Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer under 700 lbs. were mostly 5.00-10.00 higher, while the heavier steers ended 1.00-9.00 lower. Heifers under 550 lbs. were 1.00-2.00 higher and those over 550 lbs. were mostly 6.00-7.00 lower. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.05/cwt on 1,514 head.

Average price

$156.05

1,514 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$9.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.42

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	617	157.25	970	1,326
Medium and Large 1-2	608	147.58	898	188

One grade step is worth $9.68/cwt here — about $72 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 sale1,514 hd

156.05

—

IA average6 barns · 5,057 hd

146.63

+9.42

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

56 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	604	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	858	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	850	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	610	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	125.33/cwt	123.75–130.00	896	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	157.60/cwt	153.50–166.00	671	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	170.46/cwt	164.00–175.00	902	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	926	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	796	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,041	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	959	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	942	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	560	131.76/cwt	131.00–132.00	738	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	440	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	719	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	829	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	176.36/cwt	166.50–181.00	854	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	163.96/cwt	158.00–167.00	943	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	189.86/cwt	185.50–203.00	689	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	466	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	177.37/cwt	167.00–181.00	848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	739	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	160.01/cwt	153.00–166.00	987	282
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	134.32/cwt	132.50–135.00	1,089	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	183.09/cwt	177.50–189.50	773	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	138.07/cwt	134.50–139.50	1,005	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	138.19/cwt	138.00–138.25	1,059	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	143.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	915	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	162.68/cwt	160.00–169.00	784	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	138.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	952	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	159.55/cwt	156.00–162.00	858	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	658	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	544	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	149.29/cwt	140.00–162.00	872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	675	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	643	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	730	130.07/cwt	128.00–131.50	950	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	549	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	113.25/cwt	110.00–119.00	806	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	116.25/cwt	111.00–121.75	893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	131.03/cwt	128.50–133.25	823	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	114.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	769	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	133.42/cwt	126.00–137.00	714	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	132.36/cwt	130.00–133.50	821	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	129.27/cwt	123.50–135.00	862	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	150.53/cwt	144.25–156.00	993	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	148.57/cwt	145.00–156.50	695	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.94/cwt	130.00–141.00	764	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	146.86/cwt	140.00–151.00	767	236

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

Sat Nov 28, 2020

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

Receipts 2,678Last week 1,891Year ago 2,618

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	604	142.00	142.00
8	—	590	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	359	170.00	170.00
24	—	715	123.75–130.00	125.33
39	—	426	153.50–166.00	157.60
126	—	620	130.00–133.50	132.36
98	—	667	123.50–135.00	129.27
80	—	468	145.00–156.50	148.57
134	—	575	130.00–141.00	132.94
236	—	522	140.00–151.00	146.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	560	131.00–132.00	131.76
6	—	440	157.00	157.00
6	—	517	138.00	138.00
6	—	719	119.00	119.00
34	—	663	125.00	125.00
5	—	609	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	154.00	154.00
5	—	560	115.00	115.00
11	—	712	110.00–119.00	113.25
7	—	489	142.00	142.00
6	—	768	111.00–121.75	116.25
13	—	628	128.50–133.25	131.03
10	—	669	110.00–120.00	114.97
26	—	535	126.00–137.00	133.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	658	112.00	112.00
4	—	495	130.00	130.00
9	—	549	130.50	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	529	164.00–175.00	170.46
109	—	484	166.50–181.00	176.36
157	—	575	158.00–167.00	163.96
18	—	363	185.50–203.00	189.86
282	—	617	153.00–166.00	160.01
29	—	811	132.50–135.00	134.32
37	—	422	177.50–189.50	183.09
177	—	728	134.50–139.50	138.07
4	—	338	187.00	187.00
38	—	766	138.00–138.25	138.19
181	—	660	144.25–156.00	150.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	664	139.00–140.00	139.50
52	—	796	130.75	130.75
20	—	574	167.00	167.00
36	—	631	149.25	149.25
12	—	478	167.00–181.00	177.37
7	—	739	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	638	140.00–145.00	143.45
32	—	482	160.00–169.00	162.68
44	—	688	135.00–140.00	138.40
35	—	538	156.00–162.00	159.55
4	—	797	129.00	129.00
7	—	584	140.00–162.00	149.29
4	—	420	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	544	152.50	152.50
6	—	675	134.00–135.00	134.49
7	—	643	138.00	138.00
17	—	730	128.00–131.50	130.07

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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