Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steer calves 450-700 lbs. were steady to 6.00 higher, 700-850 lbs. mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Heifer calves 450-650 lbs. mostly steady to 4.00 higher, 650-800 lbs. mostly 3.00-6.00 higher. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Several load lots were offered. Trade was active.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.32/cwt on 1,351 head.

Average price

$136.32

1,351 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$3.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.56

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	136.44	929	1,303
Medium and Large 1-2	600	132.98	798	48

One grade step is worth $3.46/cwt here — about $130 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 sale1,351 hd

136.32

—

IA average10 barns · 5,343 hd

132.76

+3.56

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

42 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	Large 1	—	1,072	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,227	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	659	144.10/cwt	144.10–144.10	950	309
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	703	153.10/cwt	153.10–153.10	1,076	148
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	848	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	131.53/cwt	123.00–136.00	806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	181.37/cwt	178.50–187.00	874	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	180.43/cwt	175.00–185.00	958	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	150.20/cwt	143.00–155.00	999	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	745	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	132.74/cwt	125.00–137.85	941	348
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	143.26/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,029	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	157.75/cwt	150.50–161.50	986	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	143.00/cwt	136.50–147.00	1,101	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	186.82/cwt	186.00–189.00	777	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	168.15/cwt	165.50–175.00	963	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	149.14/cwt	146.00–151.75	711	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	134.37/cwt	131.00–138.85	1,100	260
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	138.49/cwt	132.00–143.75	852	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	123.89/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,033	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	123.36/cwt	123.25–124.00	1,145	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	135.11/cwt	128.00–139.00	916	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,134	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,191	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	125.06/cwt	122.50–130.00	962	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	143.93/cwt	137.00–149.00	832	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	145.57/cwt	142.50–147.00	760	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	989	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,127	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	132.66/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,010	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	791	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	886	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	133.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	924	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	649	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	844	7

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 Mar 10, 2021

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,072	114.50	114.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	703	153.10	153.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	482	178.50–187.00	181.37
36	—	531	175.00–185.00	180.43
71	—	665	143.00–155.00	150.20
159	—	718	137.00–148.00	143.26
160	—	625	150.50–161.50	157.75
218	—	770	136.50–147.00	143.00
18	—	416	186.00–189.00	186.82
31	—	573	165.50–175.00	168.15
260	—	819	131.00–138.85	134.37
35	—	928	123.25–124.00	123.36
5	—	854	132.75	132.75
9	—	966	123.25	123.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	761	132.00–133.00	132.66
4	—	715	130.00	130.00
8	—	566	156.50	156.50
11	—	691	130.00–140.00	133.68
3	—	623	140.00	140.00
4	—	442	172.00	172.00
4	—	512	169.50	169.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	649	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
309	—	659	144.10	144.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	352	167.50	167.50
348	—	709	125.00–137.85	132.74
26	—	477	146.00–151.75	149.14
90	—	615	132.00–143.75	138.49
98	—	834	122.00–128.00	123.89
139	—	678	128.00–139.00	135.11
110	—	769	122.50–130.00	125.06
115	—	578	137.00–149.00	143.93
16	—	522	142.50–147.00	145.57
16	—	989	114.00	114.00
7	—	425	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	532	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	391	150.00	150.00
4	—	528	137.00	137.00
16	—	586	135.00	135.00
21	—	695	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	848	100.00	100.00
6	—	613	123.00–136.00	131.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	175.00	175.00

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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