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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 18, 2020

1,891 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.16/cwt ≈ $974/hd at 715 lb · 300 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $148.84/cwt ≈ $1,143/hd at 768 lb · 189 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $148.58/cwt ≈ $1,086/hd at 731 lb · 148 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,891 1,491 800
Feeder cattle 1,891 — 800

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recent market coverage for comparison. In active trading, demand was good for the moderate offerings. Supply included several lot loads.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
367 367 7 185.00–193.50 $188.64 $692
377 unweaned 377 12 192.50 $192.50 $726
454 454 14 167.50 $167.50 $760
476–492 unweaned 478 43 159.00–160.25 $160.10 $765
539 539 6 160.00 $160.00 $862
565–568 566 37 147.50–154.50 $152.60 $864
550–584 unweaned 582 51 151.00–156.50 $156.19 $909
615–631 629 62 138.00–150.75 $146.49 $921
642 unweaned 642 43 144.00 $144.00 $924
655–661 unweaned 658 33 135.00–141.00 $137.71 $906
653–689 674 14 133.50–139.50 $135.99 $917
716–747 731 148 137.00–150.10 $148.58 $1,086
761–763 fancy 762 127 153.25–153.85 $153.55 $1,170
750–795 781 62 135.00–140.50 $139.18 $1,087
810 810 21 143.25 $143.25 $1,160
853 853 58 145.35 $145.35 $1,240
924–926 925 12 108.50–110.00 $109.50 $1,013
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
728 728 4 134.00 $134.00 $976
774–797 781 24 132.50–133.75 $133.38 $1,042
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
351 unweaned 351 9 170.00 $170.00 $597
800 800 4 132.50 $132.50 $1,060

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
366 unweaned 366 7 152.00 $152.00 $556
397 397 4 150.00 $150.00 $596
408 unweaned 408 9 166.50 $166.50 $679
479–485 480 33 147.00–150.00 $147.64 $709
524 524 4 136.50 $136.50 $715
514–548 unweaned 534 124 133.00–141.00 $136.43 $729
607–638 616 95 129.00–141.10 $139.52 $859
627–646 unweaned 633 29 127.00–127.75 $127.51 $807
658 unweaned 658 6 122.50 $122.50 $806
650–696 693 74 129.00–136.50 $136.08 $943
705–744 715 300 125.50–139.00 $136.16 $974
756–797 788 79 123.00–135.00 $127.08 $1,001
793 fancy 793 63 141.25 $141.25 $1,120
1021 1021 5 95.50 $95.50 $975
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
617 617 14 127.00 $127.00 $784
692 692 16 121.00 $121.00 $837
719–735 724 21 120.00 $120.00 $869
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
408 unweaned 408 21 140.00 $140.00 $571
684 unweaned 684 9 123.00 $123.00 $841

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.