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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 18, 2023

920 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $256.49/cwt -14.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,695/hd at 661 lb · 109 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $283.19/cwt +12.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,733/hd at 612 lb · 107 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $274.08/cwt +3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,581/hd at 577 lb · 94 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 920 1,670 1,200
Feeder cattle 920 1,670 1,200

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recent price comparison. Demand was good today. Supply was moderate and included several yearling cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 unweaned 300 3 305.00 $305.00 $915 —
410 fancy 410 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,353 —
450–471 465 11 280.00–294.00 $283.69 $1,319 —
505 unweaned 505 8 277.50 $277.50 $1,401 —
535 535 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,498 -19.97
553–591 578 11 260.00–280.00 $269.82 $1,560 -18.47
607–615 612 24 250.00–262.50 $257.92 $1,578 -12.89
612 fancy 612 83 290.50 $290.50 $1,778 —
652–673 unweaned 655 70 245.00–260.00 $258.02 $1,690 —
652–697 671 39 250.00–263.00 $253.74 $1,703 -17.57
708–733 729 20 244.00–252.50 $251.26 $1,832 -29.92
755–792 778 20 250.50–258.00 $253.15 $1,970 -13.89
831–840 839 76 238.00–252.10 $250.71 $2,103 -6.77
856–889 866 67 252.50–254.75 $254.06 $2,200 +4.77
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 unweaned 500 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,000 —
537 537 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,342 -1.01
641 unweaned 641 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,474 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–533 unweaned 516 10 227.50–233.00 $229.77 $1,186 —
572–576 576 90 260.00–277.75 $275.99 $1,590 +5.68
597 unweaned 597 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,379 —
627 unweaned 627 48 233.50 $233.50 $1,464 —
632–633 632 40 250.50–253.50 $251.40 $1,589 -3.15
669–691 681 11 240.00–244.00 $241.79 $1,647 -13.88
721–735 732 90 235.00–249.60 $246.65 $1,805 -8.52
760–796 787 13 225.00–234.50 $231.61 $1,823 -17.98
809 809 18 234.00 $234.00 $1,893 —
875 875 8 205.00 $205.00 $1,794 -27.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 255.00 $255.00 $956 —
422–431 425 10 222.50–236.00 $231.89 $986 —
468 unweaned 468 3 195.00 $195.00 $913 —
517 517 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,189 +30.00
573 573 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,375 —
663 663 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,399 -8.13
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1052 1052 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,946 —

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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.