Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers under 700 lbs. were sharply higher, while the heavier steers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers under 700 lbs. sold 4.00-8.00 higher; over 700 lbs. mostly 2.00 lower. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Several load lots and large groups were in the offerings. Trading was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.07/cwt on 1,349 head.

Average price

$171.07

1,349 head · 746 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$230

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

$6.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.77

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	599	176.81	1,059	85
Medium and Large 1	755	170.68	1,289	1,264

One grade step is worth $6.13/cwt here — about −$230 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 sale1,349 hd

171.07

—

IA average10 barns · 11,536 hd

173.83

−2.77

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

31 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 1-2	—	563	179.33/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,010	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	845	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,113	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,486	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,133	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	159.13/cwt	154.00–164.85	1,306	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	158.01/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,379	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	169.69/cwt	164.25–175.25	1,242	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	209.42/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,079	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	197.22/cwt	192.50–200.50	1,140	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	191.43/cwt	184.50–194.00	1,277	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	947	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	173.76/cwt	165.00–180.25	999	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	166.22/cwt	163.25–166.85	1,268	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	173.70/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,176	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	184.08/cwt	179.00–190.50	896	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	193.12/cwt	183.50–198.00	1,215	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	152.80/cwt	150.00–154.75	869	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	170.76/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,088	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	149.45/cwt	146.00–157.50	1,058	232
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	170.96/cwt	167.25–175.00	916	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	161.37/cwt	154.50–164.75	1,012	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	158.33/cwt	157.00–160.00	849	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,114	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	817	161.25/cwt	161.25–161.25	1,317	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	189.11/cwt	187.00–196.00	821	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	159.14/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,081	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,085	3

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 23, 2022

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

Receipts 2,428Last week 2,267Year ago 2,439

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	563	179.00–180.00	179.33
17	—	523	181.00	181.00
31	—	677	170.00–176.00	173.70
11	—	487	179.00–190.50	184.08
14	—	637	166.00–172.00	170.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
213	—	821	154.00–164.85	159.13
264	—	873	155.00–164.00	158.01
274	—	732	164.25–175.25	169.69
34	—	515	209.00–210.00	209.42
46	—	578	192.50–200.50	197.22
58	—	667	184.50–194.00	191.43
226	—	763	163.25–166.85	166.22
149	—	629	183.50–198.00	193.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	152.00	152.00
2	—	865	125.00	125.00
4	—	583	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,113	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	178.00	178.00
9	—	801	141.50	141.50
116	—	575	165.00–180.25	173.76
232	—	708	146.00–157.50	149.45
29	—	536	167.25–175.00	170.96
78	—	627	154.50–164.75	161.37
24	—	759	146.75	146.75
22	—	434	187.00–196.00	189.11
153	—	679	155.00–162.00	159.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	569	150.00–154.75	152.80
7	—	665	145.00	145.00
11	—	536	157.00–160.00	158.33
3	—	795	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	817	161.25	161.25

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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