Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago 500-650 pound steers sold 7.00-10.00 lower, while the 650-800 pound steers were 2.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 550-750 pound heifer sold steady to 4.50 higher. Other weights of the heifers did not have sufficient numbers at the previous auction for comparison. Trade was active with good demand for the heavy offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.56/cwt on 1,452 head.

Average price

$142.56

1,452 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$966

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$161

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

$5.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.76

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	147.37	829	229
Medium and Large 1	699	141.66	990	1,223

One grade step is worth $5.71/cwt here — about −$161 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 sale1,452 hd

142.56

—

IA average4 barns · 2,831 hd

140.80

+1.76

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

51 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	—	579	148.89/cwt	145.00–150.00	862	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	801	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,041	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	152.03/cwt	144.50–157.00	932	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	1,065	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	157.99/cwt	151.00–166.00	913	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	170.93/cwt	169.00–173.00	713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	152.78/cwt	150.00–159.00	799	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	909	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	136.32/cwt	130.00–139.75	986	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	172.24/cwt	160.00–175.50	890	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.04/cwt	120.00–132.00	785	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	971	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	168.60/cwt	165.00–172.50	639	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	733	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	154.74/cwt	149.00–160.00	563	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	125.55/cwt	125.00–126.00	650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	387	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	581	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	129.08/cwt	121.00–132.25	862	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	132.02/cwt	129.00–137.75	750	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	149.58/cwt	145.00–157.00	646	44
Heifers	Large 1	—	711	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	811	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	769	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	823	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	141.32/cwt	140.00–143.00	618	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	111.17/cwt	107.50–112.50	808	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	106.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	838	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	152.54/cwt	144.00–156.50	706	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	134.09/cwt	130.00–139.00	705	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	125.66/cwt	118.50–129.35	915	293
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	706	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	652	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	118.69/cwt	117.50–123.50	920	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	139.06/cwt	135.00–143.50	857	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	468	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	880	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	137.63/cwt	131.00–142.75	911	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	135.10/cwt	131.00–135.35	1,029	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	174.82/cwt	161.50–179.50	825	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	125.17/cwt	116.25–128.35	1,029	392
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	176.40/cwt	175.50–178.00	697	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	158.47/cwt	155.00–161.50	753	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	670	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	859	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	186.30/cwt	182.00–191.00	691	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	115.47/cwt	113.00–119.00	783	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	463	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	630	18

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 Apr 29, 2020

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

Receipts 2,828Last week 1,085Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	579	145.00–150.00	148.89
5	—	738	127.50	127.50
5	—	336	170.00	170.00
77	—	523	150.00–159.00	152.78
15	—	775	117.50–123.50	118.69
52	—	616	135.00–143.50	139.06
3	—	665	130.50	130.50
11	—	395	175.50–178.00	176.40
29	—	475	155.00–161.50	158.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	158.50	158.50
12	—	666	136.50	136.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	613	144.50–157.00	152.03
55	—	893	119.25	119.25
50	—	578	151.00–166.00	157.99
8	—	417	169.00–173.00	170.93
245	—	723	130.00–139.75	136.32
67	—	517	160.00–175.50	172.24
34	—	662	131.00–142.75	137.63
52	—	762	131.00–135.35	135.10
83	—	472	161.50–179.50	174.82
392	—	822	116.25–128.35	125.17
19	—	371	182.00–191.00	186.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	468	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	670	128.25	128.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	801	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	623	120.00–132.00	126.04
58	—	783	124.00	124.00
14	—	379	165.00–172.50	168.60
177	—	668	121.00–132.25	129.08
88	—	568	129.00–137.75	132.02
44	—	432	145.00–157.00	149.58
3	—	342	170.00	170.00
49	—	463	144.00–156.50	152.54
111	—	526	130.00–139.00	134.09
293	—	728	118.50–129.35	125.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	595	118.00	118.00
18	—	463	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	608	120.50	120.50
10	—	364	149.00–160.00	154.74
7	—	518	125.00–126.00	125.55
9	—	437	140.00–143.00	141.32
11	—	727	107.50–112.50	111.17
26	—	788	105.00–110.00	106.30
9	—	324	157.00	157.00
11	—	483	135.00	135.00
25	—	678	113.00–119.00	115.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	387	150.00	150.00
14	—	569	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	711	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	769	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	127.00	127.00

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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