Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 27, 2021

2,737 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $168.79/cwt ≈ $1,056/hd at 625 lb · 263 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.56/cwt -3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 676 lb · 250 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $195.31/cwt ≈ $1,027/hd at 526 lb · 232 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,737	1,525	2,678
Feeder cattle	2,737	1,525	2,678

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers 650-800 lbs. were mostly 4.00 lower. The lighter steers ended strong. The rest of the steers did not have the volumes in the respective weight groups both weeks to compare. The light heifers also ended strong and the 650 to 700 lb. heifers were 6.00 lower. The rest of the heifers lacked the numbers both weeks to compare. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Offerings included some lot loads. Trading was active.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311	311	4	220.00	$220.00	$684	—
359	359	7	194.00	$194.00	$696	—
406–445	423	57	195.00–213.00	$206.82	$875	—
420–437 unweaned	429	12	195.00–212.00	$203.33	$872	—
454–490	462	55	196.00–209.00	$201.60	$931	—
450–480 unweaned	466	50	195.00–205.00	$198.63	$926	—
510–517 unweaned	514	59	187.50–202.50	$198.75	$1,022	—
516–540	530	173	185.50–200.50	$194.14	$1,029	—
559–592	574	166	170.00–185.00	$182.10	$1,045	+20.10
607–637	621	156	165.00–176.00	$169.92	$1,055	—
614–642 unweaned	632	107	165.00–170.00	$167.15	$1,056	—
655–691	676	250	160.00–170.00	$164.56	$1,112	-3.94
703 unweaned	703	14	154.50	$154.50	$1,086	—
702–715	709	38	156.50–161.00	$157.95	$1,120	-8.07
753–756	755	19	152.50–156.00	$154.71	$1,168	-10.62
767 unweaned	767	46	150.00	$150.00	$1,150	—
861–880	872	7	144.00–145.00	$144.42	$1,259	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	3	192.00	$192.00	$620	—
368	368	6	170.00	$170.00	$626	—
444	444	6	165.00	$165.00	$733	—
455–498 unweaned	484	12	160.00–179.00	$173.04	$838	—
487	487	7	173.00	$173.00	$843	—
501–525	516	37	161.00–178.00	$173.95	$898	+18.95
542 unweaned	542	7	170.00	$170.00	$921	—
551–592	572	17	155.00–169.00	$164.00	$938	—
578–585 unweaned	582	17	160.50–166.00	$163.75	$953	—
603	603	3	155.00	$155.00	$935	—
636 unweaned	636	3	151.00	$151.00	$960	—
671	671	19	149.00	$149.00	$1,000	-9.00
690 unweaned	690	12	147.00	$147.00	$1,014	—
876	876	4	142.00	$142.00	$1,244	—
916	916	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,237	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570 unweaned	570	5	148.00	$148.00	$844	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	5	185.00	$185.00	$644	—
382–386 unweaned	384	12	165.00–172.50	$169.36	$650	—
371–391	385	24	177.50–192.50	$187.19	$721	—
400–449	426	49	170.00–187.00	$180.68	$770	—
454–481	472	96	175.00–190.00	$183.77	$867	—
463–475 unweaned	474	32	170.50–172.50	$170.68	$809	—
500–523 unweaned	510	68	151.00–160.00	$156.87	$800	—
503–546	522	95	162.00–178.00	$172.93	$903	+23.93
571 fancy	571	14	177.50	$177.50	$1,014	—
553–594	574	204	157.00–170.00	$163.40	$938	—
608–638	619	117	150.50–162.00	$153.96	$953	+8.46
601–628 unweaned	620	32	142.50–151.50	$144.95	$899	—
654 unweaned	654	40	149.50	$149.50	$978	—
658–695	666	38	145.00–148.50	$147.73	$984	-6.37
826	826	5	135.00	$135.00	$1,115	-13.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359–398	378	17	154.00–172.50	$164.28	$621	—
385 unweaned	385	4	175.00	$175.00	$674	—
483–498	486	34	164.00–170.00	$168.73	$820	+23.73
486 unweaned	486	13	160.00	$160.00	$778	—
504–531	518	31	147.50–164.00	$156.14	$809	—
554–586 unweaned	566	27	147.00–155.50	$149.23	$845	—
551–596	589	48	146.75–154.50	$151.28	$891	—
624 unweaned	624	5	146.00	$146.00	$911	—
654	654	12	142.25	$142.25	$930	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	3	142.50	$142.50	$553	—
450–466	457	12	162.50–170.00	$166.81	$762	—
520 unweaned	520	9	152.00	$152.00	$790	—
549	549	10	150.00	$150.00	$824	—
621–633	630	12	131.00–133.00	$131.49	$828	—
737–746	743	6	127.50–129.00	$128.50	$955	—
800	800	5	107.00	$107.00	$856	—

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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.