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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 21, 2021

920 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.93/cwt +17.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 696 lb · 216 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $155.88/cwt +9.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,263/hd at 810 lb · 180 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.77/cwt +8.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,055/hd at 709 lb · 97 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 920 1,240 0
Feeder cattle 920 1,240 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend, no recent report. Trade active with good demand . A number of offerings sold in load lots today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 3 175.00 $175.00 $842 -5.00
510 510 11 187.50 $187.50 $956 +5.47
552 552 15 178.00 $178.00 $983 +11.21
624–629 626 19 159.00–165.00 $162.46 $1,017 -1.40
652–699 668 66 161.00–169.00 $166.08 $1,109 +14.99
719–728 720 59 156.00–158.50 $158.11 $1,138 +11.29
789 789 19 153.35 $153.35 $1,210 +3.89
806–814 810 180 155.30–157.00 $155.88 $1,263 +9.88
879 879 11 145.00 $145.00 $1,275 +6.15
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
844 844 40 135.35 $135.35 $1,142 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519–523 521 9 167.50 $167.50 $873 +9.68
556 556 5 160.00 $160.00 $890 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 16 165.00 $165.00 $802 +6.54
500 500 6 149.00 $149.00 $745 -8.49
580–585 584 8 145.00–147.50 $146.88 $858 +0.42
600–647 617 54 149.50–149.75 $149.60 $923 +8.60
693–699 696 216 150.00–152.25 $150.93 $1,050 +17.17
703–735 709 97 142.00–150.50 $148.77 $1,055 +8.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 8 139.00 $139.00 $730 -5.00
731 731 5 132.50 $132.50 $969 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 6 119.50 $119.50 $872 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 591 4 130.00 $130.00 $768 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 3 135.00 $135.00 $724 —
552 552 1 139.00 $139.00 $767 —
615–645 635 3 125.00–130.00 $128.39 $815 —
765 765 10 123.00 $123.00 $941 +4.00
837 837 2 117.00 $117.00 $979 —

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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.