Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, todays sale was made up of mostly seven and eight weight steers that sold higher compared to a lighter test. Heifers were mostly six weight cattle that sold 7.00 higher. Supply was moderate to heavy today and 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 $232.45/cwt on 920 head.

Average price

$232.45

920 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$225

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

$79.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.10

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	685	234.67	1,607	831
Medium and Large 1-2	562	223.30	1,256	74
Large 1-2	1,182	155.00	1,832	15thin

One grade step is worth $79.67/cwt here — about −$225 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 sale920 hd

232.45

—

IA average7 barns · 6,286 hd

226.35

+6.10

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

43 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 1	—	811	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	184.29/cwt	174.00–189.00	1,404	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	226.72/cwt	216.00–234.00	1,399	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	193.02/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,038	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	191.23/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,186	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	225.83/cwt	212.00–238.50	1,269	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	509	232.77/cwt	229.00–244.00	1,185	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	208.80/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,520	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,626	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	266.11/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,104	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	269.93/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,420	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,248	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	406	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,007	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	277.23/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,026	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	273.53/cwt	252.50–285.00	1,288	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	209.90/cwt	207.10–213.00	1,727	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,450	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,130	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	263.99/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,499	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	228.52/cwt	209.00–250.00	1,207	22
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,182	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,832	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	213.98/cwt	202.00–217.25	1,658	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	233.28/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,206	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	251.72/cwt	250.00–252.50	959	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,289	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	653	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,639	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	254.31/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,589	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	207.50/cwt	197.25–208.50	1,803	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	502	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,135	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	222.30/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,501	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	214.57/cwt	200.00–216.25	1,553	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	241.59/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,029	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	239.34/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,120	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	404	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,107	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	980	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	262.09/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,014	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	197.14/cwt	182.00–204.00	1,092	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	219.44/cwt	198.50–226.25	1,470	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,283	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 May 10, 2023

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

Receipts 1,924Last week 1,400Year ago 1,592

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	811	155.00	155.00
32	—	762	174.00–189.00	184.29
180	—	617	216.00–234.00	226.72
75	—	562	212.00–238.50	225.83
76	—	517	220.00–241.00	233.28
87	—	724	200.00–216.25	214.57
45	—	426	230.00–250.00	241.59
93	—	468	229.00–250.00	239.34
10	—	338	290.00	290.00
33	—	387	242.50–270.00	262.09
108	—	670	198.50–226.25	219.44
3	—	855	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	538	175.00–200.00	193.02
13	—	620	190.00–194.00	191.23
3	—	655	150.00	150.00
20	—	554	182.00–204.00	197.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	502	226.00	226.00
9	—	404	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	336	293.00	293.00
13	—	728	206.00–210.00	208.80
21	—	415	250.00–282.50	266.11
71	—	526	262.50–280.00	269.93
15	—	370	271.00–285.00	277.23
55	—	471	252.50–285.00	273.53
129	—	823	207.10–213.00	209.90
47	—	568	252.50–275.00	263.99
149	—	775	202.00–217.25	213.98
99	—	625	237.50–260.00	254.31
133	—	869	197.25–208.50	207.50
27	—	675	215.00–226.00	222.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	204.00	204.00
9	—	858	189.50	189.50
8	—	561	222.50	222.50
3	—	831	188.50	188.50
6	—	788	184.00	184.00
7	—	452	250.00	250.00
22	—	528	209.00–250.00	228.52
15	—	381	250.00–252.50	251.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	509	229.00–244.00	232.77
10	—	406	248.00	248.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,182	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	302.50	302.50
26	—	653	251.00	251.00

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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