Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers mostly sold 4.00 to 15.00 lower, although the 8- and 9 weight steers were not well compared. Heifers sold sharply lower today. Demand was good today and included internet bidding. Supply was moderate to heavy and comprised mainly of several yearling load lots and one consignor who brought more than 300 head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $397.59/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −84.69 against this barn's trailing median of $482.28.

Average price

$397.59

39 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−15.74

vs IA average

−12.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	397.59	2,254	39

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale39 hd

397.59

—

IA average8 barns · 1,585 hd

413.33

−15.74

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−12.49

This barn, trailing median12 sales

482.28

−84.69

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

30 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	1100–1150	1,147	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,724	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	754	396.87/cwt	395.00–397.50	2,992	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,990	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,351	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	389.04/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,295	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	349.51/cwt	330.00–352.50	2,562	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	340.47/cwt	335.00–344.00	2,959	221
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	351.05/cwt	340.00–356.50	2,903	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	351.85/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,805	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	347.02/cwt	335.00–349.00	1,950	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	341.25/cwt	341.25–341.25	2,553	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	357.91/cwt	350.50–360.50	2,409	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	496	441.75/cwt	440.00–444.00	2,191	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,170	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	414.69/cwt	405.00–419.00	2,161	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	506	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,176	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	622	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,314	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	332.85/cwt	330.00–336.00	3,012	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,159	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	892	310.96/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,774	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,176	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,981	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,877	4

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)

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	418	412.50	412.50
4	450–500	457	360.00	360.00
13	500–550	513	345.00–360.00	351.85
21	550–600	562	335.00–349.00	347.02
213	650–700	673	350.50–360.50	357.91
63	700–750	748	341.25	341.25
8	800–850	828	328.00	328.00
4	1100–1150	1,147	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	750–800	754	395.00–397.50	396.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	447	370.00	370.00
4	550–600	596	315.00	315.00
9	600–650	621	319.00	319.00
3	650–700	651	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	622	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	506	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	496	440.00–444.00	441.75
13	500–550	521	405.00–419.00	414.69
26	550–600	590	385.00–395.00	389.04
7	600–650	629	345.00	345.00
14	650–700	666	353.00	353.00
56	700–750	733	330.00–352.50	349.51
5	750–800	762	337.00	337.00
140	800–850	827	340.00–356.50	351.05
221	850–900	869	335.00–344.00	340.47
124	900–950	905	330.00–336.00	332.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
60	600–650	622	372.00	372.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	465.00	465.00
7	700–750	708	305.00	305.00
5	750–800	777	280.00	280.00
13	850–900	892	310.00–312.50	310.96

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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