Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough on offer when compared to the special sale after Thanksgiving to establish a trend, however a weaker undertone is noted. Demand was moderate to good on light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.41/cwt on 317 head.

Average price

$185.41

317 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$37.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.19

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	185.77	1,143	314
Medium and Large 1-2	703	148.00	1,040	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.77/cwt here — about $103 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 sale317 hd

185.41

—

IA average13 barns · 11,319 hd

187.60

−2.19

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	441	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	952	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	339	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	770	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	186.54/cwt	172.50–207.00	589	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	987	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	173.52/cwt	173.25–174.50	1,260	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	177.70/cwt	165.50–178.50	1,404	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	179.96/cwt	175.00–200.00	840	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	258	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	457	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	184.86/cwt	181.50–188.00	1,133	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	202.60/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,082	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	178.76/cwt	170.00–180.75	1,208	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	173.38/cwt	169.50–181.50	1,080	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	185.59/cwt	170.00–192.50	1,078	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	167.55/cwt	167.00–168.00	943	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	158.74/cwt	155.00–165.00	984	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	471	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	171.74/cwt	155.00–185.00	726	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	164.62/cwt	150.00–176.00	948	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	931	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	157.48/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,060	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	179.18/cwt	178.50–180.00	953	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	861	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	662	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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Receipts 615Last week 2,859Year ago 0

Not enough on offer when compared to the special sale after Thanksgiving to establish a trend, however a weaker undertone is noted. Demand was moderate to good on light supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	441	166.00	166.00
10	—	661	144.00	144.00
4	—	489	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	138.00	138.00
3	—	760	159.00	159.00
4	—	403	160.00	160.00
3	—	348	142.50	142.50
28	—	620	155.00–165.00	158.74
18	—	576	150.00–176.00	164.62
12	—	673	156.00–158.00	157.48
13	—	532	178.50–180.00	179.18
15	—	481	179.00	179.00
3	—	378	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	258	177.00	177.00
49	—	563	167.00–168.00	167.55
6	—	471	167.50	167.50
21	—	423	155.00–185.00	171.74
10	—	538	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	339	227.00	227.00
11	—	429	230.00	230.00
58	—	613	181.50–188.00	184.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	316	172.50–207.00	186.54
14	—	726	173.25–174.50	173.52
65	—	790	165.50–178.50	177.70
15	—	467	175.00–200.00	179.96
3	—	407	218.00	218.00
28	—	534	194.00–210.00	202.60
29	—	676	170.00–180.75	178.76
55	—	623	169.50–181.50	173.38
10	—	581	170.00–192.50	185.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	703	148.00	148.00

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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