Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 2, 2024

1,525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $312.70/cwt +5.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,673/hd at 535 lb · 252 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.60/cwt +33.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,420/hd at 480 lb · 211 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $330.17/cwt ≈ $1,584/hd at 480 lb · 147 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,525	1,658	1,670
Feeder cattle	1,525	1,658	1,670

Market comments — USDA reporter

'' ANNUAL ALL CALF SPECIAL '' No trend, Trade active with good demand. All calves had at least one and many had two rounds of shots with quality running deep for the moderate offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–340	325	10	355.00–375.00	$363.14	$1,180	—
335–338 unweaned	337	6	335.00–355.00	$341.63	$1,151	—
355–375	359	14	352.50–375.00	$359.42	$1,290	—
363–387 unweaned	370	7	360.00–379.00	$373.32	$1,381	—
410–442 unweaned	422	32	322.50–353.00	$342.79	$1,447	—
418–443	433	54	335.00–367.00	$353.37	$1,530	—
458	458	32	346.00	$346.00	$1,585	—
453–496 unweaned	486	115	317.50–332.50	$325.76	$1,583	—
512–528 unweaned	517	69	295.00–322.00	$313.23	$1,619	—
525–549	542	183	297.50–316.00	$312.50	$1,694	+5.50
550–573 unweaned	559	105	282.50–302.00	$293.78	$1,642	—
557–597	581	34	282.50–292.50	$285.93	$1,661	-13.57
609–610	609	28	270.00–287.00	$283.96	$1,729	+26.96
622–629 unweaned	627	20	265.00–284.50	$277.72	$1,741	—
650 unweaned	650	6	275.00	$275.00	$1,788	—
703	703	11	263.00	$263.00	$1,849	—
723 unweaned	723	10	245.50	$245.50	$1,775	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331 unweaned	331	4	295.00	$295.00	$976	—
362	362	2	275.00	$275.00	$996	—
440	440	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,276	—
525–535	528	6	264.00–275.00	$271.29	$1,432	—
648 unweaned	648	5	243.00	$243.00	$1,575	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
546 unweaned	546	12	280.00	$280.00	$1,529	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–336	321	13	300.00–335.00	$320.73	$1,030	—
335–345 unweaned	339	9	300.00–312.50	$308.86	$1,047	—
383	383	9	350.00	$350.00	$1,340	—
392 unweaned	392	11	313.00–320.00	$315.55	$1,237	—
400–448	420	63	303.00–320.00	$309.57	$1,300	—
418–448 unweaned	430	54	290.00–315.00	$300.89	$1,294	—
451–492 unweaned	477	109	275.00–315.00	$286.59	$1,367	+24.09
470–493	484	102	267.00–315.00	$305.23	$1,477	—
500–540 unweaned	516	62	263.00–298.00	$284.58	$1,468	—
525–527	525	57	290.00	$290.00	$1,522	+39.00
555–564	562	25	260.00–265.00	$260.99	$1,467	+0.99
562–593 unweaned	580	27	251.00–266.00	$260.28	$1,510	—
626–630	629	21	264.00–265.00	$264.81	$1,666	+9.46
703	703	6	238.00	$238.00	$1,673	+13.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374 unweaned	374	8	255.00	$255.00	$954	—
449 unweaned	449	6	282.00	$282.00	$1,266	—
453–499 unweaned	488	12	259.00	$259.00	$1,264	—
511 unweaned	511	9	264.00	$264.00	$1,349	—
579 unweaned	579	10	229.50	$229.50	$1,329	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	2	270.00	$270.00	$910	—
339–346 unweaned	340	15	270.00–277.50	$275.98	$938	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361 unweaned	361	4	295.00	$295.00	$1,065	—
412–436 unweaned	432	12	277.00–345.00	$287.81	$1,243	—
465 unweaned	465	8	322.50	$322.50	$1,500	—
562–597	580	10	254.00–260.00	$257.68	$1,495	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590 unweaned	590	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,534	—

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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.