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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 12, 2025

1,492 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $314.75/cwt +22.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,323/hd at 738 lb · 303 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.82/cwt +21.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,005/hd at 740 lb · 157 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.27/cwt ≈ $2,064/hd at 822 lb · 131 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,492 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–426 420 7 415.00–435.00 $426.30 $1,790 +7.68
460 460 10 405.00–420.00 $413.50 $1,902 -4.77
480–497 unweaned 494 16 360.00–380.00 $363.65 $1,796 —
529–541 538 38 375.00–389.00 $385.74 $2,075 +0.31
560–598 582 51 360.00–375.00 $364.68 $2,122 +21.48
605–629 617 57 335.00–336.00 $335.31 $2,069 -2.64
655 unweaned 655 4 314.00 $314.00 $2,057 —
668–698 690 52 318.00–329.00 $324.22 $2,237 —
721–745 738 303 294.00–317.00 $314.75 $2,323 +22.79
751–775 760 79 282.00–296.50 $289.48 $2,200 +6.37
810–825 822 77 286.00–290.00 $289.28 $2,378 +7.38
860–869 867 82 269.50–289.50 $285.39 $2,474 —
914 914 11 255.00 $255.00 $2,331 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532–543 540 20 310.00–351.00 $339.49 $1,833 +4.49
651–697 693 32 300.00–309.00 $308.21 $2,136 +4.35
728–746 738 7 285.00 $285.00 $2,103 +35.00
834 834 7 260.00 $260.00 $2,168 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 unweaned 301 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,189 —
408–441 unweaned 432 11 320.00–349.00 $341.53 $1,475 —
410–448 438 23 350.00–367.50 $363.23 $1,591 -15.66
514–547 532 32 299.00–322.50 $308.71 $1,642 -18.16
553–591 563 53 285.00–302.00 $299.33 $1,685 -8.17
601–643 621 54 275.00–288.50 $282.40 $1,754 -9.33
651–678 671 51 265.00–289.00 $281.97 $1,892 -3.44
738 fancy 738 68 277.25 $277.25 $2,046 —
730–746 742 89 255.00–269.50 $265.91 $1,973 +35.91
781 781 70 244.50 $244.50 $1,910 -12.23
787 fancy 787 13 282.00 $282.00 $2,219 —
800 fancy 800 13 286.00 $286.00 $2,288 —
817–827 824 118 247.00–260.00 $247.44 $2,039 —
851 fancy 851 15 267.50 $267.50 $2,276 —
1200 1200 5 204.00 $204.00 $2,448 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,482 —
677 677 12 260.00 $260.00 $1,760 -2.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 unweaned 586 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,641 —

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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.