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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 13, 2023

1,650 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $312.87/cwt -0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,634/hd at 522 lb · 262 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $274.41/cwt -1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,424/hd at 519 lb · 195 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $338.01/cwt +30.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,595/hd at 472 lb · 183 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,650 1,910 1,124
Feeder cattle 1,650 1,910 1,124

Market comments — USDA reporter

Annual Early Bird Special Calf Sale. Demand was good today. Supply was moderate to heavy and included mostly four and five weight calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 8 370.00 $370.00 $1,184 —
345 unweaned 345 7 345.00 $345.00 $1,190 —
352–380 unweaned 364 23 345.00–372.50 $358.87 $1,306 —
355–390 377 45 360.00–380.00 $370.57 $1,397 —
408 408 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,469 —
418 fancy 418 5 372.50 $372.50 $1,557 —
420–443 unweaned 433 22 305.00–337.50 $326.97 $1,416 —
456–476 472 81 341.00–342.00 $341.18 $1,610 +33.39
457–499 unweaned 472 102 315.00–349.00 $335.49 $1,584 —
507–541 unweaned 518 154 285.00–317.00 $301.18 $1,560 —
506–543 528 108 307.50–335.75 $329.54 $1,740 +16.58
561–571 unweaned 564 30 289.00–293.50 $292.13 $1,648 —
556–596 581 97 277.00–295.00 $283.35 $1,646 -0.99
616 616 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,540 -33.72
617–618 unweaned 617 36 262.50–276.00 $274.50 $1,694 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,053 —
389–395 unweaned 390 13 302.00–320.00 $306.20 $1,194 —
401–439 426 35 270.00–306.00 $282.18 $1,202 +4.68
463–468 466 9 275.00–290.00 $279.96 $1,305 +6.21
475–496 unweaned 487 19 260.00–300.00 $273.18 $1,330 —
520 unweaned 520 13 275.00 $275.00 $1,430 —
517–545 528 66 250.00–300.00 $275.47 $1,454 +0.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 4 315.00 $315.00 $986 —
362–385 378 60 295.00–317.00 $313.36 $1,185 —
360–396 unweaned 382 62 295.00–321.00 $311.49 $1,190 —
421–446 434 27 260.00–287.50 $271.92 $1,180 +10.92
438–446 unweaned 440 38 252.50–275.00 $259.55 $1,142 —
456–465 460 24 255.00–263.00 $257.69 $1,185 -3.25
464–494 unweaned 470 83 280.00–308.00 $300.96 $1,415 —
467–496 fancy 480 72 293.00–312.00 $298.40 $1,432 —
505 fancy 505 70 291.00 $291.00 $1,470 +3.50
508 unweaned 508 20 265.00 $265.00 $1,346 —
509–548 530 105 250.00–267.00 $265.15 $1,405 +7.54
555–560 unweaned 557 26 270.00–279.00 $276.21 $1,538 —
573 573 8 259.00 $259.00 $1,484 -9.98
658 658 4 249.00 $249.00 $1,638 -20.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 unweaned 341 3 240.00 $240.00 $818 —
432 432 4 287.50 $287.50 $1,242 —
457–474 unweaned 463 18 235.00–265.00 $251.00 $1,162 —
468–470 469 16 220.00–255.00 $247.71 $1,162 —
518 518 12 250.00 $250.00 $1,295 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 unweaned 356 3 262.50 $262.50 $934 —
444 unweaned 444 14 273.00 $273.00 $1,212 —
458 458 3 273.00 $273.00 $1,250 —
485 unweaned 485 3 257.50 $257.50 $1,249 —
500 unweaned 500 3 256.00 $256.00 $1,280 —

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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.