Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent report for a comparison. Trade active on good demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.81/cwt on 854 head.

Average price

$173.81

854 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.21

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	635	174.73	1,109	789
Medium and Large 1-2	533	166.01	884	41
Large 1	681	156.97	1,069	24

One grade step is worth $17.76/cwt here — about $40 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 sale854 hd

173.81

—

IA average7 barns · 4,861 hd

174.02

−0.21

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

49 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 1Fancy	—	445	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	832	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	592	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	835	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	518	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	464	157.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	729	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	884	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	192.76/cwt	180.00–202.50	1,027	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	310	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	163.35/cwt	159.75–174.00	1,090	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	203.20/cwt	200.00–208.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	414	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	183.93/cwt	180.00–185.00	874	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,177	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	150.48/cwt	146.00–155.25	1,011	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	518	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,150	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	206.32/cwt	195.00–212.00	852	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	169.55/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,055	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	198.46/cwt	190.00–210.00	967	41
Steers	Large 1	—	538	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	172.47/cwt	169.00–175.00	993	19
Steers	Large 1	—	662	161.25/cwt	161.25–161.25	1,067	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	186.06/cwt	181.00–189.75	1,062	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	171.84/cwt	170.00–175.00	813	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	729	166.60/cwt	166.60–166.60	1,215	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	492	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	165.66/cwt	165.50–165.75	1,246	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,276	14
Steers	Large 1	—	763	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,145	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,005	5
Steers	Large 1	—	603	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	407	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	154.03/cwt	152.00–157.00	775	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	765	164.10/cwt	164.10–164.10	1,255	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	182.29/cwt	179.50–185.00	660	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	758	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,141	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	204.35/cwt	197.50–207.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	171.95/cwt	158.00–179.00	906	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	165.40/cwt	163.75–168.00	1,085	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	159.95/cwt	146.00–163.75	1,009	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	288	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	182.71/cwt	180.50–186.00	882	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	165.49/cwt	153.25–170.75	943	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	178.56/cwt	170.00–182.50	779	18

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 11, 2022

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

Receipts 1,592Last week 2,038Year ago 1,880

No recent report for a comparison. Trade active on good demand for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	445	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	592	141.00	141.00
3	—	518	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	160.00	160.00
13	—	554	159.50	159.50
2	—	472	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	464	150.00–160.00	157.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	835	141.00	141.00
5	—	773	130.00	130.00
25	—	362	179.50–185.00	182.29
7	—	278	197.50–207.00	204.35
65	—	527	158.00–179.00	171.95
112	—	656	163.75–168.00	165.40
96	—	631	146.00–163.75	159.95
126	—	483	180.50–186.00	182.71
49	—	570	153.25–170.75	165.49
18	—	436	170.00–182.50	178.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	407	165.00	165.00
6	—	335	170.00	170.00
46	—	503	152.00–157.00	154.03
3	—	288	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	199.00	199.00
4	—	310	224.00	224.00
19	—	576	169.00–175.00	172.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	533	180.00–202.50	192.76
117	—	667	159.75–174.00	163.35
5	—	315	200.00–208.00	203.20
12	—	742	155.00	155.00
30	—	413	195.00–212.00	206.32
113	—	622	165.00–176.00	169.55
41	—	487	190.00–210.00	198.46
37	—	571	181.00–189.75	186.06
4	—	366	197.50	197.50
103	—	752	165.50–165.75	165.66
14	—	886	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	414	187.00	187.00
5	—	518	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	475	180.00–185.00	183.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	672	146.00–155.25	150.48
11	—	473	170.00–175.00	171.84
5	—	430	187.50	187.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	165.00	165.00
8	—	662	161.25	161.25
10	—	763	150.00	150.00
3	—	603	160.75	160.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	729	166.60	166.60
66	—	765	164.10	164.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	492	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	758	150.50	150.50

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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