Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steer calves under 700 lbs. were mostly 10.00-14.00 lower, while those over 700 lbs. were 10.00-13.00 lower. Heifer calves under 700 lbs. were sharply lower, heavier heifers were 4.00-9.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good for the moderate offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.03/cwt on 893 head.

Average price

$148.03

893 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$64

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$36.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.35

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	709	148.84	1,056	816
Medium and Large 1-2	651	141.27	920	72
Large 1	1,000	112.00	1,120	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.84/cwt here — about −$64 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 sale893 hd

148.03

—

IA average10 barns · 5,653 hd

144.68

+3.35

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

41 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	154.70/cwt	151.00–157.50	682	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	965	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,000	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,120	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,005	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	176.00/cwt	173.50–180.00	769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	163.05/cwt	160.00–165.00	761	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	128.58/cwt	121.50–131.00	972	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	178.42/cwt	171.00–181.00	865	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,108	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	750	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	145.45/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,034	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	140.41/cwt	136.85–144.10	1,080	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	172.04/cwt	161.00–177.00	910	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	174.94/cwt	174.00–175.50	729	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	133.39/cwt	129.00–134.50	758	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	134.61/cwt	131.75–136.50	961	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	151.10/cwt	144.00–158.25	1,024	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	662	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	643	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	926	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	157.25/cwt	150.00–160.00	994	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	116.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	897	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	137.47/cwt	132.50–143.00	723	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	134.96/cwt	125.50–138.85	1,169	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	984	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	141.08/cwt	140.50–141.75	698	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	154.89/cwt	154.00–157.50	903	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	122.31/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,020	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,059	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	128.43/cwt	125.00–134.50	862	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	133.26/cwt	130.00–139.00	837	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,035	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	171.56/cwt	160.00–175.00	661	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	130.02/cwt	129.00–131.25	1,021	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	913	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	154.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	784	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	436	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	488	5

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 28, 2021

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

Receipts 1,778Last week 1,983Year ago 2,828

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	441	151.00–157.50	154.70
23	—	770	115.00–120.00	116.54
4	—	526	120.00	120.00
13	—	495	140.50–141.75	141.08
8	—	320	155.00	155.00
17	—	945	109.50	109.50
28	—	745	122.50	122.50
5	—	287	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	859	117.00	117.00
8	—	437	173.50–180.00	176.00
11	—	280	180.00	180.00
16	—	467	160.00–165.00	163.05
20	—	756	121.50–131.00	128.58
51	—	568	129.00–134.50	133.39
185	—	714	131.75–136.50	134.61
43	—	526	132.50–143.00	137.47
58	—	834	120.00–124.00	122.31
63	—	671	125.00–134.50	128.43
64	—	628	130.00–139.00	133.26
22	—	385	160.00–175.00	171.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	620	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	692	139.50	139.50
15	—	583	154.00–157.50	154.89
21	—	921	115.00	115.00
5	—	340	165.00	165.00
9	—	785	129.00–131.25	130.02
7	—	508	150.00–160.00	154.31
9	—	258	169.00	169.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,000	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	485	171.00–181.00	178.42
11	—	916	121.00	121.00
114	—	711	136.00–150.00	145.45
158	—	769	136.85–144.10	140.41
92	—	529	161.00–177.00	172.04
11	—	417	174.00–175.50	174.94
120	—	678	144.00–158.25	151.10
15	—	368	180.00	180.00
56	—	632	150.00–160.00	157.25
189	—	866	125.50–138.85	134.96
9	—	556	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	643	144.00	144.00

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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