109.50	109.50
12	—	617	130.00	130.00

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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