Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 700 lbs. were generally steady, 700-850 lbs. steady to 2.00 higher, over 850 lbs. firm. Heifers under 650 lbs. firm, over 650 lbs. steady to 7.00 higher. Demand was good for the moderate to heavy offerings. Supply included several load lots. Trading was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.72/cwt on 1,468 head.

Average price

$139.72

1,468 head · 779 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$134

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

$1.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.85

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	677	141.35	957	25
Medium and Large 1	781	139.69	1,091	1,443

One grade step is worth $1.66/cwt here — about −$134 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 sale1,468 hd

139.72

—

IA average13 barns · 10,585 hd

144.57

−4.85

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

29 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	—	574	129.49/cwt	124.00–135.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	828	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	139.94/cwt	133.00–144.25	852	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	149.70/cwt	145.00–157.00	711	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	145.91/cwt	139.00–150.50	778	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	123.64/cwt	123.00–124.10	967	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	173.02/cwt	169.00–176.00	926	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,206	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	139.75/cwt	135.00–146.50	809	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	160.06/cwt	152.00–165.50	906	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	176.32/cwt	175.00–180.00	741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	135.36/cwt	130.00–141.50	927	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	182.49/cwt	180.00–184.00	836	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	121.77/cwt	120.75–122.75	1,064	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	126.40/cwt	125.50–129.50	1,174	291
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	129.17/cwt	124.10–133.75	927	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	841	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,085	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	128.34/cwt	127.00–129.00	814	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	131.90/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,100	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,091	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	136.47/cwt	129.25–138.50	1,160	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	858	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	138.22/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,067	361
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	158.12/cwt	157.00–161.00	843	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	150.92/cwt	142.00–155.50	1,005	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	145.26/cwt	137.00–151.85	1,049	393
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	153.07/cwt	152.00–154.50	961	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 Feb 24, 2021

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

Receipts 2,439Last week 1,109Year ago 2,071

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	124.00–135.00	129.49
6	—	828	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	609	133.00–144.25	139.94
18	—	475	145.00–157.00	149.70
28	—	533	139.00–150.50	145.91
48	—	782	123.00–124.10	123.64
49	—	579	135.00–146.50	139.75
258	—	685	130.00–141.50	135.36
123	—	874	120.75–122.75	121.77
154	—	718	124.10–133.75	129.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	841	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	634	127.00–129.00	128.34
8	—	669	128.25	128.25
6	—	700	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	535	169.00–176.00	173.02
55	—	967	124.75	124.75
76	—	566	152.00–165.50	160.06
8	—	420	175.00–180.00	176.32
13	—	458	180.00–184.00	182.49
291	—	929	125.50–129.50	126.40
75	—	834	128.00–135.00	131.90
82	—	850	129.25–138.50	136.47
361	—	772	131.00–146.00	138.22
51	—	666	142.00–155.50	150.92
393	—	722	137.00–151.85	145.26
18	—	628	152.00–154.50	153.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	887	123.00	123.00
11	—	533	157.00–161.00	158.12
5	—	615	137.50	137.50

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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