Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous Wednesday steer calves under 650 lbs. 3.00-5.00 lower, not enough offerings last week over 650 lbs. for a true test. Heifer calves under 550 lbs. with fewer offerings than last week 10.00-15.00 lower, no feeders over 550 lbs. last for a comparison. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.36/cwt on 584 head.

Average price

$123.36

584 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$13.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.40

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	681	124.12	846	526
Medium and Large 1-2	580	122.31	709	30
Large 1	726	110.14	800	28

One grade step is worth $13.98/cwt here — about $46 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 sale584 hd

123.36

—

IA average4 barns · 1,146 hd

125.76

−2.40

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 1-2	—	788	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	902	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	168.22/cwt	165.00–171.50	971	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	180.00/cwt	179.00–182.00	934	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	148.75/cwt	143.00–155.00	650	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	131.42/cwt	127.50–138.00	750	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	121.68/cwt	120.00–123.25	870	267
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	112.43/cwt	110.00–116.50	703	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	756	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	828	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	843	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	124.55/cwt	123.75–125.75	834	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	719	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	802	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	617	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	148.13/cwt	145.00–153.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.74/cwt	135.00–142.50	734	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	660	154.70/cwt	154.70–154.70	1,021	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	163.01/cwt	157.50–164.00	776	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	130.73/cwt	128.00–136.00	893	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	125.26/cwt	124.75–125.75	995	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	720	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	931	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	160.59/cwt	159.00–161.75	927	12
Steers	Large 1	—	894	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	961	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	948	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,090	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	1,028	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	162.64/cwt	158.75–165.25	1,000	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	134.40/cwt	130.75–136.00	973	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	152.66/cwt	150.00–154.50	960	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	751	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	125.72/cwt	123.50–126.75	803	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	741	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	963	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	125.90/cwt	125.00–127.50	709	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,052	14

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	788	114.50	114.50
12	—	577	159.00–161.75	160.59
10	—	629	150.00–154.50	152.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	577	165.00–171.50	168.22
32	—	519	179.00–182.00	180.00
14	—	476	157.50–164.00	163.01
29	—	683	128.00–136.00	130.73
37	—	794	124.75–125.75	125.26
11	—	948	115.00	115.00
16	—	866	118.75	118.75
36	—	615	158.75–165.25	162.64
111	—	724	130.75–136.00	134.40
7	—	442	170.00	170.00
14	—	827	127.25	127.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	660	154.70	154.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	720	129.25	129.25
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	894	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	140.00	140.00
12	—	437	143.00–155.00	148.75
42	—	571	127.50–138.00	131.42
267	—	715	120.00–123.25	121.68
6	—	1,000	94.00	94.00
16	—	803	105.00	105.00
69	—	670	123.75–125.75	124.55
5	—	463	145.00–153.00	148.13
15	—	525	135.00–142.50	139.74
45	—	639	123.50–126.75	125.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	625	110.00–116.50	112.43
22	—	563	125.00–127.50	125.90
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	756	109.50	109.50
6	—	617	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	719	111.50	111.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	741	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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