Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steer calves under 650 lbs. were mostly 1.00-6.00 lower, steers over 650 lbs. were 3.00-7.00 higher. Heifer calves under 650 lbs. were 8.00 to sharply higher, over 650 lbs. were 6.00 higher. Offerings included several load lots. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.92/cwt on 923 head.

Average price

$143.92

923 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$13.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.90

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	621	145.58	904	811
Medium and Large 1-2	579	131.88	764	112

One grade step is worth $13.70/cwt here — about $140 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 sale923 hd

143.92

—

IA average9 barns · 4,189 hd

134.02

+9.90

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

43 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 1Fleshy	—	533	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	853	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	966	15
Steers	Large 1	—	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	134.34/cwt	130.50–137.50	918	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	156.89/cwt	147.50–162.00	758	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	389	184.73/cwt	181.00–187.50	719	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	178.62/cwt	175.00–182.00	847	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	917	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	165.70/cwt	160.00–176.00	890	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,080	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	442	162.30/cwt	161.00–163.00	717	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	358	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,231	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	155.77/cwt	147.00–160.00	981	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	713	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	544	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	849	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	175.11/cwt	172.50–180.00	756	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	141.08/cwt	139.85–141.85	999	298
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	161.10/cwt	161.10–161.10	863	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	154.64/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,061	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,185	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	499	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	886	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	688	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	141.75/cwt	133.75–144.35	882	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	132.89/cwt	122.00–137.00	761	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	156.81/cwt	150.00–166.00	916	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	125.69/cwt	124.00–127.25	881	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	564	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	136.97/cwt	130.00–145.00	726	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	739	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	147.61/cwt	142.50–151.50	1,122	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	143.28/cwt	139.00–154.00	827	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	541	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	726	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	138.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	951	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	122.19/cwt	119.00–125.00	758	13

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 May 12, 2021

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

Receipts 1,880Last week 1,778Year ago 1,900

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	160.00	160.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	389	181.00–187.50	184.73
14	—	611	150.00	150.00
27	—	544	156.00	156.00
5	—	563	157.50	157.50
20	—	499	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	474	175.00–182.00	178.62
56	—	537	160.00–176.00	165.70
8	—	701	154.00	154.00
59	—	967	127.25	127.25
4	—	883	129.00	129.00
72	—	630	147.00–160.00	155.77
54	—	432	172.50–180.00	175.11
83	—	686	144.00–159.00	154.64
60	—	836	141.75	141.75
166	—	584	150.00–166.00	156.81
5	—	368	186.50	186.50
53	—	760	142.50–151.50	147.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	496	169.00	169.00
6	—	542	140.00	140.00
5	—	717	145.00	145.00
54	—	687	135.00–140.00	138.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	822	117.50	117.50
52	—	683	130.50–137.50	134.34
61	—	483	147.50–162.00	156.89
9	—	396	180.00	180.00
298	—	708	139.85–141.85	141.08
72	—	536	161.10	161.10
133	—	622	133.75–144.35	141.75
6	—	330	171.00	171.00
13	—	441	167.50	167.50
119	—	577	139.00–154.00	143.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	442	161.00–163.00	162.30
5	—	358	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	688	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	573	122.00–137.00	132.89
12	—	701	124.00–127.25	125.69
17	—	530	130.00–145.00	136.97
3	—	486	145.00	145.00
13	—	620	119.00–125.00	122.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	541	134.25	134.25

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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