Sale reports / Iowa / Bloomfield Livestock Auction / 2025-02-26

Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Feb 26
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162
Receipts
1,164 head
812 vs last sale 1,976 1,164 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers 650 to 700 lbs. sold sharply higher, while all others sold 3.00 to 16.00 higher. Heifers under 700 lbs. sold steady to 11.00 higher, while heavier heifers sold 10.00 to 14.00 lower. Demand was good today and included active internet bidding. Supply was moderate to heavy and was comprised largely of seven- and eight-weight yearling steers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $353.34/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits 128.95 against this barn's trailing median of $482.28.
Average price
$353.34
56 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,953
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$288
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$55.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.96
vs IA average
+5.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551365.272,01444
Medium and Large 1-2558309.571,72612thin
One grade step is worth $55.71/cwt here — about $288 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales
528498468439median 482.2801/1402/2504/0105/2007/08
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 sale56 hd
353.34
IA average5 barns · 588 hd
348.38
+4.96
National average180 barns · 14,929 hd
348.24
+5.10
This barn, trailing median12 sales
482.28
−128.95
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

31 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600588343.20/cwt335.00–348.002,01821
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450413418.62/cwt410.00–425.001,7297
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800771283.11/cwt280.00–286.502,183103
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600593276.99/cwt268.50–280.001,64323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700670303.86/cwt300.00–304.002,03683
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625291.73/cwt290.00–296.001,82349
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700673285.41/cwt283.00–293.501,921114
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475418.27/cwt410.00–422.501,98722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550539300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6176
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700673262.48/cwt260.00–265.001,76610
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750730291.96/cwt285.50–299.002,13122
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650619337.95/cwt317.50–347.002,09242
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750712250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7807
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600583291.40/cwt285.00–300.001,6997
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525326.87/cwt314.00–336.001,71624
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350344440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5145
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500498371.25/cwt367.50–375.001,8498
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900893225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0094
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500488308.84/cwt304.00–320.001,50721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550522335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7495
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800778256.73/cwt253.00–257.251,99780
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750704251.25/cwt251.25–251.251,76936
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850819281.90/cwt280.00–285.002,309201
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518385.43/cwt375.00–392.001,99723
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700653334.27/cwt322.00–339.002,18358
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500459346.86/cwt343.00–350.001,59216
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425378.89/cwt365.00–385.001,61013
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600582307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,7909
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750713230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6404
SteersLarge 11000–10501,022228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,33019
HeifersLarge 1950–1000953219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,08714

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.