Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steer calves under 650 lbs. although lightly tested, were mostly 8.00-10.00 higher, with the exception of the 650-700 lb. steers which were 3.00 lower, the rest of the steers over 650 lbs. sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher, while heifers over 600 lbs. were generally steady. Demand was good for the light offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.02/cwt on 705 head.

Average price

$153.02

705 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$258

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

$2.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.46

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	561	155.49	873	41
Medium and Large 1	740	152.87	1,131	664

One grade step is worth $2.62/cwt here — about −$258 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 sale705 hd

153.02

—

IA average9 barns · 7,091 hd

149.56

+3.46

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

35 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	—	1,103	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,370	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	928	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	960	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	157.49/cwt	152.00–166.50	805	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	157.74/cwt	157.00–159.00	675	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	182.03/cwt	173.00–186.00	963	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	163.86/cwt	159.00–164.75	1,019	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,194	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	463	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	857	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	151.09/cwt	143.50–158.60	1,014	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	146.82/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,039	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	140.29/cwt	128.00–141.50	1,003	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	192.17/cwt	184.00–198.00	801	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	121.45/cwt	116.00–126.00	993	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	166.79/cwt	156.50–172.25	944	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	141.00/cwt	135.50–148.00	885	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	553	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	132.53/cwt	129.50–134.00	1,019	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	138.85/cwt	138.85–138.85	1,223	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	149.46/cwt	145.00–152.85	1,160	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	936	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	144.00/cwt	130.00–149.50	783	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	146.46/cwt	142.00–150.00	832	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	133.76/cwt	131.50–135.25	885	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	823	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	491	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	687	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	157.82/cwt	157.00–158.25	849	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	158.46/cwt	156.00–160.00	754	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	138.31/cwt	136.00–139.00	812	11

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 26, 2021

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

Receipts 1,240Last week 1,880Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,103	124.25	124.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	529	173.00–186.00	182.03
39	—	622	159.00–164.75	163.86
65	—	818	146.00	146.00
72	—	671	143.50–158.60	151.09
25	—	708	144.00–151.00	146.82
4	—	387	200.00	200.00
18	—	417	184.00–198.00	192.17
34	—	566	156.50–172.25	166.79
62	—	881	138.85	138.85
228	—	776	145.00–152.85	149.46
12	—	480	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	463	185.00	185.00
5	—	553	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	693	135.00	135.00
8	—	487	169.00	169.00
17	—	538	157.00–158.25	157.82
4	—	413	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	119.00	119.00
6	—	727	132.00	132.00
2	—	400	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	511	152.00–166.50	157.49
29	—	428	157.00–159.00	157.74
79	—	715	128.00–141.50	140.29
35	—	818	116.00–126.00	121.45
57	—	628	135.50–148.00	141.00
59	—	769	129.50–134.00	132.53
35	—	568	142.00–150.00	146.46
55	—	662	131.50–135.25	133.76
30	—	476	156.00–160.00	158.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	118.00	118.00
15	—	544	130.00–149.50	144.00
4	—	655	123.50	123.50
11	—	587	136.00–139.00	138.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	491	140.00	140.00

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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