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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 11, 2023

1,856 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $192.31/cwt -7.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,206/hd at 627 lb · 206 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $186.13/cwt +3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,245/hd at 669 lb · 170 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.77/cwt -2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,064/hd at 627 lb · 164 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,856 2,401 1,406
Feeder cattle 1,856 2,401 1,406

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale a week ago, steers under 650 pounds were 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers 550 to 650 pounds were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was good to very good and supply was heavy. Cattle were well conditioned. A few load lots of yearlings cattle that saw good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–371 366 9 210.00–230.00 $216.48 $792 -15.96
405 unweaned 405 13 221.00 $221.00 $895 —
436–443 440 27 212.50–220.00 $218.68 $962 -8.42
468–488 476 27 195.00–215.00 $206.42 $983 -13.58
487–492 unweaned 488 53 187.00–216.00 $209.38 $1,022 —
508–539 525 88 190.00–213.50 $203.25 $1,067 -7.51
558–580 570 88 190.00–210.75 $200.96 $1,145 -1.62
601–647 627 206 178.50–199.00 $192.31 $1,206 -7.44
650–690 669 170 175.50–198.25 $186.13 $1,245 +2.76
700–732 710 77 166.00–178.75 $176.23 $1,251 -1.25
772–786 775 97 169.00–190.35 $184.87 $1,433 +2.42
839 839 65 189.10 $189.10 $1,587 +20.85
853–868 866 64 175.50–185.85 $184.42 $1,597 +4.42
918 918 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,469 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–498 492 13 176.50–184.00 $180.73 $889 -11.03
552 552 10 180.00 $180.00 $994 -2.60
755–775 762 9 140.00–158.50 $146.27 $1,115 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1032 1032 6 149.00 $149.00 $1,538 -4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 185.00 $185.00 $638 —
366 unweaned 366 24 185.00 $185.00 $677 —
381 fancy 381 3 201.00 $201.00 $766 —
395 395 9 168.00–169.00 $168.44 $665 -11.94
403–447 438 23 170.00–184.00 $180.30 $790 -0.67
455 unweaned 455 38 184.75 $184.75 $841 —
476–498 492 58 169.75–194.50 $187.14 $921 +3.93
516 unweaned 516 15 169.50 $169.50 $875 —
523–549 541 26 160.50–180.00 $172.08 $931 -14.27
551–596 569 135 162.50–185.50 $176.40 $1,004 -4.40
612–635 627 164 161.00–176.50 $169.77 $1,064 -2.62
651–692 674 68 157.00–173.00 $162.96 $1,098 -4.03
711–749 726 119 161.50–173.75 $172.52 $1,252 +6.25
905–918 912 6 140.00–149.00 $144.53 $1,318 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 unweaned 520 7 190.00 $190.00 $988 —

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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.