Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers over 700 lbs. sold 8.00 to 15.00 higher while steers 650 to 700 lbs. sold 3.00 lower. Heifers sold with a higher undertone noted on a light test last week. Demand was very good today and included active internet bidding. Supply was heavy and included several load lots of reputation cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.57/cwt on 363 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −153.71 against this barn's trailing median of $482.28.

Average price

$328.57

363 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$25.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.68

vs IA average

+4.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	332.64	1,848	306
Medium and Large 1-2	544	306.74	1,669	57

One grade step is worth $25.89/cwt here — about $178 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.77, low $452.62, median $482.28 across 12 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 sale363 hd

328.57

—

IA average2 barns · 1,014 hd

322.89

+5.68

National average38 barns · 6,986 hd

323.78

+4.79

This barn, trailing median12 sales

482.28

−153.71

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

47 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 1Fancy	650–700	656	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,817	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	553	318.22/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,760	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	622	285.04/cwt	273.50–297.50	1,773	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	482	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	616	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,107	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	234.94/cwt	232.50–236.00	1,734	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	283.26/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,915	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	326.57/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,401	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	262.07/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,609	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	277.46/cwt	266.00–281.00	1,995	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	274.49/cwt	271.00–278.00	2,094	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	329.70/cwt	315.00–338.00	1,688	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	284.62/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,674	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,314	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	302.96/cwt	285.00–316.50	1,887	319
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	385.26/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,672	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	300.21/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,861	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	327.84/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,239	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	378.48/cwt	365.00–387.00	1,798	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	312.07/cwt	305.00–324.50	1,479	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	577	267.43/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,543	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	318.73/cwt	308.50–327.00	1,852	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	349.79/cwt	330.00–366.00	1,833	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	439	354.73/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,557	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	741	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	254.76/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,722	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	290.11/cwt	250.00–304.00	1,680	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	377.02/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,369	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	249.35/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,768	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	337.88/cwt	322.50–352.50	1,615	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	287.35/cwt	257.50–300.00	1,506	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	522	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,618	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,049	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	489	343.17/cwt	336.00–347.50	1,678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	233.88/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,581	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	235.07/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	272.36/cwt	268.00–277.00	1,798	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	286.12/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,385	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	440	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,153	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	240.36/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,509	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	266.98/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,703	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	276.36/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,567	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	318.84/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,655	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	344.98/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,404	12

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

Sat Nov 30, 2024

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

Receipts 2,881Last week 1,763Year ago 2,425

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	550–600	553	315.00–322.50	318.22
81	600–650	622	273.50–297.50	285.04
48	650–700	656	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	482	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	346.00	346.00
34	350–400	378	317.50–335.00	327.84
67	400–450	429	310.00–335.00	326.57
63	450–500	474	305.00–324.50	312.07
95	500–550	512	315.00–338.00	329.70
144	550–600	588	275.00–300.00	284.62
122	600–650	614	250.00–268.00	262.07
185	650–700	676	240.00–257.00	254.76
13	700–750	738	232.50–236.00	234.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	500–550	522	310.00	310.00
16	550–600	577	265.00–270.00	267.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	378	305.00	305.00
5	400–450	449	307.50	307.50
25	450–500	484	280.00–295.00	286.12
35	500–550	524	257.50–300.00	287.35
53	550–600	567	263.00–280.00	276.36
28	600–650	628	230.00–251.00	240.36
17	650–700	676	230.00–244.00	233.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	616	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	337	390.00	390.00
9	350–400	363	367.50–385.00	377.02
52	400–450	434	375.00–390.00	385.26
39	450–500	475	365.00–387.00	378.48
137	500–550	524	330.00–366.00	349.79
169	550–600	581	308.50–327.00	318.73
319	600–650	623	285.00–316.50	302.96
207	650–700	676	278.00–290.00	283.26
151	700–750	719	266.00–281.00	277.46
170	750–800	763	271.00–278.00	274.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	400–450	439	350.00–357.50	354.73
8	450–500	489	336.00–347.50	343.17
32	600–650	620	285.00–307.50	300.21
4	700–750	741	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	407	342.50–347.50	344.98
21	450–500	478	322.50–352.50	337.88
33	500–550	519	295.00–327.50	318.84
24	550–600	579	250.00–304.00	290.11
28	600–650	638	250.00–270.00	266.98
23	650–700	660	268.00–277.00	272.36
8	700–750	709	246.00–255.00	249.35
6	750–800	762	230.00–240.00	235.07
7	850–900	872	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	305.00	305.00

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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