Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers both sold higher. Steers sold 3.00 to sharply higher. Heifers under 700 lbs. sold mostly steady to 32.00 higher and heifers 700 lbs. and heavier sold sharply higher, although not well compared . Demand was very good today, especially for lighter cattle to return to grass. Supply was heavy and included several load lots.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $402.36/cwt on 176 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −79.93 against this barn's trailing median of $482.28.

Average price

$402.36

176 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$66.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.02

vs IA average

+23.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	407.27	2,213	163
Medium and Large 1-2	559	340.77	1,905	13thin

One grade step is worth $66.50/cwt here — about $308 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

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 sale176 hd

402.36

—

IA average6 barns · 1,539 hd

391.34

+11.02

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

+23.57

This barn, trailing median12 sales

482.28

−79.93

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

51 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 1-2Unweaned	450–500	460	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	336.00/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,932	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	295.54/cwt	283.00–310.00	1,886	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	285.97/cwt	280.00–292.00	2,351	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,890	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	361.65/cwt	352.00–375.00	2,293	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	457.78/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,534	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	298.80/cwt	297.50–301.00	1,987	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	426.57/cwt	407.50–440.00	2,239	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	472	370.42/cwt	367.50–372.50	1,748	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	346.85/cwt	335.00–351.00	2,133	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	291.11/cwt	276.25–300.25	2,212	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	304.43/cwt	296.00–310.00	2,636	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	308.53/cwt	295.00–311.00	2,524	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	545	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,962	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	487	409.66/cwt	395.00–417.50	1,995	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,053	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,685	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	468.75/cwt	455.00–477.50	2,006	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	426.64/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,779	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	381.88/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,833	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	378.92/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,982	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,683	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,054	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	527	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,008	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	306.02/cwt	290.00–316.00	2,228	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	499	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,121	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	312.51/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,147	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,997	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	256.97/cwt	242.50–279.00	2,351	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	344.29/cwt	329.00–348.25	2,524	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	276.93/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,390	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	435.30/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,463	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,739	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	383	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,655	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	364.77/cwt	342.50–370.00	2,389	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	313.59/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,825	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	304.08/cwt	302.00–308.00	2,226	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	331.49/cwt	321.50–342.50	2,055	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,394	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	286.78/cwt	280.00–292.50	2,217	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	249.84/cwt	247.50–251.00	2,096	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	283.78/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,944	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	397.65/cwt	387.50–401.25	2,314	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	450.08/cwt	435.00–469.00	2,115	41

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	460	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	335	455.00–460.00	457.78
8	350–400	374	450.00	450.00
43	400–450	417	420.00–445.00	426.64
31	450–500	480	370.00–390.00	381.88
27	500–550	523	370.00–387.50	378.92
159	550–600	575	325.00–350.00	336.00
99	600–650	620	321.50–342.50	331.49
14	650–700	665	297.50–301.00	298.80
134	700–750	732	302.00–308.00	304.08
130	750–800	760	276.25–300.25	291.11
53	800–850	822	280.00–292.00	285.97
12	1050–1100	1,053	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	410.00	410.00
4	400–450	436	390.00	390.00
9	500–550	504	345.00	345.00
19	550–600	582	305.00–320.00	313.59
20	600–650	638	283.00–310.00	295.54
9	650–700	685	275.00–288.00	283.78
18	800–850	839	247.50–251.00	249.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	390	440.00	440.00
37	450–500	472	367.50–372.50	370.42
23	550–600	585	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	480.00	480.00
18	350–400	367	515.00	515.00
58	400–450	428	455.00–477.50	468.75
41	450–500	470	435.00–469.00	450.08
85	500–550	525	407.50–440.00	426.57
46	550–600	582	387.50–401.25	397.65
182	600–650	634	352.00–375.00	361.65
141	650–700	655	342.50–370.00	364.77
103	700–750	733	329.00–348.25	344.29
64	750–800	764	347.50	347.50
110	800–850	818	295.00–311.00	308.53
233	850–900	866	296.00–310.00	304.43
16	900–950	915	242.50–279.00	256.97
6	1000–1050	1,010	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	450–500	487	395.00–417.50	409.66
17	500–550	545	360.00	360.00
24	600–650	615	335.00–351.00	346.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	527	381.00	381.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	336	425.00–450.00	435.30
7	450–500	499	425.00	425.00
5	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
8	550–600	596	335.00	335.00
8	650–700	687	305.00–325.00	312.51
43	700–750	728	290.00–316.00	306.02
18	750–800	773	280.00–292.50	286.78
10	850–900	863	270.00–280.00	276.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	637	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	370.00	370.00

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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