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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 12, 2022

1,406 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.37/cwt -5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 637 lb · 170 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $159.19/cwt +4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,293/hd at 812 lb · 112 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.39/cwt -9.94 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 580 lb · 101 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,406 2,086 1,984
Feeder cattle 1,406 2,086 1,984

Market comments — USDA reporter

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. Lightweight steers didn't have the large quantity of last week and was a mix. Heavier steers 4.00-6.00 higher. Lightweight heifers were 6.5 lower. Demand good. Trading active.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 217.00 $217.00 $749 -3.00
407–414 411 11 192.50–207.00 $201.78 $829 -9.40
451–480 459 16 192.50–209.50 $205.78 $945 -3.95
505–543 525 63 187.00–209.50 $201.84 $1,060 +4.40
559–567 564 12 190.00–190.50 $190.21 $1,073 +4.82
614–623 621 68 179.00–182.75 $179.96 $1,118 -1.16
651–698 678 81 169.00–178.00 $173.60 $1,177 +0.79
701–745 735 92 164.50–171.00 $165.96 $1,220 -1.47
752–799 784 78 153.00–161.00 $159.39 $1,250 +5.94
802–819 812 112 152.50–163.75 $159.19 $1,293 +4.30
928 928 61 149.50 $149.50 $1,387 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–368 365 6 170.00–175.00 $172.48 $630 —
509–536 522 22 175.00–184.00 $179.93 $939 +2.41
553–597 584 14 163.00–170.00 $164.89 $963 —
621–635 633 31 157.00–165.50 $164.15 $1,039 +0.80
665–697 683 27 155.00–166.00 $160.40 $1,096 —
726 726 8 157.00 $157.00 $1,140 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 190.00 $190.00 $656 —
416–439 430 19 174.00–180.00 $176.77 $760 +2.01
456–499 482 44 159.00–171.00 $165.83 $799 +4.94
501–548 526 39 162.00–166.50 $164.21 $864 +6.15
553–597 580 101 150.00–163.75 $154.39 $895 -6.81
613–642 637 170 145.00–158.00 $153.37 $977 -6.47
650–694 689 89 144.00–159.50 $149.72 $1,032 —
711–716 712 16 139.00–144.00 $140.26 $999 —
783–785 784 7 130.00–135.00 $132.85 $1,042 -2.15
819 819 6 128.50 $128.50 $1,052 —
881 881 8 131.50 $131.50 $1,159 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
256–295 273 7 155.00 $155.00 $423 —
302–338 320 8 150.00–157.50 $153.96 $493 —
358 358 3 145.00 $145.00 $519 —
421–426 424 8 139.00–154.00 $146.46 $621 —
484 484 6 151.00 $151.00 $731 —
592 592 10 142.50 $142.50 $844 -1.94
608–618 613 6 136.00–137.00 $136.50 $837 —
653–682 676 24 131.00–139.00 $132.61 $896 —

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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.