Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, both steers and heifers were sharply lower. Demand was very good today. Supply was moderate to heavy and included active internet bidding.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $401.14/cwt on 180 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −81.14 against this barn's trailing median of $482.28.

Average price

$401.14

180 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$20.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.43

vs IA average

−17.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	402.73	2,293	166
Medium and Large 1-2	540	382.25	2,064	14thin

One grade step is worth $20.48/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale180 hd

401.14

—

IA average9 barns · 1,625 hd

417.58

−16.43

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−17.96

This barn, trailing median12 sales

482.28

−81.14

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

50 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	732	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,397	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	881	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,652	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	598	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,266	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,857	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	359.24/cwt	342.00–365.00	2,393	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	399.06/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,923	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,643	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,141	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	368.57/cwt	360.00–378.00	2,075	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	438.44/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,828	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	636	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,131	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	474.21/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,314	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	373.13/cwt	356.00–385.00	2,321	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	495.99/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,845	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	399	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	554	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,266	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	793	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,062	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	353.93/cwt	340.00–359.50	2,612	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	347.29/cwt	339.00–353.00	2,309	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	370.47/cwt	364.00–382.50	2,275	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	566.62/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,159	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	537	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	692	348.77/cwt	348.00–355.50	2,413	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	629	365.24/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,297	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	430.10/cwt	405.00–443.00	2,292	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	376.26/cwt	350.00–386.00	1,960	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	478	480.32/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,296	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	633	365.36/cwt	332.50–377.50	2,313	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	705	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,348	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	349.55/cwt	335.00–353.00	2,013	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	401.47/cwt	377.50–415.00	2,312	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	467	380.51/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,777	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	533	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	281	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	329.76/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,787	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	590	379.50/cwt	379.50–379.50	2,239	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	424	515.10/cwt	500.00–531.00	2,184	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	386.15/cwt	382.50–395.00	2,070	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,049	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	541	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,833	11

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

Receipts 1,282Last week 1,578Year ago 1,310

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, both steers and heifers were sharply lower. Demand was very good today. Supply was moderate to heavy and included active internet bidding.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	598	379.00	379.00
25	700–750	732	327.50	327.50
25	850–900	881	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	381	565.00–570.00	566.62
4	400–450	403	540.00	540.00
31	450–500	488	445.00–490.00	474.21
31	500–550	533	405.00–443.00	430.10
106	550–600	576	377.50–415.00	401.47
84	600–650	622	356.00–385.00	373.13
25	650–700	666	342.00–365.00	359.24
48	700–750	738	340.00–359.50	353.93
19	750–800	766	345.00	345.00
9	900–950	904	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	424	500.00–531.00	515.10
49	450–500	478	450.00–485.00	480.32
4	500–550	533	370.00	370.00
20	550–600	590	379.50	379.50
63	600–650	629	355.00–370.00	365.24
67	650–700	692	348.00–355.50	348.77
9	700–750	705	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	281	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	536	382.50–395.00	386.15
4	550–600	550	372.50	372.50
7	650–700	688	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	296	590.00	590.00
4	300–350	300	550.00	550.00
10	350–400	372	490.00–510.00	495.99
32	400–450	417	415.00–450.00	438.44
22	450–500	482	395.00–405.00	399.06
117	500–550	521	350.00–386.00	376.26
62	550–600	563	360.00–378.00	368.57
31	600–650	614	364.00–382.50	370.47
23	650–700	665	339.00–353.00	347.29
3	750–800	786	304.00	304.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	399	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	440	415.00	415.00
9	450–500	467	375.00–385.00	380.51
3	500–550	541	355.00	355.00
25	550–600	576	335.00–353.00	349.55
73	600–650	633	332.50–377.50	365.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	480	430.00	430.00
21	550–600	554	409.00	409.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	750–800	793	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
17	500–550	542	320.00–335.00	329.76
6	550–600	565	337.50	337.50
11	600–650	611	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	669	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	537	380.00	380.00
5	600–650	636	335.00	335.00

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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