Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (1/11) steer calves 450-750 lbs. 10.00-15.00 higher, over 750 lbs. weak, heifer calves 400-700 lbs. 8.00-10.00 higher, over 700 lbs. firm. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $194.88/cwt on 1,138 head.

Average price

$194.88

1,138 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$10.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.10

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	681	195.14	1,329	1,110
Medium and Large 1-2	576	184.65	1,064	28

One grade step is worth $10.49/cwt here — about $265 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 sale1,138 hd

194.88

—

IA average10 barns · 8,248 hd

186.79

+8.10

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

45 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	—	810	181.13/cwt	181.00–181.25	1,467	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	461	166.08/cwt	161.00–170.00	766	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	718	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,113	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	698	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,138	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,188	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	189.02/cwt	185.00–198.00	822	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	171.80/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,278	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	195.49/cwt	193.00–201.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	546	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	942	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,030	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	176.11/cwt	172.25–178.00	1,544	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	210.01/cwt	197.00–212.50	1,325	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	883	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,325	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,054	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	833	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,250	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	175.71/cwt	160.00–179.75	1,362	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	190.04/cwt	179.00–194.75	1,385	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	182.48/cwt	175.00–190.00	945	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	215.07/cwt	200.00–224.50	1,112	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	807	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	735	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,389	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	202.30/cwt	197.50–207.25	1,361	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,578	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	217.06/cwt	200.00–223.00	905	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	175.17/cwt	172.85–180.00	1,175	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	185.96/cwt	182.00–191.00	885	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	398	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	215.74/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,008	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	208.96/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,202	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	191.27/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,117	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	957	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,322	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	155.10/cwt	137.00–170.00	800	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	730	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,051	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	882	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	204.29/cwt	196.00–210.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	184.82/cwt	170.00–188.50	1,070	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	488	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	183.64/cwt	174.00–190.00	977	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	178.56/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,098	33

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 Jan 25, 2023

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

Receipts 2,011Last week 1,856Year ago 2,016

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	810	181.00–181.25	181.13
108	—	877	172.25–178.00	176.11
141	—	631	197.00–212.50	210.01
3	—	398	210.00	210.00
59	—	775	160.00–179.75	175.71
224	—	729	179.00–194.75	190.04
60	—	517	200.00–224.50	215.07
14	—	673	197.50–207.25	202.30
15	—	939	168.00	168.00
38	—	417	200.00–223.00	217.06
29	—	467	214.00–217.00	215.74
234	—	575	200.00–214.00	208.96
2	—	325	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	193.00–201.00	195.49
5	—	546	172.50	172.50
15	—	606	170.00	170.00
8	—	883	150.00	150.00
5	—	659	160.00	160.00
8	—	833	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	175.00–190.00	182.48
16	—	584	180.00–197.50	191.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	807	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	882	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	461	161.00–170.00	166.08
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	718	155.00	155.00
9	—	698	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	757	157.00	157.00
32	—	435	185.00–198.00	189.02
106	—	744	160.00–176.00	171.80
159	—	671	172.85–180.00	175.17
43	—	476	182.00–191.00	185.96
5	—	979	135.00	135.00
3	—	890	151.00	151.00
5	—	355	196.00–210.00	204.29
150	—	579	170.00–188.50	184.82
52	—	532	174.00–190.00	183.64
33	—	615	170.00–185.00	178.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	735	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	537	153.00	153.00
5	—	608	148.50	148.50
3	—	398	170.00	170.00
8	—	730	144.00	144.00
3	—	488	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	598	160.00	160.00
30	—	516	137.00–170.00	155.10

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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