Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers sold 7.00 to 11.00 lower, while heifers sold mostly 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Supply was heavy today and demand was very good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.15/cwt on 281 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −158.10 against this barn's trailing median of $426.25.

Average price

$268.15

281 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$11.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.13

vs IA average

+0.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	272.05	1,515	187
Medium and Large 1-2	543	260.40	1,413	94

One grade step is worth $11.65/cwt here — about $102 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $450.36, low $394.54, median $426.25 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale281 hd

268.15

—

IA average5 barns · 742 hd

282.28

−14.13

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

+0.56

This barn, trailing median13 sales

426.25

−158.10

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

56 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 1-2	500–550	533	265.39/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,415	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	487	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,583	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	437	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,377	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	568	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	1,582	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	676	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,852	57
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	828	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,656	3
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	3
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	705	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,794	16
Steers	Large 1	600–650	625	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,775	3
Steers	Large 1	700–750	746	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,981	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	240.65/cwt	232.00–241.50	2,226	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	304.34/cwt	277.50–310.50	1,558	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	374.01/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,455	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	313.94/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,818	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	352.80/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,305	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	235.81/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,818	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	319.33/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,552	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	251.98/cwt	250.50–256.75	1,844	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	258.70/cwt	246.00–261.50	2,020	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	303.63/cwt	294.00–312.50	1,934	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	238.25/cwt	238.25–238.25	2,111	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	260.77/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,924	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	247.61/cwt	240.00–255.50	1,535	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	328.17/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,437	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	527	280.58/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,479	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	279.03/cwt	267.50–285.50	1,867	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	263.43/cwt	250.50–276.50	1,502	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	254.86/cwt	236.50–259.75	2,080	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	236.25/cwt	236.25–236.25	2,301	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	405	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,227	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	297.54/cwt	282.50–301.00	1,342	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	350.60/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,686	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	333.01/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,742	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,505	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	527	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,881	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	466	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,295	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	244.76/cwt	230.00–255.50	1,537	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	291.21/cwt	267.50–300.00	1,377	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	517	299.81/cwt	299.00–301.00	1,550	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	519	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,396	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	322	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,111	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	315.33/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,148	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	298.16/cwt	277.50–307.00	1,732	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	249.96/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,412	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	531	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	378	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,077	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	282.18/cwt	277.50–287.00	1,792	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	299.39/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	305.96/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,334	47

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 8, 2024

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

Receipts 2,052Last week 760Year ago 1,924

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers sold 7.00 to 11.00 lower, while heifers sold mostly 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Supply was heavy today and demand was very good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
7	350–400	364	302.50–325.00	315.33
47	400–450	436	285.00–312.50	305.96
16	450–500	451	282.50–301.00	297.54
61	500–550	533	245.00–275.00	265.39
29	550–600	565	240.00–260.00	249.96
34	600–650	628	230.00–255.50	244.76
6	650–700	675	237.00	237.00
3	850–900	850	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	370	350.00–355.00	352.80
34	400–450	438	322.50–340.00	328.17
56	450–500	486	315.00–325.00	319.33
32	500–550	512	277.50–310.50	304.34
128	550–600	570	250.50–276.50	263.43
40	600–650	620	240.00–255.50	247.61
231	700–750	732	250.50–256.75	251.98
40	750–800	771	230.00–239.00	235.81
5	900–950	904	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	437	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	568	278.50	278.50
57	650–700	676	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	665	240.00	240.00
16	700–750	705	254.50	254.50
3	800–850	828	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	303.00	303.00
11	500–550	519	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	378	285.00	285.00
17	450–500	466	278.00	278.00
4	500–550	531	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	487	325.00	325.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	625	284.00	284.00
15	700–750	746	265.50	265.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	350–400	389	362.50–380.00	374.01
11	400–450	424	355.00	355.00
62	450–500	481	340.00–360.00	350.60
62	500–550	523	320.00–339.00	333.01
43	550–600	579	310.00–319.00	313.94
110	600–650	637	294.00–312.50	303.63
61	650–700	669	267.50–285.50	279.03
19	700–750	738	255.00–265.00	260.77
64	750–800	781	246.00–261.50	258.70
98	800–850	816	236.50–259.75	254.86
17	850–900	886	238.25	238.25
67	900–950	925	232.00–241.50	240.65
62	950–1000	974	236.25	236.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
11	500–550	527	265.00–290.00	280.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	527	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	372	325.00	325.00
14	450–500	473	267.50–300.00	291.21
8	500–550	526	280.00–320.00	299.39
62	550–600	581	277.50–307.00	298.16
8	600–650	635	277.50–287.00	282.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	322	345.00	345.00
28	500–550	517	299.00–301.00	299.81

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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