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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 12, 2025

1,897 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $254.00/cwt -16.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,327/hd at 916 lb · 235 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $266.29/cwt ≈ $2,184/hd at 820 lb · 232 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $291.35/cwt -15.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,150/hd at 738 lb · 183 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,897

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 fancy 405 6 440.00 $440.00 $1,782
438–447 442 15 390.00–427.00 $413.20 $1,826 +29.20
502–512 508 29 350.00–390.00 $382.09 $1,941 +12.98
584 unweaned 584 10 315.00 $315.00 $1,840
599 599 17 338.00 $338.00 $2,025 -10.28
605–628 613 162 330.00–357.00 $350.99 $2,152 +16.24
670 unweaned 670 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,943
664–695 687 64 286.00–316.00 $296.70 $2,038 -22.31
703–745 736 157 287.35–294.00 $288.35 $2,122 -18.34
749 fancy 749 26 309.50 $309.50 $2,318
768–786 776 61 260.00–284.00 $275.24 $2,136 -9.79
801–842 820 232 252.50–273.50 $266.29 $2,184
852–885 865 96 253.00–274.25 $269.97 $2,335
916 916 235 254.00 $254.00 $2,327 -16.70
1019 1019 53 242.50 $242.50 $2,471
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–499 491 12 320.00–350.00 $342.89 $1,684 +0.39
500–530 519 17 342.50–344.00 $343.49 $1,783 +12.88
560 560 18 323.00 $323.00 $1,809 +9.41
608–640 630 26 295.00–307.50 $305.09 $1,922 -2.41
666–693 674 25 235.00–280.00 $268.37 $1,809 -21.70

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 401 7 380.00 $380.00 $1,524
474–497 481 51 320.00–340.00 $336.97 $1,621 +3.50
503–533 529 50 310.00–330.00 $321.20 $1,699 +12.62
572 unweaned 572 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,487
571–588 579 105 292.00–317.00 $306.18 $1,773 +3.81
611–643 621 117 272.00–284.50 $280.80 $1,744 -5.15
650–671 669 101 267.00–278.75 $276.78 $1,852 -9.36
724–734 727 45 249.50–266.00 $260.82 $1,896 -27.24
749 fancy 749 26 310.00 $310.00 $2,322
752–772 761 76 261.00–287.00 $270.63 $2,059 +2.13
828 828 18 257.50 $257.50 $2,132 +13.50
938 938 6 214.00 $214.00 $2,007
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 7 307.50 $307.50 $1,436
572 572 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,544 -2.32
799 799 8 239.00 $239.00 $1,910 +4.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 4 222.50 $222.50 $1,736

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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.