Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers had a lighter test with a higher undertone. Heifers, made up mostly of six weight cattle, also had a lighter test with a lower undertone. Some of the cattle exhibited a moderate amount of mud due to the recent thawing. Supply was moderate that included several load lots of yearling cattle. Demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $206.79/cwt on 522 head.

Average price

$206.79

522 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

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

$14.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.84

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	714	207.31	1,481	503
Medium and Large 1-2	576	193.19	1,113	19thin

One grade step is worth $14.11/cwt here — about $368 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 sale522 hd

206.79

—

IA average8 barns · 5,137 hd

207.64

−0.84

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

30 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 1Unweaned	—	556	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	411	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	334	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	186.34/cwt	182.50–190.00	816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	215.47/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,437	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	192.79/cwt	180.00–203.00	1,191	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	228.68/cwt	217.25–233.50	1,400	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	194.31/cwt	181.00–206.75	1,498	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,147	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	192.10/cwt	175.00–194.85	1,610	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,501	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	233.33/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,206	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	216.74/cwt	206.00–223.00	1,231	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	187.37/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,070	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	196.40/cwt	180.00–204.00	1,021	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	184.74/cwt	170.00–188.50	1,277	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	193.04/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,212	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	396	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	209.24/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,488	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	192.08/cwt	180.00–198.00	916	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	171.44/cwt	168.00–172.50	1,205	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	807	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	158.54/cwt	152.00–165.00	881	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	994	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 Mar 22, 2023

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

Receipts 1,056Last week 1,074Year ago 2,428

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	556	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	636	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	411	224.00	224.00
5	—	334	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	878	163.00	163.00
6	—	438	182.50–190.00	186.34
29	—	571	180.00–199.00	187.37
59	—	520	180.00–204.00	196.40
117	—	691	170.00–188.50	184.74
169	—	628	190.00–196.00	193.04
9	—	477	180.00–198.00	192.08
17	—	703	168.00–172.50	171.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	396	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	669	155.00	155.00
9	—	461	175.00	175.00
10	—	556	152.00–165.00	158.54
3	—	631	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	667	210.00–224.00	215.47
78	—	612	217.25–233.50	228.68
111	—	771	181.00–206.75	194.31
6	—	441	260.00	260.00
139	—	838	175.00–194.85	192.10
3	—	465	233.00	233.00
9	—	860	174.50	174.50
43	—	517	230.00–240.00	233.33
27	—	568	206.00–223.00	216.74
47	—	711	200.00–212.00	209.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	618	180.00–203.00	192.79
4	—	490	200.00	200.00
4	—	546	187.50	187.50

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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