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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 23, 2025

1,412 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $376.87/cwt ≈ $1,794/hd at 476 lb · 162 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $425.49/cwt ≈ $2,066/hd at 486 lb · 123 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $359.32/cwt +42.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,881/hd at 524 lb · 115 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,412 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–343 unweaned 340 7 447.50–455.00 $450.75 $1,533 —
351–382 369 74 460.00–495.00 $480.02 $1,771 +85.02
397 unweaned 397 6 445.00 $445.00 $1,767 —
404–429 417 29 450.00–460.00 $457.95 $1,910 —
469 unweaned 469 10 400.00 $400.00 $1,876 —
458–495 487 113 421.00–435.00 $427.75 $2,083 —
501–543 520 82 412.50–425.00 $418.03 $2,174 +51.68
523–532 unweaned 528 21 363.00–395.00 $378.10 $1,996 —
550–595 565 44 357.50–385.00 $370.95 $2,096 +28.45
574 unweaned 574 29 350.00 $350.00 $2,009 —
607–643 623 88 342.00–372.50 $358.19 $2,232 +19.48
651–696 672 31 323.00–340.00 $331.31 $2,226 +10.43
701–744 714 51 312.00–335.00 $330.49 $2,360 +22.36
762 762 11 308.50 $308.50 $2,351 +16.36
873 873 9 285.00 $285.00 $2,488 -2.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–391 383 6 430.00–432.50 $431.28 $1,652 —
403–436 423 13 412.50–425.00 $418.63 $1,771 —
488–490 489 12 395.00–411.00 $403.02 $1,971 —
500–537 515 15 362.50–380.00 $369.58 $1,903 —
558–592 580 48 349.00–355.00 $351.38 $2,038 —
605–618 615 13 321.00–330.00 $323.04 $1,987 +23.19

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–342 340 32 455.00–465.00 $456.50 $1,552 —
358–398 372 30 435.00–472.50 $452.03 $1,682 —
401–444 428 49 395.00–430.00 $407.33 $1,743 +92.33
456–498 476 142 370.00–392.50 $378.26 $1,801 —
477 unweaned 477 20 367.00 $367.00 $1,751 —
500–545 523 85 327.50–365.00 $346.73 $1,813 +30.10
525 fancy 525 30 395.00 $395.00 $2,074 —
563 unweaned 563 9 327.00 $327.00 $1,841 —
568–588 578 64 305.00–322.50 $317.99 $1,838 +5.46
614 unweaned 614 20 299.50 $299.50 $1,839 —
600–645 617 42 296.00–307.50 $301.49 $1,860 -0.24
627 fancy 627 6 337.50 $337.50 $2,116 —
668–686 677 28 283.00–309.00 $295.90 $2,003 +9.93
704–731 707 80 269.00–313.00 $308.45 $2,181 +30.12
796 796 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,990 -23.03
813 813 5 217.50 $217.50 $1,768 -44.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–395 384 26 402.50–425.00 $419.21 $1,610 —
494 494 11 348.00 $348.00 $1,719 —
615–619 618 9 290.00–291.00 $290.67 $1,796 +30.67
688 688 4 267.50 $267.50 $1,840 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 4 347.50 $347.50 $1,998 —

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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.