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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 8, 2022

1,025 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $168.00/cwt ≈ $1,394/hd at 830 lb · 383 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.73/cwt ≈ $1,147/hd at 718 lb · 91 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $174.66/cwt +9.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,275/hd at 730 lb · 83 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,025 1,592 0
Feeder cattle 1,025 1,592 0

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 190.00 $190.00 $728 -7.50
423–428 426 7 215.00–222.00 $219.02 $933 +12.70
464–497 486 30 190.00–205.00 $197.29 $959 -1.17
541 541 9 208.00 $208.00 $1,125 +15.24
563–591 578 21 194.00–208.00 $205.30 $1,187 +19.24
586 fancy 586 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,231
608–638 623 29 191.50–197.50 $195.49 $1,218 +25.94
651–663 661 15 175.50–186.50 $184.33 $1,218 +20.98
715–732 730 83 169.50–175.35 $174.66 $1,275 +19.66
757–773 764 34 162.00 $162.00 $1,238 +11.50
812–847 830 383 166.75–169.50 $168.00 $1,394
895 895 6 154.50 $154.50 $1,383 +10.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,061
650–652 651 7 164.00–169.00 $166.86 $1,086 +16.38
709 709 7 161.00 $161.00 $1,141
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 8 157.00 $157.00 $1,334

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–373 365 9 197.50–200.00 $198.52 $725 +16.23
408–447 439 16 173.00–199.00 $178.80 $785 +0.24
490 fancy 490 6 179.50 $179.50 $880
495 495 3 167.00 $167.00 $827 -15.71
501–544 517 48 165.00–177.50 $171.23 $885 -0.72
550–592 568 37 154.00–166.50 $161.86 $919 -3.63
617 617 9 154.50 $154.50 $953 -5.45
688–689 689 47 158.50–159.00 $158.66 $1,093 -6.74
708–730 718 91 144.00–162.85 $159.73 $1,147
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 8 150.00 $150.00 $486
500 500 4 150.00 $150.00 $750

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 3 172.50 $172.50 $812
605 605 2 153.00 $153.00 $926
748 748 3 127.00 $127.00 $950

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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.