Name: Bloomfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers under 700 lbs. sold mostly 3.00 to 12.00 higher, 700 to 800 lbs. sold 31.00 to 42.00 higher, over 800 lbs. sold 13.00 to 18.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs. sold 2.00 to 17.00 higher, 500 to 600 lbs. sold 24.00 to 25.00 higher, over 600 lbs. sold steady to 15.00 higher. Demand was good today and included internet bidding. Supply was heavy and offered several load lots.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $501.35/cwt on 201 head, up $11.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 12 comparable sales and sits +19.06 against this barn's trailing median of $482.28.

Average price

$501.35

▲ 11.45 vs prior sale

201 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$72.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.14

vs IA average

+13.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	511.74	2,774	172
Medium and Large 1-2	578	439.72	2,542	29

One grade step is worth $72.02/cwt here — about $233 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 sale201 hd

501.35

—

IA average2 barns · 262 hd

497.21

+4.14

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

+13.80

This barn, trailing median12 sales

482.28

+19.06

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 1-2	600–650	629	368.04/cwt	347.50–380.00	2,315	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	385.76/cwt	367.50–408.00	2,550	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	373.05/cwt	372.50–374.00	2,645	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	353.17/cwt	325.00–357.25	2,726	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,451	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	373	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,275	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	786	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,358	5
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,156	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,890	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	519	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,361	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	399.88/cwt	385.25–411.50	3,063	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	387.44/cwt	376.00–415.00	2,658	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	352.54/cwt	350.00–354.00	2,841	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	439.72/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,542	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	530.56/cwt	507.00–552.50	2,759	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	501.87/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,399	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	445.88/cwt	430.00–460.00	3,001	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	637	438.48/cwt	417.50–441.00	2,793	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	376.29/cwt	370.00–377.25	3,244	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	586.31/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,504	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	460.65/cwt	450.00–474.00	2,870	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	543.89/cwt	522.50–570.00	2,632	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	523	471.14/cwt	465.00–476.50	2,464	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	610.99/cwt	585.00–635.00	2,291	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	673	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,154	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	462	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,158	13
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	956	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,107	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	502.10/cwt	497.50–507.50	2,872	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	954	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,957	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	377	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,885	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	510.11/cwt	490.00–540.00	2,224	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	459.84/cwt	415.00–470.00	2,226	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	468.22/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,967	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	414.46/cwt	404.00–421.00	2,976	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,955	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	566.79/cwt	525.00–590.00	2,125	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,791	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	326.25/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,610	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	380.12/cwt	368.25–388.00	3,170	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	3,350	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	439.21/cwt	427.50–450.00	2,591	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	501.23/cwt	473.00–515.00	2,426	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	412.74/cwt	400.00–427.00	2,509	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	349.34/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,473	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	406.35/cwt	360.00–427.50	2,251	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	424.70/cwt	410.00–441.00	2,225	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	473.34/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,442	66

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.

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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$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	420	450.00–480.00	468.22
36	450–500	484	415.00–470.00	459.84
28	500–550	524	410.00–441.00	424.70
16	550–600	554	360.00–427.50	406.35
20	600–650	629	347.50–380.00	368.04
13	700–750	708	340.00–357.50	349.34
5	750–800	778	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	375	525.00–590.00	566.79
31	400–450	436	490.00–540.00	510.11
64	450–500	484	473.00–515.00	501.23
66	500–550	516	450.00–485.00	473.34
154	550–600	590	427.50–450.00	439.21
95	600–650	608	400.00–427.00	412.74
75	650–700	661	367.50–408.00	385.76
66	700–750	709	372.50–374.00	373.05
57	750–800	772	325.00–357.25	353.17
12	800–850	800	325.00–330.00	326.25
24	850–900	851	328.00	328.00
4	900–950	945	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	610.00	610.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	786	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1150–1200	1,156	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	462	467.00	467.00
24	500–550	519	455.00	455.00
7	650–700	673	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	402	520.00	520.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	680.00	680.00
42	350–400	375	585.00–635.00	610.99
12	400–450	427	580.00–590.00	586.31
66	450–500	484	522.50–570.00	543.89
80	500–550	520	507.00–552.50	530.56
72	550–600	572	497.50–507.50	502.10
204	600–650	623	450.00–474.00	460.65
84	650–700	673	430.00–460.00	445.88
60	700–750	718	404.00–421.00	414.46
72	750–800	766	385.25–411.50	399.88
154	800–850	834	368.25–388.00	380.12
138	850–900	862	370.00–377.25	376.29
54	900–950	928	361.00	361.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	478	485.00–515.00	501.87
29	550–600	578	425.00–460.00	439.72
8	600–650	638	437.50	437.50
20	650–700	686	376.00–415.00	387.44
7	700–750	740	370.00	370.00
22	800–850	806	350.00–354.00	352.54
8	850–900	864	342.00	342.00
7	950–1000	954	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	523	465.00–476.50	471.14
27	600–650	637	417.50–441.00	438.48
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	950–1000	956	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	377	500.00	500.00

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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